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When I Was Trying To Popularize The Concept Of The Internet - Ten Or 15 Years Ago - I Came Up With This Concept Of "the 5 Cs." Services Needed To Have Content, Context, Community, Commerce, And Connectivity. After That, When I Was Trying To Think Of What The Key Management Principles Were To Build Into The Culture, I Started Talking About The Ps. The P's Were Things Like Passion, Perseverance, Perspective And People. I Think The People Aspect Is Really The Most Important One.

There Are Lots Of Cycles To Markets - Boom And Bust - And Also In Perceptions Of People. The Conventional Wisdom Of Steve Case As Genius Or Fool Was Highly Cyclical. The Truth Was Always In The Middle.

[on Swinging For The Fences] Ultimately, You Have The Potential To Build A Significant Business With The Potential To Have A Positive Impact On Millions Of People's Lives.

It's Silly For Me To Raise Expectations Too Much, But I Think I'm Right On The Basic Trend, Which Is Shifting Power To Consumers.

So You Have To Force Yourself Out Of A Comfort Zone And Really Try To Figure Out What Are The Key Ingredients, The Key Skill Sets, The Key Perspectives That Are Necessary, And Then Figure Out A Way To Attract The Very Best People To Fill Those Particular Roles.