Silicon Alley Insider Announces Top 100 Movers and Shakers
By Anna Johnson on November 3rd, 2008Silicon Alley Insider has announced the ‘Silicon Alley 100′, its “annual list of the entrepreneurs, investors, executives, and technologists who are making waves in the New York digital business community.”
The top five (5) are:
1. Fred Wilson, Co-founder, Union Square Ventures
Fred Wilson’s venture capital firm has backed “flourishing companies such as Twitter, Feedburner, and Etsy, and raised $158 million this year for a second USV fund.”
2. Quincy Smith, President, CBS-CNET Interactive
“As head of CBS’s digital operations and now CNET, Quincy stands out as one of the sharpest Internet strategists among major TV network execs.”
3. Nick Denton, Founder, Gawker Media
“Nick has assembled a blog empire that helped define the online media industry. His 12-site network, Gawker Media, has shown how blogging sites can turn a profit by being nimbler than their entrenched old media counterparts.”
4. Barry Diller, Chairman and CEO, InterActiveCorp
“A former CEO at Paramount and Fox, Barry proved that traditional media titans can profitably segue onto the Internet.”
5. Alan Patricof, Founder and Managing Director, Greycroft Partners
“A former titan of global private equity, Alan helped reignite the New York tech startup scene when he launched VC firm Greycroft Partners in 2001.”
Source: Silicon Alley Insider, “The 2008 Silicon Alley 100″, Silicon Alley Insider, Silicon Alley Insider, “The List: 1-100″, Silicon Alley Insider, October 31, 2008
