When I First Got Started In The

At Aol, We Thought The Killer App Was People

When I First Got Started In The Late '70s, Early '80s, And First Was Thinking About The Interactive World, I Believed So Fervently That It Was The Next Big Thing, I Thought It Would Happen Quickly.

It's Actually A Relatively Small Number Of People That Really Are Those Risk Takers, And A Relatively Small Number Of People That End Up Really Having An Impact On The World, And It Doesn't Take A Lot Of People. We Said, 'well, Rather Than Just Sit By And Wait, Or Fold Our Tent And Go Do Something Else, Let's Keep At It. Maybe We Can Be The Ones Who Can Figure This Out,' And Eventually We Were.

In Less Than A Year Revolution Has Gone From Being A Concept To A Reality, With Three Rapidly Growing Sector Companies, Overseeing A Dozen Acquired Firms That Collectively Employ More Than 2,500 People. But We're Just Scratching The Surface In Terms Of The Potential To Build Revolution Into A New Kind Of Company That Gives Consumers More Choice, Control And Convenience In The Important Aspects Of Their Lives.

The Attackers Are The People With Bold, Innovative Ideas Who Are Trying To Disrupt The Status Quo And Usher In A Better Way. The Defenders Are The Incumbents Who Try To Defend What They Have. We Need To Bring An Attacker Mindset To Whatever We Choose To Do.