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2008 Silicon Alley 100

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  • 1.
    Jason Liebman (www.howcast.com)

    Jason Liebman co-founded Howcast in 2007 after identifying an opportunity to produce online video that combines all of the benefits of the user generated world with those of a professional vid... more

    1 point by anonymous 3 months ago
    • -1 comment
  • 2.
    Jack Aaronson
    1 point by Melanie McAfee 3 months ago
    • comment
  • 3.
    Ari Sonesh, CEO CosmoCom (www.cosmocom.com)

    Ari Sonesh has been responsible for the strategic and operational direction of CosmoCom since its inception in 1995. Under Ari’s leadership, CosmoCom has grown from an idea on a napkin, to a p... more

    1 point by anonymous 3 months ago
    • -1 comment
  • 4.
    Hank Williams

    A fixture in Silicon Alley for over a decade, Hank has spent all of his professional career making products, including Clickradio, an early Internet music service, and DayMaker, one of the fir... more

    1 point by Charles Crockett 3 months ago
    • -1 comment
  • 5.
    Jonah Peretti (www.buzzfeed.com)

    Jonah Peretti is the CEO and Founder of BuzzFeed.com and co-founder of the HuffingtonPost.com. He has spent the last six years creating viral hits, tracking online social behavior, and buildi... more

    1 point by anonymous 3 months ago
    • -1 comment
  • 6.
    Maurice Freedman, Founder and CEO, Zaah Technologies (www.zaah.com)

    Maurice is a thought leader in online photo and print on demand space, focusing on developing state-of-the-art user experiences. With his team at Zaah, he has developed websites and strategies... more

    51 points by anonymous 3 months ago
    • 60 comments
  • 7.
    Anand Subramanian - Chief Executive Officer of ContextWeb (www.contextweb.com)

    Mr. Subramanian is a technology entrepreneur and innovator who founded ContextWeb, creators of the online advertising exchange ADSDAQ, in 2000. His vision was to develop an easy-to-use ad exch... more

    1 point by anonymous 3 months ago
    • -1 comment
  • 8.
    Lori Smith

    Supurb lawyer for Goodwin Procter that documents New York Angels' investments.

    1 point by Robert Gailus 3 months ago
    • -1 comment
  • 9.
    Rich Caccappolo

    President, Creative Commerce, LLC., former CTO, VP at iVillage.

    8 points by anonymous 3 months ago
    • comment
  • 10.
    President & COO Hakia Corp.
    1 point by Melek Pulatkonak 3 months ago
    • -1 comment
  • 11.
    Founder, Dany Levy (www.dailycandy.com)

    The most innovative source for the undiscovered; restaurants, bars, fashion, travel, general lifestyle and anything cool.

    1 point by cmny 3 months ago
    • comment
  • 12.
    Sam Huleatt, Workstreamer and Leveraging Ideas (leveragingideas.com)

    Sam is the founder of the anticipated startup Workstreamer and author of the influential blog Leveraging Ideas

    2 points by Anonymous 3 months ago
    • -1 comment
  • 13.
    Walid Nasserdeen - Wall Street Analyst and Private Equity Consultant specializing in Media Finance (www.examiner.com)
    1 point by anonymous 3 months ago
    • -1 comment
  • 14.
    Ashley John Heather
    4 points by Francesca Watson 3 months ago
    • -1 comment
  • 15.
    Bob Lord, Regional President, Avenue A | Razorfish East (www.avenuea-razorfish.com)

    Bob is Regional Prsident for the Eastern Regional of Avenue A | Razorfish, one of the largest interactive marketing and technology companies in the world, and also one of the largest buyers of... more

    1 point by anonymous 3 months ago
    • -1 comment
  • 16.
    Steve Roberts, Senior Vice President of Advertising Sales and Strategy (www.levelvision.com)

    Mr. Roberts is the Steve Roberts, Senior Vice President of Advertising Sales and Strategyfor LevelVision a Digital Out Of Home advertising platform With a decade of experience in the high-tec... more

    13 points by anonymous 3 months ago
    • 1 comment
  • 17.
    Richie Hecker
    1 point by anonymous 3 months ago
    • comment
  • 18.
    Terrence Kinney - President of Sundial Time Systems, Inc. (www.sundialtime.com)

    Terry has led a relentless pursuit of perfection in the time and attendance industry. Not content to merely incorporate the annual updates required by changing labor laws and reporting rules, ... more

    1 point by Time Clocker 3 months ago
    • -1 comment
  • 19.
    Lori Smith (www.goodwinprocter.com)

    One of the Alley's top corporate/financing attorneys, Lori leads Goodwin Procter's Emerging Technology practice, where much of her activity involves representing firms on both sides of the VC/... more

    19 points by David S. Rose 3 months ago
    • 2 comments
  • 20.
    Lance Broumand, Founder and CEO of UrbanDaddy (www.urbandaddy.com)

    Lance Broumand is the Founder and CEO of UrbanDaddy, the invitation only newsletter and site geared at the affluent males. Lance brought UrbanDaddy on to the scene in 2005 (sans Pittman's Pilo... more

    1 point by Farboosh 3 months ago
    • 4 comments
  • 21.
    Anna Maria Virzi, Executive Editor, ClickZ (alleyinsider.slinkset.com)

    She's one of -- if not the best -- journalist in her field. I knew Anna Marie when she was an exceptional print editor/journalist and she certainly has found her niche online. You go girl!

    4 points by Fran Mayko 3 months ago
    • -1 comment
  • 22.
    Lubna Dajani, Queen Of Mobile (mobilemondays-ny.com)

    Lubna Dajani is founder and CEO of Stratemerge Inc, a multinational management and marketing consultancy firm with offices in NY, London and Milan. She is also the Co-founder of the NY chapter... more

    3 points by Richie Hecker 3 months ago
    • -1 comment
  • 23.
    Alberto Montesi, CEO and founder of Flycell (www.flycell.com)

    In a real-life “American Dream” story that seems nearly a century out of place, Alberto Montesi, CEO of Flycell, came to New York City from his home in Northern Italy with a dream of starting ... more

    69 points by anonymous 3 months ago
    • 4 comments
  • 24.
    Jack Arronson
    8 points by anonymous 3 months ago
    • -1 comment
  • 25.
    Mark Ghuneim aka Mediaeater (wiredset.com)

    As CEO of Wiredset, Mark Ghuneim is a new media visionary with expertise in social engagement, technology and behavioral trending as well as marketing for music, television and brands. Mark la... more

    2 points by anonymous 3 months ago
    • 2 comments
  • 26.
    Andrew Snyder, VP Advertising Sales and Business Development, Associated Content

    Based in NYC, Andrew guides all revenue generation efforts at Associated Content including advertising and sponsorship sales, content syndication, and custom content and distribution partnersh... more

    1 point by Laura Keefe 3 months ago
    • -1 comment
  • 27.
    President & CEO, MediaNet Digital (www.medianetdigital.com)

    Alan McGlade is the President and CEO of MediaNet (formerly MusicNet), a leading provider of digital music and video services for major brands such as Microsoft, Yahoo, Samsung and HMV along w... more

    1 point by anonymous 3 months ago
    • -1 comment
  • 28.
    Senator Ted Stevens

    The tubes guy. Nuff said.

    1 point by Francis. N. Stein 3 months ago
    • -1 comment
  • 29.
    Carlo Mark Spicola, Integrated Media Pioneer (Torch Digital N.A & S.A)

    His involvement in various aspects of media production over the past decade has provided him with knowledge and experience as well as a modern and inventive vision of the future. Prior to T... more

    4 points by Frank Lieberman 3 months ago
    • comment
  • 30.
    Silicon Alley 100 Voting Booth (alleyinsider.slinkset.com)
    2 points by fliderman 3 months ago
    • -1 comment
  • 31.
    Dr, Riza Berkan
    3 points by anonymous 3 months ago
    • -1 comment
  • 32.
    jack Aaronson

    Arronson Group

    9 points by Nicole Bean 3 months ago
    • -1 comment
  • 33.
    Brian O'Kelley (www.appnexus.com)

    ex-CTO, RightMedia CEO, AppNexus

    3 points by Wise Guy 3 months ago
    • -1 comment
  • 34.
    Bijan Sabet

    Venture capitalist. Boston based, but on the boards of Tumblr, IILWY, and Bug Labs. Also on the board of Twitter.

    4 points by anonymous 3 months ago
    • -1 comment
  • 35.
    Sumit Rai (www.mobclix.com)

    One of the co-founders on the highly successful Mobclix.com, one of the only iPhone/Android analytics platforms available today, Sumit Rai has been in investments for over 10 years. A litt... more

    1 point by anonymous 3 months ago
    • -1 comment
  • 36.
    greg clayman
    1 point by anonymous 3 months ago
    • comment
  • 37.
    Jason Goldberg, CEO Social|median (www.socialmedian.com)

    Jason Goldberg is founder, product manager, QA manager, customer service rep, head dishwasher, and CEO at socialmedian, an emerging 2nd generation social news network. Previously Jason founded... more

    20 points by Ryan Petty 3 months ago
    • -1 comment
  • 38.
    Stephen Colbert (www.colbertnation.com)

    He founded an entire nation (the Colbert Nation), based on his powerful "Truthiness". His contributions to Silicon Alley are numerous and well-known -- too much so to insult your intelligence... more

    22 points by Stephen Colbert 3 months ago
    • 1 comment
  • 39.
    Richie Hecker (www.bootstrapper.com)
    4 points by Ross Eldridge 3 months ago
    • -1 comment
  • 40.
    Eric Bader, President, BrandInHand (www.brandinhand.com)

    Bader is a native New Yorker and has been a visable leader in interactive advertising and marketing since the beginning of the dot com era in NYC. He and a business partner started BrandInHand... more

    1 point by Everett 3 months ago
    • -1 comment
  • 41.
    Matt Blumberg, founder, CEO & Chairman, Return Path

    Matt Blumberg founded Return Path in 1999. He started the company because he knew that the world needed a better way of handling email change of address (the company's first product). Matt has... more

    17 points by Jeff Rutherford 3 months ago
    • 7 comments
  • 42.
    mr roman nouzareth, ceo (cafe.com)
    4 points by anonymous 3 months ago
    • -1 comment
  • 43.
    Anna Maria Virzi, Executive Editor, ClickZ (www.clickz.com)

    Anna Maria Virzi is a business journalist who heads up ClickZ, an online publication that covers digital advertising and publishing. At the site, Anna Maria works with a team of experienced jo... more

    81 points by anonymous 3 months ago
    • 32 comments
  • 44.
    Kevin M. Ryan - Search Engine Strategist (www.motivitymarketing.com)

    Kevin M. Ryan is the CEO of strategic consulting firm Motivity Marketing and chairman of the Search Engine Strategies Advisory Board. He's a seasoned search and advertising industry veteran. H... more

    13 points by anonymous 3 months ago
    • -1 comment
  • 45.
    Dan Suratt

    EVP, Digital Media & Business Development, Lifetime Networks Dan Suratt was named Executive Vice President, Digital Media and Business Development in June 2006. In his role, Suratt, who has w... more

    3 points by anonymous 3 months ago
    • -1 comment
  • 46.
    Stephanie Agresta (www.internetgeekgirl.com)

    Stephanie has infused the NYC Internet community with her enthusiasm and energy for over 10 years. As a self-proclaimed, "Internet Geek Girl" and clear-eyed optimist, she believes in the power... more

    5 points by Howard Greenstein 3 months ago
    • -1 comment
  • 47.
    David E. Honig Co-Founder, Media6° (Media6degrees.com)

    David Honig is the Co-Founder of Media6°, managing day-to-day media operations along with educating marketers on the power of building their own customized social graph. David is known in ... more

    5 points by anonymous 3 months ago
    • -1 comment
  • 48.
    Ari Jacoby, Co-founder & President of Voicestar (Marchex)

    Ari Jacoby co-founded VoiceStar after serving as a senior consultant in the B2B group at Google. Voicestar was acquired by Marchex (MCHX) in September 2007.

    69 points by Todd Lieberman 3 months ago
    • 68 comments
  • 49.
    Yuli Ziv (MyItThings.com)

    Co-Founder & President at http://MyItThings.com - an online user-generated fashion magazine and community. Founder of Fashion 2.0 meetup group in NYC. Emerging media expert & online creative s... more

    5 points by Saar 3 months ago
    • -1 comment
  • 50.
    Vidar Brekke, CEO of Social Intent (www.socialintent.com)

    A native Norwegian, Mr. Brekke came to the US a decade ago and got pulled away from his doctoral studies and into the vortex of Madison Avenue as Strategist on Ogilvy's IBM account. He has sin... more

    9 points by anonymous 3 months ago
    • -1 comment
  • 51.
    Justin Sanger

    A leading authority in the local search marketplace .

    3 points by anonymous 3 months ago
    • comment
  • 52.
    Steven Van Blarcom - Digital Revenue Consultant / Principal, Van Blarcom Consulting LLC (www.vanblarcomconsulting.com)

    Steven Van Blarcom is the Principal and Managing Partner of Van Blarcom Consulting. The company’s focus, since its inception 6 years ago, is to take early-stage digital companies and move the... more

    174 points by anonymous 3 months ago
    • 16 comments
  • 53.
    Clay Shirky (www.shirky.com)

    Mr. Shirky divides his time between consulting, teaching, and writing on the social and economic effects of Internet technologies. His consulting practice is focused on the rise of decentraliz... more

    21 points by anonymous 3 months ago
    • -1 comment
  • 54.
    Red Burns

    Red Burns is Arts Professor and Chair of the Interactive Telecommunications Program (ITP) in the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University. She was named Tokyo Broadcasting System Chair ... more

    7 points by anonymous 3 months ago
    • -1 comment
  • 55.
    Masha Geller - Content Director, iMedia Summits

    Masha Geller develops content for and manages production of iMedia's Summits, utilizing her exceptional interactive expertise and rolodex, as well as trend-forecasting and strategic planning s... more

    37 points by Chiharu 'obviously hit's the send button too soon' Dixon 3 months ago
    • 4 comments
  • 56.
    Chi Dixon, VP, WorldNow
    5 points by anonymous 3 months ago
    • -1 comment
  • 57.
    Josh Mohrer - Director of retail - BustedTees (www.bustedtees.com)

    A man of the people

    84 points by David Trawin 3 months ago
    • 4 comments
  • 58.
    Chris Cunningham (www.appssavvy.com)

    As the CEO of appssavvy, Chris Cunningham is responsible for establishing its position within the social media landscape. Believing that widgets and applications are the pinnacle of any viral ... more

    6 points by jpm25 3 months ago
    • -1 comment
  • 59.
    Greg Stuart - CEO of the IAB during the Rebuild (www.gregstuart.com)

    Greg Stuart is the former CEO & President of the Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB), the trade group for the interactive advertising & marketing industry. With the support of the Interactiv... more

    3 points by anonymous 3 months ago
    • comment
  • 60.
    ari paparo
    1 point by anonymous 3 months ago
    • -1 comment
  • 61.
    Melek Pulatkonak
    1 point by anonymous 3 months ago
    • comment
  • 62.
    Deepen Shah -- CTO/Co founder of buzzd. (www.buzzd.com)

    Buzzd is a location-sensitive entertainment listings service with branded editorial and real-time user generated content on the mobile device. Deep manages Buzzd's technology projects and road... more

    248 points by anonymous 3 months ago
    • -1 comment
  • 63.
    Dr. Riza Berkan (www.hakia.com)

    Founder of semantic-based search engine, hakia. Dr. Berkan is a nuclear scientist by training with a specialization in artificial intelligence and fuzzy logic. Riza has led the establishme... more

    69 points by anonymous 3 months ago
    • -1 comment
  • 64.
    Dan Melinger, Socialight (socialight.com)

    Dan's a technologist and founder of Socialight. Socialight brings together media, advertising, and tech innovation in developing the next generation of location-aware services. Users discover ... more

    75 points by anonymous 3 months ago
    • 3 comments
  • 65.
    Todd Harrison, founder and CEO of Minyanville Media (www.minyanville.com)

    Todd Harrison is the founder and CEO of Minyanville, a media company focusing on financial intelligence and infotainment. He has 17 years experience on Wall Street as a vice-president at Morg... more

    1204 points by anonymous 3 months ago
    • 61 comments
  • 66.
    Erik Sorenson (www.vault.com)

    Erik Sorenson is the new Chief Executive Officer of Vault.com, Inc. Vault was one of Silicon Alley's hottest websites when it launched, heralded as "the best place on the web to prepare for a ... more

    39 points by anonymous 3 months ago
    • 1 comment
  • 67.
    Greg Clayman (www.youtube.com)

    Executive Vice President, MTV Networks Digital Media Greg runs Business Development, Digital Distribution, and the mobile group for MTV Networks. He's driven relationships with companies l... more

    64 points by Chad 3 months ago
    • 9 comments
  • 68.
    Courtney William Holt VP Digital Music & Media MTV Networks Music Group

    Courtney W. Holt is Executive Vice President of Digital Music for the MTV Networks Music and Logo Group where he oversees all digital initiatives for the company’s MTV, VH1 and CMT music brand... more

    7 points by anonymous 3 months ago
    • -1 comment
  • 69.
    Ashley John Heather (www.whitespacegroup.com)

    Ashley moved to NY from London in 2001 and has since built a number of digital media businesses including MusiKube, StarStyle, WiFi Salon, Cutting Edged Technologies and Nextcode Corp. He run... more

    158 points by anonymous 3 months ago
    • 4 comments
  • 70.
    The Product Guy (tpgblog.com)

    Startup and Online Product Experience Guru

    90 points by anonymous 3 months ago
    • 5 comments
  • 71.
    Noah Robinson (www.noah.tv) (www.noah.tv)

    Founder and former Partner at Inc 5000's 11th fastest growing company in the USA (and category leader in marketing). Also, founder of CauseAffect, winner of Yale 50k Business Plan Competiti... more

    5 points by anonymous 3 months ago
    • 1 comment
  • 72.
    Dominic Preuss (www.dominicpreuss.com)

    Currently, CEO and Founder of FunCoop, an early-round NYC startup in the casual gaming space. Principal of Hudson River Angles, an angel investing group comprised of current and former Google... more

    7 points by anonymous 3 months ago
    • -1 comment
  • 73.
    Jack Aaronson, CEO - The Aaronson Group (www.aaronsongroup.com)

    Jack is a thought-leader in digital marketing and user experience. He has been writing articles for ClickZ.com since 2002, helping shape and define our industry's best practices. The Aaron... more

    118 points by anonymous 3 months ago
    • 5 comments
  • 74.
    Chief Privacy Officer and SVP for Consumer Advocacy, AOL (privacygourmet.com)

    A former NY state legislator and Commissioner of Consumer Affairs under Giuliani, Jules joined DoubleClick as one of the industry's first chief privacy officers and successfully led the compa... more

    8 points by anonymous 3 months ago
    • comment
  • 75.
    Rufus Griscom — Nerve.com / Babble.com (www.materialmedia.com)

    Rufus Griscom is the CEO and Publisher of Nerve.com and Babble.com. Nerve has been publishing award-winning essays, reporting and photography since 1997. Parenting magazine Babble.com was foun... more

    8 points by nicoleankow 3 months ago
    • -1 comment
  • 76.
    Dennis Crowley (www.denniscrowley.com)

    Since dodgeball was sold to Google in 05, Dennis has taken a leave of absence from the public tech market. Speaking with a few colleges close to Dennis there is little doubt that he has quite ... more

    71 points by anonymous 3 months ago
    • comment
  • 77.
    Roman Nouzareth - Founder Boonty.com, President & CEO Boonty Inc. and www.Cafe.com (www.cafe.com)

    Roman is one of the founders of Boonty.com, a worldwide leader in the digital distribution of online games, and the company behind the free games site http://www.cafe.com With cafe.com, the... more

    29 points by Roman Nouzareth 3 months ago
    • -1 comment
  • 78.
    Rebecca Lieb

    Rebecca Lieb has held executive marketing and communications positions at strategic e-services consultancies, including Siegel & Gale, and has worked in the same capacity for global entertainm... more

    53 points by Kathy Bennett 3 months ago
    • 2 comments
  • 79.
    Jason Glickman, CEO, Tremor Media (www.tremormedia.com)

    Jason Glickman is the CEO and co-founder of Tremor Media, the leading video advertising network, with more than 126 million unique users and 67% reach, and leads the direction of the company i... more

    5 points by anonymous 3 months ago
    • -1 comment
  • 80.
    Karin Klein - Hardest working VC in NYC (www.softbank.com)

    If you are a VC, attend any VC event or any tech event in NYC or are an entrepreneur looking for a VC to talk to, then you've met Karin. She is the hardest working VC in NYC and everyone has met her or knows her.

    39 points by anonymous 3 months ago
    • 1 comment
  • 81.
    David Pakman

    CEO of eMusic, the second largest digital music store in the world. David has been at the forefront of digital music since starting the Apple Music Group in 1995 and later founding Myplay which was sold to Bertelsmann.

    4 points by anonymous 3 months ago
    • -1 comment
  • 82.
    Alan Levy, Founder & CEO, BlogTalkRadio
    5 points by anonymous 3 months ago
    • -1 comment
  • 83.
    Ezra Kucharz (www.linkedin.com)

    An independent digital media consultant, Ezra has been part of the industry since 1995 when he founded Total Sports. Since then he has launched the USTA/US Open's Advanced Media business, lau... more

    69 points by anonymous 3 months ago
    • -1 comment
  • 84.
    Jake Wienberg

    Jake is a stud!!

    1 point by anonymous 3 months ago
    • -1 comment
  • 85.
    Jeff Sanders (www.robritlaw.com)

    eff Sanders is a partner of Roberts Ritholz Levy Sanders Chidekel & Fields LLP. His practice focuses on serving clients in the media, technology and communications industries and is currently ... more

    5 points by Paul Kontonis 3 months ago
    • -1 comment
  • 86.
    Rodger Desai (www.linkedin.com)

    Rodger is currently CEO of newco Payfone.com. He's started at least 3 other companies in NYC and is always helping fellow e