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Just remember this list is not based on meritocracy, most/all these people will have publicists and/or their startups will have "good" PR firm representation.

• DaniFong 14y ago
  Nobody I know who is on the list has a publicist.
• petercooper 14y ago
  Also true of many awards for companies, like "[$someMagazine]'s 10 Top Companies in Biotechnology". There are even cases where companies have to pay to be considered for such awards. I think a lot of people know that too but the awards are still considered reasonably prestigious.
• joshfraser 14y ago
  No, but most of these founders are from an incubator like TechStars or YC. The lists are usually created by reaching out to a few key people and asking for recommendations.
• paganel 14y ago
  > Just remember this list is not based on meritocracy, most/all these people will have publicists and/or their startups will have "good" PR firm representation Yeah, somehow even I, a guy who has never been to the Staets, could figure that out only by reading the "Arts" section. Almost all of the people there were New-York-based or from around the area, it's like 2010s New York it's like Paris from 1920s full of bright artists and what have you, which I get the impression it's not true. Too bad for the arts, a pretty sweet deal for people making money out of it.