Top Internet Entrepreneurs

Rank	Name	Website	Year Website Launched	Net Worth
1	Larry Page	Google	1998	$18.5 Billion
2	Sergey Brin	Google	1998	$18.5 Billion
3	Jeff Bezos	Amazon	1994	$8.7 Billlion
4	Pierre Omidyar	eBay	1995	$6.3 Billion
5	Eric Schmidt	Google	1998	$5.9 Billion
6	Ronald Burkle	Yahoo	1995	$3.5 Billion
7	Mark Cuban	Broadcast.com	1995	$2.6 Billion
8	Jerry Yang	Yahoo	1995	$2.3 Billion
9	Omid Kordestani	Google	1998	$1.9 Billion
10	David Filo	Yahoo	1995	$1.7 Billion
11	Kavitark Ram Shriram	Google	1998	$1.7 Billion
12	Todd Wagner	Broadcast.com	1995	$1.5 Billion
13	Peter Thiel	PayPal	1998	$1.3 Billion
14	Niklas Zennstrom	Skype	2003	$1.3 Billion
15	Janus Friis	Skype	2003	$1.3 Billion
16	Jack Ma	Alibaba	1999	$1.1 Billion
17	Mark Zuckerberg	Facebook	2004	$700 Million
18	Simon Nixon	MoneySuperMarket	1999	$680 Million
19	Andrew Gower	Runescape	2001	$650 Million
20	Reid Hoffman	LinkedIn	2003	$500 Million
21	Zhang Chaoyang	Sohu	1996	$425 Million
22	Steve Chen	YouTube	2005	$350 Million
23	Elon Musk	PayPal	1998	$328 Million
24	Chad Hurley	YouTube	2005	$300 Million
25	Duncan Cameron	MoneySuperMarket	1999	$280 Million
26	Marc Andreesen	Netscape	1994	$253 Million
27	Reed Hastings	NetFlix	1997	$150 Million
28	Blake Ross	Mozila	1998	$120 Million
29	Andrew Michael	Fasthost	1999	$110 Million
30	Max Levchin	PayPal	1998	$100 Million

To our success in 2009,

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30 Female Entrepreneurs Making Money Online

Name	Company	Founded	Why She Matters
Amanda Marcotte	Pandagon	26-Nov-01	Amanda runs one of the most talked about feminism and politics blogs. Marcotte shot to fame when John Edwards asked her to run the presedential blog.
Ariana Huffington	Huffington Post	09-May-05	Is perhaps one of the most successful female Internet entrepreneurs ever and is the founder of the top blog in the world according to Technorati!
Ashley Qualls	What Ever Life	2004	Attracting millions of monthly visitors earning the 18 year old 7 figures a year.
Barbara Feldman	Surfnetkids.com	29-Jun-05	Founder of Surfnetkids, the website attracts more than 600,000 visitors a month, her newsletter lists are over 80,000 strong, and her self-published e-books are sold on dozens of sites.
Carrie Wilkerson	The Bare foot Executive	2007	In 2 years Carrie has gone from in debt to 7 figure Internet entrepreneur with over 100,000 followers!
Caterina Fake	Flickr	26-Jun-05	Caterina co-founded Flickr with Stewart Butterfield which was later acquired by Yahoo! for a high 8 figure deal.
Catherine Cook	MyYearBook.com	27-Jun-05	Start 4 years ago when she was 15, MyYearBook has grown to 3 million members worldwide and rakes in annual sales in the seven figures!
Cyan Ta’eed	Eden Creative	2006	Ta’eed is the co-founder of Eden Creative Communities which attracts over 10 million visitors to their blog network every month earning her 7 figures a year.
Eileen Gittins	Blurb	26-Jun-05	Elieen is the co-founder and CEO of Blurb, a print on demand publishing service. The company’s revenue grew from $1 million to $30 million in two years.
Elaine Wherry	Meebo	01-Sep-05	Elaine co-founded Meebo, a instant messaging service you use in your browser. Meebo attracts 40,000,000 monthly users.
Erin Jansen	NetLingo.com	21-Jun-05	Founder of an Award-Winning Web Site since 1994, Erin is a Internet entrepreneur veteran.
Gina Bianchini	Ning	01-Oct-05	Gina is the Co-founder and CEO of Ning. There are 1,000,000 social networks on the Ning Platform, growing at a rate of almost 4,000 new social networks each day.
Gina Trapani	Lifehacker	01-Jan-05	Gina Trapani is a technology blogger, book author, and programmer. The founding editor of Lifehacker.com, a daily weblog on software and personal productivity, Gina authored a book based on the web site which is in its second edition: Upgrade Your Life: The Lifehacker Guide to Working Smarter, Faster, Better!
Heather Armstrong	Dooce	01-Feb-01	One of the biggest mommy blogger’s out there attracting millions of readers to her blog and has recently passed 500,000 Twitter followers.
Juliette Brindak	Miss O and Friends	22-Jun-05	Juliette came up with the idea for Miss O and Friends at just 10 years old, now 19 her business is worth over $15 Million and is visited by millions of girls every month.
Justine Ezarik	iJustine	27-Jun-05	It all started with a 300 page iPhone bill, now she is a social media rock star with millions of YouTube views and over 500,000 twitter followers!
Kim Polese	SpikeSource	25-Jun-05	Kim Karin Polese is CEO of SpikeSource, and was one of the most prominent Silicon Valley executives during the dot-com era. In 1997, she made Time Magazine’s list of “The 25 Most Influential Americans”.
Lisa Stone	Blog Her	01-Feb-05	Lisa is the founder of BlogHer which reaches more than 14 million women monthly through its conferences, Internet site and publishing networks.
Lisa Sugar	Pop Sugar	April 2006	Lisa’s blog network is funded by Sequoia – the guys who funded Google and Youtube. Now one of the biggest celeb blogs on the net, Lisa sure is a top female blogger!
Louise Wannier	MyShape	26-Jun-05	Louise runs an online women’s apparel retailer that finds clothing for women based on their physical measurements and style and fit preferences
Maria Andros	Social Media Traffic Blueprint		Maria helps people create a buzz with social media. Recently she took 100 people into her mentoring program for $2500 each.
Meg Frost	Cute Overload	2005	Although she hasn’t got a pet herself, attracts 100,000s of visitors daily to her cute animal blog.
Meg Hourihan	Blogger.com	21-Jun-05	Meg Hourihan is the cofounder of Pyra Labs, the company that launched the Blogger personal blogging software that was acquired by Google for for a 8 figure deal.
Mena Trott	Six Apart	23-Jun-05	Mena is a co-founder of Six Apart, creator of Movable Type and TypePad.
Michelle Malkin	Michelle Malkin	June 2004	Michelle blogs about news and politics which attracts nearly 200,000 visitors a day to her site.
Penelope Trunk	Brazen Careerist	March 2006	With multiple start-ups and over 30,000 RSS readers on her personal blog, Penelope is one female to follow.
Nancy J Price	she knows	1999	Nancy co-founded SheKnows which attracts 7.5 Million Monthly Unique Visitors and 76 Million Monthly Page Views!
Natalie Massenet	Net-A-Porter	22-Jun-05	Eight years ago she’d never even been on the internet. This year Natalie Massenet turned over £37 million with Net-a-Porter, the fashion website that has become a global phenomenon.
Rachna Kingston	Entheos	30-May-08	Is a pregnant work at home mum who runs a web design resource website that attracts over a million visitors a month!
Xeni Jardin	Boing Boing	22-Jun-05	Xeni is the editor of one of the top 5 blogs in the world, Boing Boing.

To our success in 2009,

• 100 Top Entrepreneurs Who Succeeded without a College Degree
• Top Social Networks for Entrepreneurs

In an earlier post, we posed the question, “Is College Necessary for Entrepreneurs?”  While there are certainly good arguments for both sides, it’s a fact that a college degree does not guarantee success.  And there are countless determined entrepreneurs who have proven that success can be achieved despite a lack of higher education.

We have compiled a list of 100 amazing “degreeless” entrepreneurs who have risen to the top.  Some high-profile entrepreneurs you will recognize immediately, while others you may be discovering for the first time.  Many of them didn’t complete elementary school, and still more are considered high school dropouts.  Their backgrounds and industries run the gamut; however, they all have at least two things in common. Incredible success and no college degree.

My brother, Matthew, and I aren’t on this list (didn’t want to toot our own horns… well, at least not too loudly); however we count ourselves among the golden many who achieved success without attending college.  Entrepreneurs at an early age, Matthew and I had already started six (toot toot) businesses by the time we graduated high school.  We were both offered college scholarships, but turned them down – it was clear to us that college was not in our future.  Within a week of graduating high school, we bought a bar/café/billiards location, which we overhauled, re-branded and turned into a hot spot; and on the 12-month we sold it for a great profit.  Of course, we have gone on to start several more businesses, both offline and online, and we have never once looked back.

While we’ve listed our Top 100, we know there are hundreds (if not thousands) more entrepreneurs who have achieved success without a college a degree.  Are you one of them?  Let us know who we forgot by posting your comments below.

The List

Abraham Lincoln, lawyer, U.S. president. Finished one year of formal schooling, self-taught himself trigonometry, and read Blackstone on his own to become a lawyer.

Amadeo Peter Giannini, multimillionaire founder of Bank of America. Dropped out of high school.

Andrew Carnegie, industrialist and philanthropist, and one of the first mega-billionaires in the US. Elementary school dropout.

Andrew Jackson, U.S. president, general, attorney, judge, congressman. Home-schooled. Became a practicing attorney by the age of 35 – without a formal education. Read more…

• Top 30 Female Internet Entrepreneurs
• Top Social Networks for Entrepreneurs

Social networks are a great place for entrepreneurs to advertise their products and services they offer, as users usually visit these websites every time they have the opportunity. The opportunity on visibility for entrepreneurs is just too hard to be ignored.Social networks have to be harnessed by entrepreneurs as soon as possible for a successful business.

But because of the development of different social networks, social networking is starting to branch out and target specific users – including entrepreneurs.
The following websites are not specifically geared towards visibility of business to their customers, but the tools and other opportunities offered by these social networks are almost invaluable for entrepreneurs.
• Young Entrepreneur (www.youngentrepreneur.com)
As the name suggests, this website is aimed for the youth who wanted to become entrepreneurs as soon as possible. The beauty of this website is that it’s basically a one-stop shop for every possible information that every young entrepreneur needs to start, maintain and excel in a specific business. But adults who wanted to start small can also learn from this website especially on improving online businesses.
• Entrepreneur Connect (www.econnect.entrepreneur.com)
One of the most powerful social networks for businesses in any industry around the country, the website is supported by the publishers of Entrepreneur Magazine. True to their name, this social networking website is aimed for those who wanted to increase their connections to other businesses. Through this social network, users will be able to meet different businesses that could provide supplies or support to your business.
• The Funded (www.thefunded.com)
Getting the right funds with the right terms and conditions is very challenging but this website hopes to deal with those troubles by offering the experiences of others who have sought funding. Users who have joined this website will be able to access different terms and agreements from different funding source. Feedbacks and reviews on funding could also be given by users so that you’ll be able to have a fair idea if your source of funds will be for the best.
• Start Up Nation (www.startupnation.com)
The name of the website may just tell you that it’s a social network for entrepreneurs focused on starting a business. But the website offers more than just simple connectivity for those who wanted to start a business fast. This social network has articles that contain tips and important information that could be used by entrepreneurs when they opt to start a business. Take note of their tips on how to properly conduct elevator pitch as well as marketing.
• Partner Up (www.partnerup.com)
If you’re in need of something that can’t be easily found in your area, this website will be of great help. Partner Up is a website dedicated for businesses who wanted to advertise services and their products to other businesses. Entrepreneurs seeking advice on certain issues related to business could also be found in this website. A directory is also available in the website to easily search members or services needed by the entrepreneur.
• Biznik (www.Biznik.com)
Biznik’s uniqueness is based on the fact that it is a place for freelancers and small businesses. Although the website doesn’t explicitly say that most of their users are small business owners or self-employed, it’s still a viable website highly recommended for freelancers to be visible for more clients. Security is enhanced on the website since real name should be used in this social network. A fee is required for those who wanted to be more visible in Biznik but the basic services that the website offer is free.
• LinkedIn (www.linkedin.com)
Undoubtedly the most popular website for professionals, this form of social network could greatly benefit entrepreneurs in meeting other professionals who can aid them in their businesses. Tools offered by LinkedIn are also highly recommended to enhance the users experience on the website.

• Perfect Business (www.perfectbusiness.com)

Aside from being a social network that allows businesses and entrepreneurs connect for mutual advancement, Perfect Business is also full of information not only through articles but videos as well.Webcasts could be viewed by anyone that contains very important information regarding the latest in various industries. Anyone can sign up for free but a monthly fee of $29.99 is asked for a better experience with the website.

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