1999 Red Herring's Top Ten Entrepreneurs

Tushar J. Mehta ([email protected])
Thu, 2 Sep 1999 13:07:52 -0700

The information economy's boldest innovators.
By Andrew P. Madden [email protected]
Red Herring magazine, September 1999 issue
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At the root of any significant change in the technology industry, we alwa=
ys
find the entrepreneur. Determined, passionate, resourceful, and perhaps
naive, entrepreneurs always believe -- typically in the face of enormous
obstacles -- that they can achieve magnificent things.
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In addition to our top ten, we've once again included an antientrepreneur=
; a
person who delights us with his or her entrepreneurial caprice and, in th=
e
end, displays qualities that are often the opposite of those that
characterize our top ten. The selection process for this year's list was
not easy. With the private equity markets fueling an incredible cycle of
startup activity, we received no shortage of nominations from our sources.
But even with the latest ".com" commotion, we managed to assemble a group=
of
people that represents markets as diverse as wireless communications,
biotechnology, operating systems, networking, and broadband content
distribution.
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full story at
http://www.redherring.com/mag/issue70/news-fea-entrepreneur.html

Tushar J. Mehta
email: [email protected]
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