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.
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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.