The arc of innovation and disruption can be long and steady-think automobiles and nations-or short and steep. Started in 1985 by an ex-assistant brand manager by the name of Steve Case, America Online reached a $166 billion market cap in early 2000. Case used his currency to pull off the largest-and most controversial-acquisition in history: Time Warner. But the ensuing dot-com bust shattered the deal's logic. Case resigned his chairmanship of AOL Time Warner in 2003, but his zeal for startups continues. Today he heads a successful venture firm, Revolution LLC, and is a voice for entrepreneurship in public policy. Recently I chatted with Case. You can read the longer version of this interview, including Case's views on public policy, on my Forbes.com blog.
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机译：创新和破坏的弧线可能是长久而稳定的汽车和国家，或者是短暂而陡峭的。 1985年由史蒂夫·凯斯（Steve Case）的前助理品牌经理创立，2000年初，美国在线的市值达到1660亿美元。凯斯用他的货币进行了历史上规模最大，争议最大的收购：时代华纳。但是随后的互联网泡沫破灭破坏了交易的逻辑。凯斯（Case）在2003年辞去了美国在线时代华纳（AOL Time Warner）的董事长职务，但他对初创公司的热情仍在继续。今天，他领导着一家成功的风险投资公司Revolution LLC，并在公共政策领域表达了企业家精神。最近我和凯斯聊天。您可以在我的《福布斯》博客上阅读本访谈的较长版本，包括凯斯对公共政策的看法。
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