Excerpt From THE REGARDIE'S POWER INTERNET 100 Article
May 18, 2000
Who's hot.
Who are the leaders.
What do they do.
What do their companies do.
THE REGARDIE'S POWER INTERNET 100
THE MOST IMPORTANT PEOPLE IN GREATER WASHINGTON'S NEW, NEW ECONOMY.
When we started the Internet 100, we knew it would be a challenge. Money and power we knew, but who really knew the Internet? Fortunately, we have a lot of old business friends and we have gotten to know the new, new players. Together, we compiled a list of more than 200 entries. Thanks to our Internet Sleuths, we filtered down to the 100 leaders in nine categories. And in this hot new frontier, we know that next year's Internet 100 will have lots of new faces.
While the industry is barely a decade old, it has already produced its first class of stars: people of mythical proportions who defy being put into a single category. These are our Gurus, Legends and Fast Trackers. Don't be surprised by the number of supporting players versus the pure dot.coms. The Internet is like any other industry; there may only be the big three car makers, but there are hundreds of others who make things happen. In fact, our largest category is Financial/Investors. Like any other scene, money makes the world go round. And good ideas always attract lots of investors. As one of our players said: "Right now, there's more money than good deals." ...
UP & COMERS
Scott McLoughlin Adrenaline Group
Co-chair of the D.C. Technology Council's CEO Forum, this former Harvard philosophy major is a veteran of three previous software development startups. His latest try for the gold is a commercial software developer and web strategy firm that provides start-ups with product planning, user interface development, web designs, ... www.adrenalinegroup.com
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