My father and his brothers were all lawyers, so I think that the expectation was probably for me to grow up to be an attorney, but it never really fascinated me that much. I was more interested in building things.

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Nowadays people seem to switch schools, either because they have to, and certain schools only...

Nowadays people seem to switch schools, either because they have to, and certain schools only...

Five or ten years ago, when it was clear the Internet was becoming a mainstream...

Five or ten years ago, when it was clear the Internet was becoming a mainstream...

I was not an outstanding student. I did a reasonable amount of work. I got...

I was not an outstanding student. I did a reasonable amount of work. I got...

I enjoyed high school and college, and I think I learned a lot, but that...

I enjoyed high school and college, and I think I learned a lot, but that...

Nobody should have to be a systems integrator to make a convergence network work in...

Nobody should have to be a systems integrator to make a convergence network work in...

My father still is a lawyer, and my mom was a teacher and then later...

My father still is a lawyer, and my mom was a teacher and then later...

So you have to force yourself out of a comfort zone and really try to...

So you have to force yourself out of a comfort zone and really try to...

From a relatively early age I got interested in business.

From a relatively early age I got interested in business.

I think it took us nine years to get one million subscribers to AOL, and...

I think it took us nine years to get one million subscribers to AOL, and...

So we believed that strategic alliances and partnerships were critical, and we did that for...

So we believed that strategic alliances and partnerships were critical, and we did that for...

Because I do think - not just in building AOL - but just the world...

Because I do think - not just in building AOL - but just the world...

For better or worse, that is true with any new innovation, certainly any new technological...

For better or worse, that is true with any new innovation, certainly any new technological...

When I first got started in the late '70s, early '80s, and first was thinking...

When I first got started in the late '70s, early '80s, and first was thinking...

I think the support of the other team at AOL and everybody's really shared passion...

I think the support of the other team at AOL and everybody's really shared passion...

I do think that a general liberal arts education is very important, particularly in an...

I do think that a general liberal arts education is very important, particularly in an...

And so the idea was, well maybe you can take an Atari video game machine,...

And so the idea was, well maybe you can take an Atari video game machine,...

It's stunning to me what kind of an impact even one person can have if...

It's stunning to me what kind of an impact even one person can have if...

I was born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii.

I was born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii.

If you're doing something new you've got to have a vision. You've got to have...

If you're doing something new you've got to have a vision. You've got to have...

But the idea that some day people would want to be able to interact and...

But the idea that some day people would want to be able to interact and...