September 12th, 2012

Steve Case Talks American Competitiveness And Finding The Next Wave

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Detroit might seem like an odd place to hold a tech conference, but when Steve Case, CEO of Revolution and founder of AOL (TechCrunch’s parent company), took the stage this morning at Techonomy Detroit, he said the event was not just a good idea. It was a great one.

For one thing, Case said it’s part of the “awesome story of Detroit fighting its way back and not giving up.” More broadly… → Read More

September 12th, 2012

AOL Founder Steve Case On The JOBS Act: Not A Big Deal In Silicon Valley, ‘Really Important’ In Detroit

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Steve Case, CEO of Revolution and founder of TechCrunch-owner AOL, was a key player in advocating for the JOBS Act, which will allow for a much broader range of crowdfunding (specifically, equity crowdfunding). When he spoke at the Techonomy Detroit conference today, Case elaborated on why the JOBS Act is going to be a big deal.

In Silicon Valley, Case said, crowdfunding probably won’t be… → Read More