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At the end of the day, the team you build is the company you build.

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Steve Case
Age: 66
Born: 1958
Born: August 21
Businessperson
Chief Executive Officer
Entrepreneur
Honolulu
Hawaii
Stephen McConnell Steve Case
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You really need to believe that you are on to something important.
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I enjoyed high school and college, and I think I learned a lot, but that was not really my focus. My focus was on trying to figure out what businesses to start
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I was born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii
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I had an older brother who passed away recently, an older sister and a younger brother.
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