BTW articles like these demonstrate why tech-PR is still a profitable business to be in.
I know many young founders who read articles like these, "30 under 30", "most innovative founders", etc and get depressed because they're never picked.
It's because they're rarely based on merit and more on who's pushing who in the tech-press circles.
I stopped reading major media for this very reason: I was 22 and felt dejected because, unlike the latest crop of amazings in Newsweek, I had not cured cancer by the age of 19.
Would be great to see metadata on articles: x is being presented because x works for y whose investor is z, who also invests in q who has a deal with y ... etc
I know many young founders who read articles like these, "30 under 30", "most innovative founders", etc and get depressed because they're never picked.
It's because they're rarely based on merit and more on who's pushing who in the tech-press circles.