Steve and Brandon talk about venture capital, the early days at AOL, entrepreneurship, and the exciting entrepreneurs he met in his Rise of the Rest tour across the United States. About Steve Case Steve Case is one of America’s best-known and most accomplished entrepreneurs and philanthropists, and a pioneer in making the Internet part of everyday life. Case co-founded AOL in 1985 and under his leadership and vision, AOL became the largest and most valuable Internet company, driving the worldwide adoption of a medium that has transformed business and society. Case is Chairman and CEO of Revolution LLC, a Washington, D.C.- based investment firm that backs entrepreneurs at every stage of their development. Revolution Growth has invested nearly $1 billion in growth-stage companies including Sweetgreen, Tempus, DraftKings, and Clear. Revolution Ventures has backed more than two dozen venture-stage companies, including Framebridge and PolicyGenius. The Rise of the Rest Seed Fund has invested in more than 200 startups in over 100 U.S. cities, in partnership with many of America’s most successful entrepreneurs and investors. Steve’s passion for helping entrepreneurs remains his driving force. Recently named co-chair of the National Advisory Council for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, the Council will advise on the development of a National Entrepreneurship Strategy and continue to support policies that will ensure America’s competitiveness globally. In 2011, he was the founding chair of the Startup America Partnership—an effort launched at the White House to accelerate high-growth entrepreneurship throughout the nation—and member of President Obama’s Council on Jobs and Competitiveness where he chaired the subcommittee on entrepreneurship. He is also the author of the forthcoming book Rise of the Rest: How Entrepreneurs in Surprising Places are Building the New American Dream, and the New York Times bestselling book The Third Wave: An Entrepreneur’s Vision of the Future. 🎧 Listen on: ► Website 👉 https://myedgepodcast.com ► Apple Podcasts 👉 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/build-a-business-success-secrets/id1522407349 ► Spotify 👉 https://open.spotify.com/show/7a3WcnSn9PlvwwF5hn4p4S RESOURCES & LINKS: SIGN UP FOR EDGE’S WEEKLY NEWSLETTER. IT’S FREE Over 22,200 listeners strong! 👉 https://edge.ck.page/bea5b3fda6 ► The Brandon White Podcast Homepage https://MyEdgePodcast.com ► Twitter: Follow Brandon on Twitter https://twitter.com/brandoncwhite ► Instagram: Follow Brandon on Instagram (warning: lots of road biking pictures) https://www.instagram.com/brandoncwhite/ ► LinkedIn: Follow Brandon on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/brandonwhite ABOUT THE PODCAST Coming to you from our recording studio in Half Moon Bay, California, The Brandon White Show gives you the edge to win in your business and your life with science based tools and unscripted conversations with guests who share their playbook and lessons learned. You leave each episode with an edge to be smarter, healthier and richer. Season 1 (episodes 1-168) the show was called Build a Business Success Secrets. Season 2 (episodes 168+) the show changed it's name to EDGE to better reflect what we do. Season 3 the show changed it's name to The Brandon White show.

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