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“I'm not sure I knew what an entrepreneur was when I was ten, but I knew that starting little businesses and trying to sell greeting cards or newspapers door-to-door or just vending machine kind of thing is.. there's just something very intriguing to me about that.”

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Steve Case

Steve Case is a distinguished entrepreneur, born on August 21, 1958. He is renowned for his pioneering work in the internet and technology industries, particularly for his role in founding America Online (AOL). Case played a crucial part in the proliferation and development of online services, facilitating the connection between personal computers and the internet. more

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