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Makinde Adeagbo
Head of Engineering Programs, Pinterest
This MIT grad has worked on the technology underlying some of Pinterest’s most-important products...
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Kayvon Beykpour
CEO and co-founder, Periscope
There were already plenty of live video broadcast apps before Periscope, which launched a scant six months ago. Beykpour’s...
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Tyler Droll
CEO and co-founder, Yik Yak
When college students want to talk with their peers on campus, they increasingly turn to one app...
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Joel Flory
CEO and co-founder, Visual Supply Co.
Flory, 35, started his Visual Supply Co. — or VSCO — in 2011 as just another photo-editing tool. But...
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Ryan Hoover
CEO and founder, Product Hunt
You’d be hard pressed to find an entrepreneur in Silicon Valley who doesn’t know who Hoover is.
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Payal Kadakia
CEO and co-founder, ClassPass
Payal Kadakia, 32, first quit her consulting job when she became too busy to attend dance classes...
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Palmer Luckey
Founder and inventor, Oculus VR
Palmer Luckey’s LinkedIn tagline reads, “Virtual Reality Idealist.” But the 22-year-old is far more than...
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Maran Nelson
CEO and co-founder, Clara
A familiar name is popping up in inboxes across Silicon Valley: Clara. You'll typically first get introduced to...
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Meredith Perry
CEO and founder, uBeam
Perry, 25, has taken on one of the biggest points of failure in our ever-connected life: the devices we rely on keep us hunting for power outlets everywhere.
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Whitney Wolfe
CEO and founder, Bumble
Wolfe, 26, is better known for her horrific experience at her first company than her promising current one. The latter is...
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