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

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One of the biggest challenges we had in the first decade was not that many...

One of the biggest challenges we had in the first decade was not that many...

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...

There are no road signs to help navigate. And, in fact, no one has yet...

There are no road signs to help navigate. And, in fact, no one has yet...

The idea that maybe you don't have to own a car if you only need...

The idea that maybe you don't have to own a car if you only need...

I had an older brother who passed away recently, an older sister and a younger...

I had an older brother who passed away recently, an older sister and a younger...

So my degree was in political science, which I think was - the closest I...

So my degree was in political science, which I think was - the closest I...

We don't want to turn the TV into a computer.

We don't want to turn the TV into a computer.

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,...

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...

And what we did with this new company in 1985 is we did start focusing...

And what we did with this new company in 1985 is we did start focusing...

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...

My father and his brothers were all lawyers, so I think that the expectation was...

My father and his brothers were all lawyers, so I think that the expectation was...

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 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...

One of the problems with computers, particularly for the older people, is they were befuddled...

One of the problems with computers, particularly for the older people, is they were befuddled...

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...

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...

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...

You have to get along with people, but you also have to recognize that the...

You have to get along with people, but you also have to recognize that the...

Most of the people who had PCs did not have modems and could not use...

Most of the people who had PCs did not have modems and could not use...