The Third Wave: An Entrepreneur's Vision of the Future (23 page)

Hugging my brother Dan at the Hambrecht & Quist healthcare conference in 2002. Sadly, he died of brain cancer a few months later. It felt like my worlds were starting to come apart.

Eric Luse, San Francisco Chronicle

The work of The Case Foundation has taken us all over the world. Here I am with my wife Jean in a remote village in Ethiopia in 2005.

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Back at AOL’s Virginia headquarters in 2010, as AOL celebrates its 25th anniversary. It was a long, unpredictable, extraordinary, and sometimes strange ride. Looking back, I’ll always be grateful for the pioneers who believed in the idea of the Internet when most were skeptical.

Russell Hirshon for AOL

Disembarking from
Air Force One
after flying with President Obama to Cleveland to launch Startup America in 2011.

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Huddling with GE CEO Jeff Immelt to discuss entrepreneurship as we wait for President Obama to address the nation at the U.S. Capitol in 2011.

AP Photo/Charles Dharapak

Discussing philanthropy with Warren Buffett and Bill Gates in 2012 at the Forbes 400 Summit. Warren helped me think through my next act—starting Revolution, an investment company. After duking it out for a decade, it has been a pleasure working with Bill on initiatives such as The Giving Pledge.

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Joining with four senators to announce the bipartisan Startup Act 2.0 in 2012 (from left, Senator Mark Warner, me, and Senators Marco Rubio, Jerry Moran, and Chris Coons).

Getty/Photographer Chip Somodevilla

Watching President Obama sign the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act with Majority Leader Eric Cantor, other members of Congress, and entrepreneurs in the Rose Garden of the White House in 2012. It was a moment to celebrate: both parties came together to pass pro-entrepreneurship legislation.

AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster

Disembarking from
Air Force One
with President Obama as we spread the “Rise of the Rest” message about regional entrepreneurship.

AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster

We’ve traversed 4,000 miles and visited 19 U.S. cities by bus as part of our effort to promote regional entrepreneurship. We kicked off the effort in Detroit—a city that was the Silicon Valley of its day, fell on hard times, and is beginning to show signs of a comeback. From left: Entrepreneur Dan Gilbert and Michigan Governor Rick Snyder.

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Our Rise of the Rest team celebrates the completion of another bus trip, this time in New Orleans.

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During every Rise of the Rest bus stop, we host a pitch competition for local entrepreneurs. The winner in Pittsburgh receives a $100,000 check from me and fellow judge Franco Harris.

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