Who is:
Steve Jobs
- Co-Founder & CEO, Apple
- CEO, Pixar
- Founder, NeXT
Who is:
Jack Dorsey
- Creator & CEO, Twitter
- (Spun Twitter off from Obvious Corp. in 2007, with Evan Williams & Biz Stone.)
- Founder & CEO, Square
Who is:
Keith Rabois
- COO, Square
- Angel investor in LinkedIn, YouTube, and Yelp
- Former exec at PayPal and LinkedIn
Who is:
Mark Pincus
- Co-Founder & CEO, Zynga
- Founder, Freeloader, SupportSoft, Tribe Networks
- Former venture capitalist
Who is:
Drew Houston
- Founder & CEO, Dropbox
- (Started at MIT, funded by Y Combinator)
- Previous work at Bit9, Accolade and Hubspot
Who is:
Eric Schmidt
- Long-time CEO of Google
- Former CEO of Novell, and Apple board member
- Angel investor in Citizen Effect, CX, iShake, PublishOne, Sendmail
Who is:
Marc Andreessen
- Founding Partner, Andreessen-Horowitz (VC firm)
- Investor in Business Insider, Digg, LinkedIn, Qik, Scribd, Twitter
- Co-founder, Netscape.
Who is:
Sheryl Sandberg
- COO, Facebook
- VP of Global Online Sales at Google
- Chief of staff for the United States Department of the Treasury
Who is:
Jason Fried
- Founder of 37 Signals (a well-known web application development company that created Ruby on Rails)
- Pioneer in agile development movement
- Co-author of “Re-Work” (with David Heinemeier Hansson, the original Rails developer)
Who is:
Steve Case
- Co-Founder & former CEO, America Online (AOL)
- Founder, Revolution (an investment fund)
- Chairman, Startup America Partnership
Who is:
Paul Graham
- Co-Founder, Y Combinator
- Investments include Bump Technologies, FanChatter, Heyzap, Justin.tv, Scribd, Reddit, Loopt
Who is:
Owen Davis
- Managing Director, NYC Seed
- Co-Founder, Sonata and Petal Computing
Who is:
Kai Fu Li
- Founder, Innovation Works (China’s top startup accelerator)
- Founding president of Google China
- Previously an exec at Microsoft, Silicon Graphics, and Apple.
Who is:
Larry Ellison
- Founder & CEO, Oracle
- Third wealthiest American, worth about $33 billion (as of 2011)
Who is:
Tim Berners-Lee
- Inventor, World Wide Web
- (Created first communication between an HTTP client & server)
- Director, World Wide Web Consortium
Who is:
Tony Hsieh
- CEO, Zappos
- Co-Founder, Link Exchange (sold to Microsoft for $265m in 1998)
Who is:
Brad Feld
- Co-Founder, Foundry Group (VC)
- Co-Founder & CEO of TechStars
- Co-author, “Venture Deals” and “Do More Faster”
Who is:
Ashton Kutcher
- Investor in Foursquare, AirBnB, Path, Flipboard, Skype, and others
- Many still-undisclosed startup investments
- Also a prominent actor, model, and early adopter of Twitter @aplusk
Who is:
Tom Anderson
- Founder, MySpace (with co-founder Chris DeWolfe)
- Often referred to as “MySpace Tom”, as he was listed as the “default friend” for all new MySpace users
- Sold MySpace to NewsCorp for $580m in 2005
Who is:
Reid Hoffman
- Co-Founder & CEO, LinkedIn
- VC at Greylock Partners
- Angel investor in Digg, Facebook, Flickr, Friendster, Ning, Zynga, Last.fm
Who is described below:
- Co-Founder & CEO, Apple
- CEO, Pixar
- Founder, NeXT
Steve Jobs
Who is described below:
- Creator & CEO, Twitter
- (Spun Twitter off from Obvious Corp. in 2007, with Evan Williams & Biz Stone.)
- Founder & CEO, Square
Jack Dorsey
Who is described below:
- COO, Square
- Angel investor in LinkedIn, YouTube, and Yelp
- Former exec at PayPal and LinkedIn
Keith Rabois
Who is described below:
- Co-Founder & CEO, Zynga
- Founder, Freeloader, SupportSoft, Tribe Networks
- Former venture capitalist
Mark Pincus
Who is described below:
- Founder & CEO, Dropbox
- (Started at MIT, funded by Y Combinator)
- Previous work at Bit9, Accolade and Hubspot
Drew Houston
Who is described below:
- Long-time CEO of Google
- Former CEO of Novell, and Apple board member
- Angel investor in Citizen Effect, CX, iShake, PublishOne, Sendmail
Eric Schmidt
Who is described below:
- Founding Partner, Andreessen-Horowitz (VC firm)
- Investor in Business Insider, Digg, LinkedIn, Qik, Scribd, Twitter
- Co-founder, Netscape.
Marc Andreessen
Who is described below:
- COO, Facebook
- VP of Global Online Sales at Google
- Chief of staff for the United States Department of the Treasury
Sheryl Sandberg
Who is described below:
- Founder of 37 Signals (a well-known web application development company that created Ruby on Rails)
- Pioneer in agile development movement
- Co-author of “Re-Work” (with David Heinemeier Hansson, the original Rails developer)
Jason Fried
Who is described below:
- Co-Founder & former CEO, America Online (AOL)
- Founder, Revolution (an investment fund)
- Chairman, Startup America Partnership
Steve Case
Who is described below:
- Co-Founder, Y Combinator
- Investments include Bump Technologies, FanChatter, Heyzap, Justin.tv, Scribd, Reddit, Loopt
Paul Graham
Who is described below:
- Managing Director, NYC Seed
- Co-Founder, Sonata and Petal Computing
Owen Davis
Who is described below:
- Founder, Innovation Works (China’s top startup accelerator)
- Founding president of Google China
- Previously an exec at Microsoft, Silicon Graphics, and Apple.
Kai Fu Li
Who is described below:
- Founder & CEO, Oracle
- Third wealthiest American, worth about $33 billion (as of 2011)
Larry Ellison
Who is described below:
- Inventor, World Wide Web
- (Created first communication between an HTTP client & server)
- Director, World Wide Web Consortium
Tim Berners-Lee
Who is described below:
- CEO, Zappos
- Co-Founder, Link Exchange (sold to Microsoft for $265m in 1998)
Tony Hsieh
Who is described below:
- Co-Founder, Foundry Group (VC)
- Co-Founder & CEO of TechStars
- Co-author, “Venture Deals” and “Do More Faster”
Brad Feld
Who is described below:
- Investor in Foursquare, AirBnB, Path, Flipboard, Skype, and others
- Many still-undisclosed startup investments
- Also a prominent actor, model, and early adopter of Twitter @aplusk
Ashton Kutcher
Who is described below:
- Founder, MySpace (with co-founder Chris DeWolfe)
- Often referred to as “MySpace Tom”, as he was listed as the “default friend” for all new MySpace users
- Sold MySpace to NewsCorp for $580m in 2005
Tom Anderson
Who is described below:
- Co-Founder & CEO, LinkedIn
- VC at Greylock Partners
- Angel investor in Digg, Facebook, Flickr, Friendster, Ning, Zynga, Last.fm
Reid Hoffman
Who is:
Eric Ries
- Pioneer of the “Lean Startup” movement
- Author, “The Lean Startup”
- Co-Founder, IMVU
Who is:
Jim Clark
- Founder, Silicon Graphics
- Co-Founder, Netscape
- Co-Founder, Healtheon. Co-Founder, MyCFO
Who is:
Jeff Bezos
- Founder, Amazon.com
- Angel investor in 37signals, Google, Linden Lab, Social Gaming Network, Twitter
Who is:
Mark Zuckerberg
- Founder, Facebook
- World’s youngest billionaire
Who is:
Guy Kawasaki
- Director, Garage Technology Ventures
- Prominent tech blogger, serial entrepreneur, & angel investor
- Original evangelist of the Macintosh at Apple in 1983-87
Who is:
Larry Page / Sergey Brin
- Co-Founders, Google
- (Page became CEO in 2011.)
Who is:
Dave McClure
- Founder of business accelerator 500 Startups
- Director of Marketing at Simply Hired
- Director of Marketing at PayPal.
Who is:
Andrew Mason
- Founder & CEO of Groupon
- Founder, The Point
Who is:
David Cohen
- Co-Founder & CEO of TechStars
- Co-author, “Do More Faster”
- Founder, Pinpoint Technologies and EarFeeder
Who is:
Fred Wilson
- Founding partner, Union Square Ventures
- Notable early investments in Twitter, Foursquare, Zynga, Meetup, Etsy, and Tumblr
- Prominent blogger at aVC.com. Founding partner of Flatiron Partners (1996-2001)
Who is:
Jeff Clavier
- Founder, Managing Partner, SoftTech VC
- Angel investor in bit.ly, Circle of Moms, DNAnexus, Mint.com
Who is:
Mark Suster
- Partner, GRP Partners
- Prominent startup blogger, Both Sides of the Table
- Founder, Koral (sold to Salesforce.com)
Who is:
Kevin Rose
- Founder, Digg
- Angel investor in Twitter, 3Crowd Technologies, Foursquare, SimpleGeo
Who is:
David Rose
- Founder, Rose Tech Ventures
- Founder, AngelSoft (Gust) and New York Angels
- Early pioneer in NYC tech startup scene in 1980s
Who is:
Ron Conway
- Founding partner, SV Angel
- Considered the “father of modern Silicon Valley angel investing
- Notable early investments in Google, Facebook, bit.ly, Digg, Mint.com, Twitter, PayPal
Who is:
Michael Arrington
- Founder, Tech Crunch
- Founding Partner, Crunch Fund
- Former serial entrepreneur & startup lawyer.
Who is:
Marc Benioff
- Founder & CEO, Salesforce.com
- Angel investor in Mashery, Qik, Tapulous, Zuora
Who is:
Chris Sacca
- Managing Director, Lowercase Capital
- Investor in bit.ly, FanBridge, Gowalla, Posterous, SimpleGeo, Twitter.
- Former Google exec
Who is:
Evan Williams
- Co-Founder & former CEO, Twitter
- Co-Founder, Blogger (bought by Google in 2003)
Who is:
Elon Musk
- Co-Founder, PayPal
- Co-Founder & CEO, SpaceX
- Co-Founder & CEO, Tesla Motors
Who is:
Peter Thiel
- Co-Founder, PayPal
- Founder, Clarium Capital Management
- Investor in Facebook, Friendster, LinkedIn, Yelp, Zynga
Who is:
Bill Gates
- Founder & Chairman, Microsoft
- Founder, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
- Once the world’s wealthiest person
Who is:
Reed Hastings
- Founder & CEO, Netflix
- Founder, Pure Software
Who is:
Naval Ravikant & Babak Nivi
- Co-Founders, AngelList
- Co-Founders, Venture Hacks
Who is:
Pete Cashmore
- Founder & CEO of Mashable (a top tech blog)
- Considered the most influential Briton on the web (by INQ magazine)
Who is:
Chris Dixon
- Partner, Founders Collective (a micro-VC)
- Angel investor in Skype, Postini, Milo.com, Knewton, DailyBooth.
- Founder, Site Advisor (acquired by McAfee in 2006)
Who is:
Jeff Bussgang
- General Partner, Flybridge Capital Partners
- Author, “Mastering the VC Game” and blogger, “Seeing Both Sides”
- Founder, Upromise (acquired by Sallie Mae)
Who is described below:
- Pioneer of the “Lean Startup” movement
- Author, “The Lean Startup”
- Co-Founder, IMVU
Eric Ries
Who is described below:
- Founder, Silicon Graphics
- Co-Founder, Netscape
- Co-Founder, Healtheon. Co-Founder, MyCFO
Jim Clark
Who is described below:
- Founder, Amazon.com
- Angel investor in 37signals, Google, Linden Lab, Social Gaming Network, Twitter
Jeff Bezos
Who is described below:
- Founder, Facebook
- World’s youngest billionaire
Mark Zuckerberg
Who is described below:
- Director, Garage Technology Ventures
- Prominent tech blogger, serial entrepreneur, & angel investor
- Original evangelist of the Macintosh at Apple in 1983-87
Guy Kawasaki
Who is described below:
- Co-Founders, Google
- (Page became CEO in 2011.)
Larry Page / Sergey Brin
Who is described below:
- Founder of business accelerator 500 Startups
- Director of Marketing at Simply Hired
- Director of Marketing at PayPal.
Dave McClure
Who is described below:
- Founder & CEO of Groupon
- Founder, The Point
Andrew Mason
Who is described below:
- Co-Founder & CEO of TechStars
- Co-author, “Do More Faster”
- Founder, Pinpoint Technologies and EarFeeder
David Cohen
Who is described below:
- Founding partner, Union Square Ventures
- Notable early investments in Twitter, Foursquare, Zynga, Meetup, Etsy, and Tumblr
- Prominent blogger at aVC.com. Founding partner of Flatiron Partners (1996-2001)
Fred Wilson
Who is described below:
- Founder, Managing Partner, SoftTech VC
- Angel investor in bit.ly, Circle of Moms, DNAnexus, Mint.com
Jeff Clavier
Who is described below:
- Partner, GRP Partners
- Prominent startup blogger, Both Sides of the Table
- Founder, Koral (sold to Salesforce.com)
Mark Suster
Who is described below:
- Founder, Digg
- Angel investor in Twitter, 3Crowd Technologies, Foursquare, SimpleGeo
Kevin Rose
Who is described below:
- Founder, Rose Tech Ventures
- Founder, AngelSoft (Gust) and New York Angels
- Early pioneer in NYC tech startup scene in 1980s
David Rose
Who is described below:
- Founding partner, SV Angel
- Considered the “father of modern Silicon Valley angel investing
- Notable early investments in Google, Facebook, bit.ly, Digg, Mint.com, Twitter, PayPal
Ron Conway
Who is described below:
- Founder, Tech Crunch
- Founding Partner, Crunch Fund
- Former serial entrepreneur & startup lawyer.
Michael Arrington
Who is described below:
- Founder & CEO, Salesforce.com
- Angel investor in Mashery, Qik, Tapulous, Zuora
Marc Benioff
Who is described below:
- Managing Director, Lowercase Capital
- Investor in bit.ly, FanBridge, Gowalla, Posterous, SimpleGeo, Twitter.
- Former Google exec
Chris Sacca
Who is described below:
- Co-Founder & former CEO, Twitter
- Co-Founder, Blogger (bought by Google in 2003)
Evan Williams
Who is described below:
- Co-Founder, PayPal
- Co-Founder & CEO, SpaceX
- Co-Founder & CEO, Tesla Motors
Elon Musk
Who is described below:
- Co-Founder, PayPal
- Founder, Clarium Capital Management
- Investor in Facebook, Friendster, LinkedIn, Yelp, Zynga
Peter Thiel
Who is described below:
- Founder & Chairman, Microsoft
- Founder, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
- Once the world’s wealthiest person
Bill Gates
Who is described below:
- Founder & CEO, Netflix
- Founder, Pure Software
Reed Hastings
Who is described below:
- Co-Founders, AngelList
- Co-Founders, Venture Hacks
Naval Ravikant & Babak Nivi
Who is described below:
- Founder & CEO of Mashable (a top tech blog)
- Considered the most influential Briton on the web (by INQ magazine)
Pete Cashmore
Who is described below:
- Partner, Founders Collective (a micro-VC)
- Angel investor in Skype, Postini, Milo.com, Knewton, DailyBooth.
- Founder, Site Advisor (acquired by McAfee in 2006)
Chris Dixon
Who is described below:
- General Partner, Flybridge Capital Partners
- Author, “Mastering the VC Game” and blogger, “Seeing Both Sides”
- Founder, Upromise (acquired by Sallie Mae)
Jeff Bussgang