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The Entrepreneurs of the Decade: 2000 to 2009

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• samuraicatpizza 17y ago
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• vaksel 17y ago
  good list, but the gawker media guy doesn't belong on it. Completely different level compared to paypal, Google and Apple
• ncarlson 17y ago
  Do you guys think Elon Musk would be a good addition to this list?
  • ryanwaggoner 17y ago
    No, for two reasons: 1. His big success story, Paypal, has some weird edges to it. I don't know all the details, but it's not clear to me that Paypal's success was because of Elon and not in spite of him. Hope that doesn't offend anyone, just what my limited knowledge of the situation tells me. 2. His latest ventures (SpaceX, Tesla, and SolarCity) are still too early to evaluate. Tesla in particular seems to have some challenges, and the legal battles and so forth don't help his image. That said, I actually really admire Elon from the perspective of his aspirations. In my opinion, if you walk away from a deal with several hundred million, you could do a lot worse than asking what three big humanity-changing problems you can attack with that money.
• ryanwaggoner 17y ago
  Glad to see Tony Hsieh on the list. He's quickly become one of the entrepreneurs I respect most. It's amazing to look at this list and realize how some of these people were relatively unknown in 2000.