I do think that people have an obligation to give back but that doesn't necessarily mean that you give back just the traditional way. Maybe there's new ways to give back and make a contribution. I'm looking forward to some mix of philanthropy - maybe through a somewhat different prism - as well as helping entrepreneurs build some significant new businesses.
Steve CaseSo my degree was in political science, which I think was - the closest I could come to marketing is politics.
Steve CaseKeep your eye on the prize and focus on your mission. Remember what youโre trying to do, what your value is, why itโs important, and at the same time, change course and direction. If the marketโs telling you different things how are you going to adjust to that?
Steve CaseIf you can build a company and make money, great. But eventually, my intention is to give all my money away. I told my kids that. [Wealth] is not particularly helpful to kids. It's almost a burden. It's better to allow them to do their own thing and have their own successes.
Steve CaseToday, National Geographic has a membership side with a magazine and some television side, and they generate about a billion dollars in revenue, and they're profitable. And so at the end of the year they have some bottom line profit which they can then reinvest, because they're running it as a not-for-profit in charitable endeavors.
Steve Case