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Serial Entrepreneurs
While some people claim that luck is the primary factor when people get rich in business, there are lessons to learn from the "serial entrepreneurs" who have learned how to create business success over and over again. Here are some of the internet serial entrepreneurs that I try to keep track of and learn from.
Internet/Media
- Josh Kopleman (Infonautics, Half.com)
- Steve Jenkins (Winfiles.com, Vservers, Cheatcodes)
- Jeremy Young (Direct Connect, Vservers, Uberplay)
- Sky Dayton (Earthlink, eCompanies, Boingo)
- Mark Cuban (Broadcast.com, HDnet)
- Scott Heiferman (i-traffic, Meetup.com)
- Niklas Zennstrom, Sweden (KaZaA, Skype)
- Halsey Minor (CNET, Grand Central Communications)
- Michael Tanne (AdForce, SixDegrees)
- Chris Kitze (Aris Entertainment, Point Communications, Xoom.com, Yaga)
- Reid Hoffman (LinkedIn.com, Socialnet)
- Nolan Bushnell (Atari, Chuck E Cheese, Catalyst (Incubator), UWink.com). Read the fascinating story of his rise and fall, from $70 million net worth to near bankruptcy.
Software/Enterprise
- Eric Ruff (Gazelle, PowerQuest, Quikutz)
- Andrew "Flip" Filipowski (Platinum, Divine Interventures, SilkRoad Technology)
- Will West (STSN, Control4)
- Mark Andreesen (Netscape, Loudcloud)
- Bill Nguyen (Onebox.com, SEVEN). Mobile Communications CEO of the Year 2004
Services and Other
- Joe Firmage (USWeb, IntendChange, ManyOne)
- Toby Corey (USWeb, IntendChange, iGeneration)