You have to get along with people, but you also have to recognize that the strength of a team is different people with different perspectives and different personalities.

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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 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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

From a relatively early age I got interested in business.

From a relatively early age I got interested in business.

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...

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...

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 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...

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...

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...

I was born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii.

I was born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii.

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...

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,...

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...