April 6, 2019

Book Reflection: The Third Wave by Steve Case

It's been a few years since this book by Steve Case was published but the book still holds a lot of value. I have to admit, I rarely thought about AOL as a successful company. Part of it was because I grew up in Asia and was far away from where AOL found lots of success as a pioneer in making it easier for everyone to connect to the internet.

The Third Wave by Steve Case
The Third Wave by Steve Case
It's exactly because the internet was so young at the time that the success of AOL was less celebrated globally as some of the more recent tech companies.

As I read through the book, there were a few things that I found interesting which I share below.