The Founder and Chief Product Officer of Airbnb, Joe Gebbia has been named among BusinessWeeks Top 20 Best Young Tech Entrepreneurs, Inc. Magazines Thirty under Thirty, and Fortune Magazines Forty under Forty. After receiving a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Graphic Design and Industrial Design from the Rhode Island School of Design in Providence, Rhode Island, Joe was offered... read full bio
Prior to Yelp, Jeremy Stoppelman was the VP of engineering at PayPal. He left PayPal to attend the Harvard Business School. Upon completing his first year at HBS, Jeremy joined an incubator started by Max Levchin (co-founder of PayPal) for a summer internship. It was there that he was reunited with his old colleague Russel Simmons and the two teamed... read full bio
Web developer and online entrepreneur David Karp is known as the creator and CEO of the popular short-form blogging platform, Tumblr. Growing up in Manhattan, Karp started studying web design and HTML at the young age of 11. At age 14 he did an internship for Frederator Studios under animation producer Fred Seibert. He was influenced by the computer... read full bio
Known as an angel investor, entrepreneur, and venture capitalist, Mark Suster is an investment partner at UpFront Partners and also a well-known blogger. His blog, Both Sides of the Table, publishes a wide variety of articles on entrepreneruship, business, investing, success, and more. He often invest in early-stage technology ventures. Suster grew up in Northern California, and he attended the... read full bio
John Smedley is a game enthusiast and the former CEO of Sony Online Entertainment, which has since changed its name to Daybreak Game Company. He also started Knight Technologies and co-founded Verant Interactive, which became SOE after its purchase by Sony Pictures Entertainment. Smedleys first heavy involvement with games started with the table-top role playing game Dungeons & Dragons, and... read full bio
Gina Bianchini is an expert is developing niche social networks both online and in the real world. She is the founder and CEO of Mightybell, a professional social networking platform that serves a purpose for specialized groups. Gind has been named among NPRs 5 Nerds to Watch, Marie Claires New Guard, Fortune Magazines 40 Under 40, Huffington Posts 20 technology... read full bio
Matthew Prince is co-founder and CEO of CloudFlare, whose mission is to build a better Internet. He also co-founded Unspam Technologies, an anti-spam startup where he continues to serve as Chairman. Matthew co-created Project Honey Pot, the largest open source community tracking online fraud and abuse. Matthew has been included on the San Francisco Business Times 40 Under 40 list,... read full bio
Considered the premier journalist of Silicon Valley, former writer for The Wall Street Journal Kara Swisher is the co-founder of Recode, a technology news website that keeps up with what’s happening in Silicon Valley. While with The Wall Street Journal, she served as the co-executive editor of All Things Digital, which specialized is tech and startup company news. She also... read full bio
Erika Costell is among the top YouTubers out there, gaining over 1 million subscribers overnight. It has taken even the greatest YouTubers years to achieve this feat. She started out as a member of famed YouTuber Jake Pauls Team 10, eventually creating her own channel and skyrocketing her fan base with the help of shout outs from Jake. ... read full bio
Felix Kjellberg, better known as his YouTube name, ‘PewDiePie’, is a Swedish YouTuber. PewDiePie is best known for being one of the most-subscribed users on YouTube and currently has over 90 million subscribers. For a few years, PewDiePie was also known for being the most-viewed YouTube channel and as of lately, is still in the top 10. Most of his... read full bio
Dude Perfect is an entertainment sports group that is one of the most subscribed channels on YouTube. The group consists of Cory Cotton, Cody Jones, Tyler Toney, Coby Cotton, and Garrett Hilbert. All of the members played high school basketball and went on to be college roommates at Texas A&M University. Currently, Dude Perfect holds over 40 million YouTube subscribers... read full bio
Connor Joel Franta is an American YouTuber, author, artist, and businessman who has made a significant impact in the digital world. Born on September 12, 1992, in Wisconsin, he was raised in La Crescent, Minnesota, in a Roman Catholic upbringing. Franta attended St. Peter's Catholic School in Hokah, Minnesota, and La Crescent High School, where he graduated in 2011. Later,... read full bio
Naga Samineni is a well-known entrepreneur, investor, and philanthropist based in Silicon Valley, California. With over two decades of experience in the technology industry, he has established himself as a prominent figure in the startup community. Born and raised in India, Naga Samineni earned a degree in electrical engineering from Osmania University before moving to the United States to pursue his... read full bio
James Charles is an American YouTube internet personality, makeup artist, and model. He is the first male spokesperson for CoverGirl, has walked the runway for MarcoMarco’s Six ½ collection during Los Angeles Fashion Week, and has his own clothing brand entitled, Sisters Apparel which sells shirts, sweaters, sweats, and more. Charles has sold his own makeup line through Ulta Beauty... read full bio
Michael Stevens is an American educator, comedian, speaker, entertainer, and YouTuber who is best known for creating and hosting the YouTube channel Vsauce. Stevens was born in Kansas City, Missouri, and while in high school, he had developed a comedic personality. He went on to earn his bachelor’s degree in psychology and English literature from University of Chicago and while... read full bio
Emma Chamberlain is an American YouTuber and podcaster from San Bruno, California. She first rose to fame through YouTube after the release of her viral video, ‘We All Owe the Dollar Store An Apology’. Since then, she has gone on to release videos almost daily and currently has nearly 9 million subscribers on YouTube. Her videos are comedic and she... read full bio
Felipe Neto is a Brazilian manager, vlogger, actor, and writer who is best known for his YouTube channel Felipeneto. Neto currently has over 31 million subscribers on YouTube and is the 24th most subscribed to YouTube in the world. Some things that Neto talks about and covers on his YouTube channel includes, celebrities, movies, his day to day life, and... read full bio
Roman Atwood is an American YouTube personality, comedian, and vlogger. He is best known for his YouTube channel, “RomanAtwoodVlogs”, which he currently holds over 10 million subscribers and counting. He also has another channel entitled, “RomanAtwood”, which is inactive but was where he posted pranks. Atwood has two Diamond Play Buttons for his two YouTube channel becoming the second YouTuber... read full bio
Mark Fischbach, better known as his YouTube name, Markiplier, is an American YouTuber. Currently, Mark holds over 23 million subscribers on the outlet and he focuses on Let’s Play videos, a majority of which are survival horror games. Some games that Mark has played on his channel includes, Five Nights at Freddy’s, Amnesia, Minecraft, Slender: The Eight Pages, and many... read full bio
GloZell Green is an American YouTube personality, singer, comedian, actor, and rapper. She is best known for her YouTube channel which she has nearly 5 million subscribers. Since her growing fame from social media, Green has gone on to interview President Barack Obama, release an autobiography, “Is You Okay”, and appear on films and series. Green studied at the University... read full bio
