The Third Wave: An Entrepreneur’s Vision of the Future

An exceptional vision of what's to come when the Internet integrates into everything we do Steve begins the "Third Wave" with a nod to Alvin Toffler's book of the same name, which Steve read early in his career. Toffler's Third Wave described how the Information Revolution would transform society similarly to the Industrial Revolution and the Agricultural Revolution before. (In a nice nod to history, Toffler wrote a blurb at the beginning of this book). Wha. Steve Case classic American hero After reading this book I will do everything I can to behave like an entrepreneur. Steve Case lays out that third wave entrepreneurs will lead the US economy forward by collaborating with government creating a win-win for the US through breakthrough investments in healthcare, education and financial services. This book should be part of high school and college classes. "Big clap" according to Saleh Nabil. I loved it when you saidEntrepreneurship often reminds of the famous newspaper ad Ernest Shackleton is said to have placed before his 191Big clap Saleh Nabil I loved it when you saidEntrepreneurship often reminds of the famous newspaper ad Ernest Shackleton is said to have placed before his 1914 attempt to explore Antarctica: “Men wanted for hazardous journey. Small wages. Bitter cold. Long months of complete darkness. Constant danger. Safe return doubtful. Honor and recognition in case of success.” That’. attempt to explore Antarctica: “Men wanted for hazardous journey. Small wages. Bitter cold. Long months of complete darkness. Constant danger. Safe return doubtful. Honor and recognition in case of success.” That’

As chairman and CEO of Revolution, a Washington, DC based investment firm he cofounded in 2005, Case partners with visionary entrepreneurs to build businesses such as Zipcar, LivingSocial, Sweetgreen, and many others. Case was the founding chair of the Startup America Partnership—an effort launched at the

All budding entrepreneurs, and all who care about the future, should read The Third Wave and heed the lessons as well as the insights.” —David Rubenstein, Co-founderand Co-CEO, The Carlyle Group“What’s new and noteworthy here is Case’s effort to draw a connection between his own history and an impending era of change. I’ve worked with Steve for two decades, and I've always been impressed with his intellect and captivated by his insights. There’s little doubt that Case’s insights have v

He was an entrepreneur in a business that hadn’t even been invented, yet he saw how significantly his efforts could change not only America, but the world. Using his own experience, and examples from companies he’s invested in, he lays out a vision for the future of success in a disrupted age.. The cofounder of America Online and the Presidential Ambassador for Global Entrepreneurship shares a roadmap to success for future innovators.Steve Case was on the leading edge of the Internet revolution when he cofounded AOL in 1991. In The Third Wave, Case uses his insights garnered from nearly four decades of working as an innovator, investor, and businessperson to chart a path for future visionaries.From his position as an investor in startups like Zipcar and LivingSocial, Case predicts the future of the economy and describes what he calls the “Third Wave of the Internet.” AOL and other companies introduced early consumers to the Internet in the first wave; search giants such as Google and companies such as Apple have led us into the second wave, the app economy; and the third wave will be “the Internet of things,” in which every experience, product, and service will be transacted online