#0097 - Steve Case Talks About His New Book “The Rise of the Rest: How Entrepreneurs in Surprising Places are Building the New American Dream”

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">On this episode of the Startup of the Year Podcast, we hear from a very special guest,</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Steve Case, who</span> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">is currently the Chairman and CEO of Revolution and the Chairman of The Case Foundation. Most notably, he was also the Co-Founder of America Online or AOL.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In 2014, Steve also launched Revolution’s Rise of the Rest, an initiative to accelerate the growth of tech startups across the country. Steve is also the author of the book The Third Wave: An Entrepreneur's Vision of the Future which came out in 2017.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Steve is also the author of a new book “The Rise of the Rest: How Entrepreneurs in Surprising Places are Building the New American Dream.” In the book he dives into the startup communities that are transforming cities nationwide that he learned about while on the Rise of the Rest’s signature road trips.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The book will be available on September 27, 2022, and you can pick up your own copy at the following link:</span> <a href= "https://soty.link/SteveCase"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">https://soty.link/SteveCase</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> </span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">On another note, we share a new event we’re hosting for the startup community coming up on October 4th at 3:30 PM ET as part of our new “Grow Your Startup” Series, titled “What’s In A Pitch Deck?” hosted by Frank Gruber. Details on this free event can be found at the following link:</span> <a href= "https://soty.link/PitchDeckWebinar"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">https://soty.link/PitchDeckWebinar</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> </span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">We also again highlight one of the startups from our community and that company is AlohaBoomBoxes, which finally allows you to play your