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Why AOL Failed
Feb 2 , 2018
lifeinternettwitterfundingfinancingm&aaolentertainmentshowsthis week inMark SustertwiVenture CapitalDealmergers and acquisitionsAOLfailedTime Warnerbroadbandinnovators dilemmavertical integrationdial-upTige SavageLivingSocialRevolutioninstant messengerMark Suster asks Tige Savage why he thinks AOL failed. Tige suggests that AOL's instant messenger should have evolved into what twitter is today. AOL's major flaw was being a big company acting like a big company and had a hard time transitioning from dial-up to broadband.
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