Top 10 Tech Entrepreneurs of the world
                     Top 10 Tech Entrepreneurs of the world
STEVE JOBS, FORMER CEO AT APPLE
• An inventor, designer, and entrepreneur, Steve Jobs was one of the 
most successful tech visionaries that the world has ever known.
• After battling pancreatic cancer for nearly a decade, Jobs passed 
away in Palo Alto on October 5, 2011.
• Net Worth: $7 billion (September 2011)
Source: CNet
ELON MUSK, CEO TESLA MOTORS
• The South African entrepreneur is known for Tesla Motors, famous 
for the first fully electric sports car. 
• He is also famous for being a co-founder of PayPal. 
• He is the CEO and CTO of SpaceX, a civilian space transport 
company known as the first privately funded company to launch.
Source: YouTube
KEVIN ROSE, CO-FOUNDED REVISION3
• He also started Revision3, an Internet television network that 
creates online shows, focusing on niche interests.
• His most famous creation, Digg, the social news site that allows 
users to share and discuss news and related topics. 
Source: Success Story
JAY ADELSON, CEO OF DIGG
• He also started Revision3, an Internet television network that 
creates online shows, focusing on niche interests.
• His most famous creation, Digg, the social news site that allows 
users to share and discuss news and related topics. 
Source: Wikipedia
EVAN WILLIAMS, FOUNDERS OF TWITTER
• A one of the founders of Twitter, he already had number of 
companies under his belt. 
• His first successful venture was Pyra Labs, which he help start.
Source: Business Insider
SEAN PARKER, CO-FOUND NAPSTER
• He was caught at the age of 16 by the F.B.I. for hacking into the 
network of a Fortune 500 company. 
• Parker then went on to co-found Napster, which was formerly one 
of the biggest file sharing sites on the Internet and a name that is 
synonymous with music piracy. 
Source: Your Tech Story
MAX LEVCHIN, CO-CREATORS OF PAYPAL
• He is known as one of the co-creators of PayPal. There he served 
as CTO and contributed to their anti-fraud efforts. 
• A more well known venture is Yelp, a business ratings and review 
site. 
Source: Business Insider
REID HOFFMAN, CO-FOUND LINKEDIN 
• His first company, SocialNet, was initiated in 1997, an online 
matching site for both dating and interest based pursuits.
• He later became a member of PayPal’s board of directors. 
• He went on to co-found LinkedIn, a business oriented social 
network.
Source: SFECL
NIKLAS ZENNSTRÖM, CO-FOUNDING KAZAA
• The Swedish entrepreneur is known for the development 
of Skype and co-founding Kazaa.
• His latest venture is Atomico, a technology investment firm that 
invest in fast-growing, disruptive technology companies.
Source: Success Story
BRIAN ACTON, CO-FOUNDER OF WHATSAPP
• Brian Acton is an American internet entrepreneur and computer 
programmer and the co-founder of WhatsApp.
• In September 2017, Acton departed Facebook-owned WhatsApp 
and started a new organization.
Source: Startup Around