If you're doing something new you've got to have a vision. You've got to have a perspective. You've got to have some north star you're aiming for, and you just believe somehow you'll get there, which kind of gets to the passion point.
Steve CaseRead
When I was trying to popularize the concept of the Internet - ten or 15 years ago - I came up with this concept of "the 5 Cs." Services needed to have content, context, community, commerce, and connectivity. After that, when I was trying to think of what the key management principles were to build into the culture, I started talking about the Ps. The P's were things like passion, perseverance, perspective and people. I think the people aspect is really the most important one.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Steve Case emphasizes the importance of people in the development and success of technology and Internet services.
In this quote, Steve Case reflects on his journey to promote the Internet and outlines key elements for its success, including content, context, community, commerce, and connectivity, referred to as the '5 Cs.' He then emphasizes the 'Ps' of management principles, highlighting that while passion, perseverance, perspective, and people are all vital, the people aspect stands out as the most crucial for building a thriving culture in any organization or service.
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InternetManagementPeopleTechnologySuccess
In practice
Example use cases
In a meeting about company culture, this quote could be used to emphasize the importance of teamwork.
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