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Computer programmer and video game developer. Co-founder of id Software and lead programmer of iconic games such as Commander Keen, Wolfenstein 3D, Doom, and Quake. Made innovations in 3D computer graphics, including Carmack's Reverse algorithm for shadow volumes. Former CTO of Oculus VR and currently working on his startup, Keen Technologies.
Entrepreneur, investor, and programmer. Co-founder of Loopt, CEO of OpenAI, and former president of Y Combinator.
Billionaire investor and hedge fund manager. Co-founder and co-chief investment officer of Bridgewater Associates since 1985.
Business magnate, investor, and philanthropist. Co-founder of Microsoft and key figure in the microcomputer revolution of the 1970s and 1980s.
Co-author of Mosaic, the first widely used web browser with a graphical user interface. Co-founder of Netscape and general partner of Silicon Valley venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz. Co-founder of Ning. Net-worth estimated at $1.7 billion by Forbes.
English computer scientist, essayist, entrepreneur, investor, and author. Known for his work on the programming language Lisp, co-founding Viaweb (later Yahoo! Store), and co-founding Y Combinator.
Essayist, mathematical statistician, former option trader, risk analyst, and aphorist. Work concerns problems of randomness, probability, and uncertainty.
Business magnate and investor. Founder, chairman, CEO, and chief technology officer of SpaceX. Angel investor, CEO, product architect, and former chairman of Tesla, Inc. Owner, chairman, and CTO of X Corp. Founder of the Boring Company. Co-founder of Neuralink and OpenAI. President of the Musk Foundation.