Famous IT & Software Entrepreneurs - List of Famous IT & Software Entrepreneurs - page 3

Information Technology (IT) and Software is a fairly recent phenomenon in the field of business. IT is a term commonly associated with computers and computer networks, and also encompasses other information distribution technologies. Entrepreneurship in IT and software has contributed to business growth and development tremendously over the past few years. This field is also closely related to ecommerce, the internet business concept that revolutionized the way business is conducted all over the world. Several other industries like telecom, computer services, electronics and computer hardware are also related areas. Business people dealing in IT and software entrepreneurship have to adopt strategies that are different from other businesses that deal with products and services. This field is a very wide one which encompasses everything from online shopping, ecommerce, and software development to website development and web content creation. Several ambitious businessmen have built profitable ventures in this field as it allows for enormous economies of scale. Of course, there are inherent risks in this business as advancements in technologies take place at such a fast rate, but astute and alert businessmen have the ability to convert these threats into lucrative opportunities. This section gives you a collection of biographies and timelines that provide you with information about the various business people in the field of IT & Software.

The Most Famous IT & Software Entrepreneurs

NameBirthdayNationalityBio
Jawed KarimOctober 28, 1979German, AmericanJawed Karim is a German-American internet entrepreneur, technologist and co-founder of the video-sharing website, YouTube
Andrew McCollumSeptember 4, 1983AmericanAndrew McCollum is one of the five founders of Facebook
Randi ZuckerbergFebruary 28, 1982AmericanRandi Zuckerberg is an American businesswoman
Gabe NewellNovember 3, 1962AmericanGabe Newell is an American computer programmer and businessman, best known as the co-founder of ‘Valve Corporation.’ This biography provides detailed information about his childhood, family, personal life, career, etc.
Jack MaSeptember 10, 1964ChineseJack Ma is a Business tycoon belonging to China known for his e-commerce business venture ‘Alibaba’
Eduardo SaverinMarch 19, 1982BrazilianEduardo Luiz Saverin is a Brazilian internet entrepreneur and investor
Steve BallmerMarch 24, 1956AmericanSteve Ballmer is the former CEO of Microsoft and the current owner of the Los Angeles Clippers
Brian CheskyAugust 29, 1981AmericanBrian Chesky is an American entrepreneur who started Airbnb, an online service
Tom AndersonNovember 8, 1970AmericanThomas Anderson is an American entrepreneur and co-founder of the social networking website MySpace
Larry PageMarch 26, 1973AmericanLarry Page is the co-founder of search engine Google
Steve Chen

Steve Chen

The famous American internet entrepreneur and technocrat is a co-founder of the popular video-blogging site ‘YouTube’

AmericanAugust 18, 1978305 views

Jerry Yang

Jerry Yang is a Taiwanese-American internet entrepreneur, best known as the co- founder, and the former CEO of Yahoo! Inc

Robert Herjavec

Robert Herjavec is a Canadian entrepreneur and a TV star, founder of ‘The Herjavec Group’, a fast-growing security software company

CanadianSeptember 14, 1962178 views

Kumar Mangalam Birla

Kumar Mangalam Birla is an Indian industrial mogul and chairman of the multinational Aditya Birla Group

IndianJune 14, 1967248 views

Ratan Tata

Ratan Tata is one of the leading Indian industrialists, ex- Chairman of the largest Indian conglomerate, Tata Group of Companies

IndianDecember 28, 1937241 views

Nandan Nilekani

Nandan Nilekani is an Indian entrepreneur and bureaucrat, former Chairman of Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI)

IndianJune 2, 1955140 views

Steve Wozniak

Steve Wozniak is one of the co-founders of the Apple Inc

AmericanAugust 11, 1950149 views

Larry Ellison

Larry Ellison is the co-founder and chairman of Oracle Corporation

AmericanAugust 17, 1944289 views

Apoorva Mehta

Apoorva Mehta is an Indian-born American entrepreneur and the CEO of the San Francisco-based on-demand online grocery shop 'Instacart.'

Indian174 views