GABE NEWELL
Abilities:- Gaming evangelist
XP Points:- 52 year old, played Super Mario and Doom on Burroughs Mainframe (Geek cred)
Achievement Unlocked:- "Microsoft Millionaire". PC gaming lord and saviour.
Quote:'C' man, people, you can't show the player a really big bomb and not let them blow it up.
If you have been getting whooped on any MMORPG on Steam by Rabscuttle feel honoured. You have just been killed by one of the most revered and definitely most innovative persons on the gaming scene. Gabe Logan Newell is the co-creator and managing director of Valve Corporation, the company that brought us titles like Half Life and Portal. He also handles the online distribution side of the business-Yes-Steam. After winning it big with his software producing gig for Microsoft, he began his personal quest to change gaming in 1996. Gabe is more than just gaming management but a majority owner of the Valve Corporation and its decisions reverberate with his personality and philosophy. The industry renowned troll ninja of the forums, Gabe is the father of what is sure to become the future of gaming-Steam Machine. Having revolutionised the online distribution and revenue model with Steam since its initial release in 2003, Gabe is now intent on making Linux the backbone of gaming and the Steam Machine endeavour. He can also be found hitting it old school on YouTube with "Stop a Gaben" remix video.
ELON MUSK
Abilities:- Visionary, Inventor,
XP Points: 43 Year old, midwifed eBooks industry.
Achievement Unlocked:- Electric Cars, Paypal, Space Travel, Reminded everyone how cool Tesla is
Quote:- I have said I want to die on Mars. Just not on impact.
As a boy he taught himself programming and coded a game for sale at the age of 12. After selling his software company Zip2 to Compaq (HP) in 1999 for 22 million dollars, he started his next venture PayPal almost immediately. Within three years he had sold it to eBay for USD 1.5 billion, of which his personal share was 165 million dollars. He was 31, just getting warmed up. He's moved beyond software now and after a youth littered with degrees in Economics and Physics (Wharton School) with some dabbling around in the Applied Physics department at Stanford (PhD dropout), it seems only natural that Musk now does what he was meant to do solve the energy crisis, improve the environment and conquer space. Or at least make space within reach of citizens, not only governments. With projects like Tesla Motors and Hyperloop to his credit, why can't we please throw a few Nobel Prizes at him already ?
JEFF BEZOS
Abilities:- Entrepreneur, Innovator, Space Geek
XP Points: 51 year old
Achievement Unlocked:- Amazon, Space Travel, Tried dismanting his crib as a baby
Quote:- What's dangerous is not to envolve.
JOHN CARMACK
Abilities:- Game design, rocket development, VR futurist
XP Points: 42 year old, Wolfenstein 3D, Doom Quake,
Achievement Unlocked:- Open source advocate.
Quote:- It's done, when it's done
If you owned a computer in the 1990s, it's very likely you have John Carmack to thank for doing more than just doodling in MS Paint. One of the earliest pioneers of core game development, and a co-founder of id software, he's been responsible for creating games such as Wolfenstein, Doom, Quake and Commander keen. His work to push 3D graphics and improving the gaming experience have brought him to now helm the position of Chief Technology Officer at Oculus VR. His work to further innovation through sharing and open source software development has led to contribution in Linux based gaming and the broader use of his work in other games like Half Life and Call of Duty. And like all geeks has taken steps towards making space travel fun again with the creation of Armadillo Aerospace. Now, with the innovations in virtual reality technology like the Oculus Rift, It's only a matter of time before we see the second wave of Carmack's genius.
SATYA NADELLA
Abilities:- Cloud Computing expert, R & D leader
XP Points: 22 years at Microsoft.
Achievement Unlocked:- First Indian CEO of Microsoft, Introduced cricket to everyone at Microsoft.
Quote:- I fundamentally believe that if you are not learning new things, you stop doing great and useful things.
An Indian is the new Chief Executive Officer of Microsoft. But the mysterious Satya Nadella is more than a nationality now, a symbol of ambition and success for many Indians. No Longer will Indian parents have to taunt their kids with statement like "Don't you want to grow up to be like Bill Gates" and instead maybe invoke Satya Nadella. The engineer-of-Hyderbadi origin from Manipal Institute of Technology (the Other MIT), went to America for a Masters in Computer Science and went on to take up an MBA from Chicago's Booth School of Business. A long term verteran of Microsoft, the 46 year old joined the company in 1992 in the enterprise side of operations. He went on to not only become the executive vice president of the Cloud and Enterprise group in the company but also pioneered its advanced technologies in digital rights management and interactive television, further boosting Microsoft's growth in the high margin world of business solution as well as consumer centric operations. As he takes the helm of one of the largest technology company, the whole world's eyes will be watching his every move.
MARK ZUCKERBERG
Abilities:- Speaks Greek, Frencing (Origin of poking?), Making friends.
XP Points: 30 years old
Achievement Unlocked:- Medal of Fear winner
Quote:- "The biggest risk is not taking any risk"
Did you know Facebook's colour is blue because Mark Zukerberg is colour blind and can only see blue clearly ? with books, new articles, business schools and even Hollywood script writers taking inspiration from the life and works of Zuckerberg, he's the anonymouse friend-someone everyone is connected to but doesn't really know. Whether its on your computer or on our cell phone, the chances are that you've come across Zuckerberg's creation if not been a part of it. An innovation that created a whole new vocabulary for the world - friending, unfriending, poking and newsfeed have all found their way into interpersonal. Communication while at the same time changing the nature of interpersonal relationships. He has been a divisive figure in the world of technology, on one hand demostrating true start up success with ruthless business skills and on the other hand an over-whelming supporter of education and social welfare. Mark Zuckerberg is one of the true innovators of this generation- the only thing that is left to wonder about him is what will he do next.
MARISSA MAYER
Abilities:- Artificial Intelligence development,
XP Points: 39 year old
Achievement Unlocked:- First female engineer at Google.
Quote:- Geeks are people who love something so much that all the details matter.
Ranked as one of the most powerful women in male infested world of Silicon Valley technology firms, Marissa Mayer has a pedigree that most professional would envy. She began her journey into engineering with excellence in the field of artificial intelligence throughout her academic career in Symbolic Systems and computer Sciences at Stanford. Debuting her career at Google as the 20th employee and first female engineer, in her 13 years with the company she has worked on wide range of them including Google Search, Images, Books, Toolbar and finally ending her tenure there as the Vice President of Local , Maps, and Location Services. So when she was hired as the CEO of yahoo it was only natural that she would shake things up and she has, by overhauling Flickr, the company's file sharing service and acquiring Tumblr. And even as she continues to face criticism from many corners of the business world there is no doubt that her contributions at yahoo are any less significant. Her focus on rebuilding yahoo back to its former glory has already shown results with the stock price doubling over a year after her appointment.
NEERAJ ARORA
Abilities:- Proffessional networker guru, Startup angel
XP Points: 36 Year old,
Achievement Unlocked:- New tech role model, Made WhatsApp
Quote:- I m generally a good guy
The newest kid on the block, Neeraj Arora is an Unknown. So new that he doesn't even have a Wikipedia page yet. But that's no big loss since you can find him on Google Scholar as a patent holder of "Methods and systems for email attachement distribution and management and second for an email intergrated file delivery" Not to mention that since he's bound to move on to greater and bigger challenges. Technically designated as the Vice President of Business Development for Whatsapp, Arora is not just another IIT graduate making it big in Silicon Valley. Witha degree in engineering from the premier institiute and a MBA to boot, his career was set with a job in Corporate Development for Google before he decided to risk it all in an Unknown startup in 2011. That startup is now known and beloved by over 450 milliion people as the ever popular WhatsApp messaging app. And Neeraj Arora is now a household name.
Abilities:- Gaming evangelist
XP Points:- 52 year old, played Super Mario and Doom on Burroughs Mainframe (Geek cred)
Achievement Unlocked:- "Microsoft Millionaire". PC gaming lord and saviour.
Quote:'C' man, people, you can't show the player a really big bomb and not let them blow it up.
If you have been getting whooped on any MMORPG on Steam by Rabscuttle feel honoured. You have just been killed by one of the most revered and definitely most innovative persons on the gaming scene. Gabe Logan Newell is the co-creator and managing director of Valve Corporation, the company that brought us titles like Half Life and Portal. He also handles the online distribution side of the business-Yes-Steam. After winning it big with his software producing gig for Microsoft, he began his personal quest to change gaming in 1996. Gabe is more than just gaming management but a majority owner of the Valve Corporation and its decisions reverberate with his personality and philosophy. The industry renowned troll ninja of the forums, Gabe is the father of what is sure to become the future of gaming-Steam Machine. Having revolutionised the online distribution and revenue model with Steam since its initial release in 2003, Gabe is now intent on making Linux the backbone of gaming and the Steam Machine endeavour. He can also be found hitting it old school on YouTube with "Stop a Gaben" remix video.
ELON MUSK
Abilities:- Visionary, Inventor,
XP Points: 43 Year old, midwifed eBooks industry.
Achievement Unlocked:- Electric Cars, Paypal, Space Travel, Reminded everyone how cool Tesla is
Quote:- I have said I want to die on Mars. Just not on impact.
As a boy he taught himself programming and coded a game for sale at the age of 12. After selling his software company Zip2 to Compaq (HP) in 1999 for 22 million dollars, he started his next venture PayPal almost immediately. Within three years he had sold it to eBay for USD 1.5 billion, of which his personal share was 165 million dollars. He was 31, just getting warmed up. He's moved beyond software now and after a youth littered with degrees in Economics and Physics (Wharton School) with some dabbling around in the Applied Physics department at Stanford (PhD dropout), it seems only natural that Musk now does what he was meant to do solve the energy crisis, improve the environment and conquer space. Or at least make space within reach of citizens, not only governments. With projects like Tesla Motors and Hyperloop to his credit, why can't we please throw a few Nobel Prizes at him already ?
JEFF BEZOS
Abilities:- Entrepreneur, Innovator, Space Geek
XP Points: 51 year old
Achievement Unlocked:- Amazon, Space Travel, Tried dismanting his crib as a baby
Quote:- What's dangerous is not to envolve.
Jeff Bezos is part of the select few people in history who make paradigm shifting changes. He hasn't done this through science and technology alone, but by understanding what people want. And then giving it to them. And instead of opting for baser items like fast food and risque entertainment he gave them an easy access to books in the digital world. His idea for an online book store in the early nineties gave birth to Amazon.com, the world's largest online store for books. Since his initial ideation on a cross country drive across America, Bezos has made Amazon not just a place for digital purchases but evolved the way books are owned and experienced through the creation of the Amazon Kindle. After having irrevocably changed the way people shop, read and experience the digital life, Bezos has set his sights even higher to the starts.With a youth spent in school and college groups about space exploration and development, Jeff Bezos started Blue Origin with the intention of making it possible for "anybody to go to space".cool
JOHN CARMACK
Abilities:- Game design, rocket development, VR futurist
XP Points: 42 year old, Wolfenstein 3D, Doom Quake,
Achievement Unlocked:- Open source advocate.
Quote:- It's done, when it's done
If you owned a computer in the 1990s, it's very likely you have John Carmack to thank for doing more than just doodling in MS Paint. One of the earliest pioneers of core game development, and a co-founder of id software, he's been responsible for creating games such as Wolfenstein, Doom, Quake and Commander keen. His work to push 3D graphics and improving the gaming experience have brought him to now helm the position of Chief Technology Officer at Oculus VR. His work to further innovation through sharing and open source software development has led to contribution in Linux based gaming and the broader use of his work in other games like Half Life and Call of Duty. And like all geeks has taken steps towards making space travel fun again with the creation of Armadillo Aerospace. Now, with the innovations in virtual reality technology like the Oculus Rift, It's only a matter of time before we see the second wave of Carmack's genius.
SATYA NADELLA
Abilities:- Cloud Computing expert, R & D leader
XP Points: 22 years at Microsoft.
Achievement Unlocked:- First Indian CEO of Microsoft, Introduced cricket to everyone at Microsoft.
Quote:- I fundamentally believe that if you are not learning new things, you stop doing great and useful things.
An Indian is the new Chief Executive Officer of Microsoft. But the mysterious Satya Nadella is more than a nationality now, a symbol of ambition and success for many Indians. No Longer will Indian parents have to taunt their kids with statement like "Don't you want to grow up to be like Bill Gates" and instead maybe invoke Satya Nadella. The engineer-of-Hyderbadi origin from Manipal Institute of Technology (the Other MIT), went to America for a Masters in Computer Science and went on to take up an MBA from Chicago's Booth School of Business. A long term verteran of Microsoft, the 46 year old joined the company in 1992 in the enterprise side of operations. He went on to not only become the executive vice president of the Cloud and Enterprise group in the company but also pioneered its advanced technologies in digital rights management and interactive television, further boosting Microsoft's growth in the high margin world of business solution as well as consumer centric operations. As he takes the helm of one of the largest technology company, the whole world's eyes will be watching his every move.
MARK ZUCKERBERG
Abilities:- Speaks Greek, Frencing (Origin of poking?), Making friends.
XP Points: 30 years old
Achievement Unlocked:- Medal of Fear winner
Quote:- "The biggest risk is not taking any risk"
Did you know Facebook's colour is blue because Mark Zukerberg is colour blind and can only see blue clearly ? with books, new articles, business schools and even Hollywood script writers taking inspiration from the life and works of Zuckerberg, he's the anonymouse friend-someone everyone is connected to but doesn't really know. Whether its on your computer or on our cell phone, the chances are that you've come across Zuckerberg's creation if not been a part of it. An innovation that created a whole new vocabulary for the world - friending, unfriending, poking and newsfeed have all found their way into interpersonal. Communication while at the same time changing the nature of interpersonal relationships. He has been a divisive figure in the world of technology, on one hand demostrating true start up success with ruthless business skills and on the other hand an over-whelming supporter of education and social welfare. Mark Zuckerberg is one of the true innovators of this generation- the only thing that is left to wonder about him is what will he do next.
MARISSA MAYER
Abilities:- Artificial Intelligence development,
XP Points: 39 year old
Achievement Unlocked:- First female engineer at Google.
Quote:- Geeks are people who love something so much that all the details matter.
Ranked as one of the most powerful women in male infested world of Silicon Valley technology firms, Marissa Mayer has a pedigree that most professional would envy. She began her journey into engineering with excellence in the field of artificial intelligence throughout her academic career in Symbolic Systems and computer Sciences at Stanford. Debuting her career at Google as the 20th employee and first female engineer, in her 13 years with the company she has worked on wide range of them including Google Search, Images, Books, Toolbar and finally ending her tenure there as the Vice President of Local , Maps, and Location Services. So when she was hired as the CEO of yahoo it was only natural that she would shake things up and she has, by overhauling Flickr, the company's file sharing service and acquiring Tumblr. And even as she continues to face criticism from many corners of the business world there is no doubt that her contributions at yahoo are any less significant. Her focus on rebuilding yahoo back to its former glory has already shown results with the stock price doubling over a year after her appointment.
NEERAJ ARORA
Abilities:- Proffessional networker guru, Startup angel
XP Points: 36 Year old,
Achievement Unlocked:- New tech role model, Made WhatsApp
Quote:- I m generally a good guy
The newest kid on the block, Neeraj Arora is an Unknown. So new that he doesn't even have a Wikipedia page yet. But that's no big loss since you can find him on Google Scholar as a patent holder of "Methods and systems for email attachement distribution and management and second for an email intergrated file delivery" Not to mention that since he's bound to move on to greater and bigger challenges. Technically designated as the Vice President of Business Development for Whatsapp, Arora is not just another IIT graduate making it big in Silicon Valley. Witha degree in engineering from the premier institiute and a MBA to boot, his career was set with a job in Corporate Development for Google before he decided to risk it all in an Unknown startup in 2011. That startup is now known and beloved by over 450 milliion people as the ever popular WhatsApp messaging app. And Neeraj Arora is now a household name.
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