Legendary Tech Entrepreneur Steve Case Speaks About Why Great Ideas Come From Everywhere, and How the Next Generation of Founders Won't be from Traditional Tech Hubs

Steve Case, co-founder of AOL and CEO of Revolution speaks with Spencer about his current mission to locate compelling investment opportunities outside of the traditional tech hubs like Silicon Valley. Case's Rise of the Rest Seed Fund is a Revolution initiative aimed at accelerating the growth of early-stage startups across the country. The ideas is that there's more opportunity for investors to back companies in other parts of the country during their early stages, since valuation and arbitration are lower in less competitive sectors. Starting about eight years ago, Case hit the road on a bus tour where he visited various cities around the U.S., contributing seed funding to local startups through pitch competitions, and speaking to local innovators, business, and policy leaders. Steve's latest book The Rise of the Rest: How Entrepreneurs in Surprising Places are Building the New American Dream is available now.

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Legendary Tech Entrepreneur Steve Case Speaks About Why Great Ideas Come From Everywhere, and How the Next Generation of Founders Won't be from Traditional Tech Hubs is an episode from Office Hours with Spencer Rascoff by dot.LA.

This episode is 32:59 long.

This episode was published on Jan 13, 2023.

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