SA 100 2014: The Coolest People In New York City Tech
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So we created the Silicon Alley 100 to celebrate people who did the coolest things in the past 365 days.
What does it mean to have done something cool?
Getting acquired or going public - that's pretty cool. Founding an awesome startup or building impressive hardware - that's also cool.
Investors? They're somewhat cool. But the inventors, innovators, and lead executives building the next big things are the people who really should be celebrated. We prioritized entrepreneurs over investors, simply because it's a lot harder to start a company than to fund one.
Coolest does not mean most important or most impactful. There are many, many people who are instrumental to the New York City tech community who are not recognized on this list.
Thanks to all who make New York City an amazing place to launch a startup.
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Disclosure
A number of Business Insider's investors appear on this list: RRE, the founders of Zola, and MongoDB.
Many companies on the list share investors with Business Insider.
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Acknowledgments
We would like to thank the many readers who took the time to send us nominations. We would also like to thank Maya Kosoff, Rebecca Borison, Alyson Shontell, and Jay Yarow for their input.- I spent $2,000 for 7 nights in a 179-square-foot room on one of the world's largest cruise ships. Take a look inside my cabin.
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