Famous IT & Software Entrepreneurs - List of Famous IT & Software Entrepreneurs - page 4

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
Matt Haag

Matt Haag

Matt Haag (Nadeshot) is a former professional ‘Call of Duty’ player and the founder and CEO of the popular eSports team, ‘100 Thieves.’

AmericanAugust 3, 1992347 views

Alexis Ohanian

Alexis Ohanian is an American internet entrepreneur, activist, and investor

American129 views

Peter Thiel

Peter Andreas Thiel is an American entrepreneur, venture capitalist, author, philanthropist, and the co-founder of PayPal

GermanOctober 11, 1967317 views

Yusaku Maezawa

Yusaku Maezawa is a Japanese entrepreneur best known as the first commercial passenger due to fly to the Moon

JapaneseNovember 22, 1975131 views

Jawed Karim

Jawed Karim is a German-American internet entrepreneur, technologist and co-founder of the video-sharing website, YouTube

GermanOctober 28, 19792,760 views

Gabe Newell

Gabe 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.

Paul Allen

Co-founder of Microsoft, Paul Allen was a renowned American businessman, investor, and philanthropist

AmericanJanuary 21, 1953156 views

Brian Chesky

Brian Chesky is an American entrepreneur who started Airbnb, an online service

AmericanAugust 29, 1981428 views

Sergey Brin

Sergey Brin is an American computer scientist and Internet entrepreneur most famous as the co-founder of Google Inc

AmericanAugust 21, 1973215 views

Tom Anderson

Thomas Anderson is an American entrepreneur and co-founder of the social networking website MySpace