Alan Patricof- Godfather of venture capitalism, among the first to invest in Apple and AOL.

Tim Armstrong- AOL’s savior-in-chief. Laying off hundreds and looking for a rebound.

Rupert Murdoch- conservative newspaper titan stumbled with MySpace but recovered with Dow Jones, DirectTV and now Hulu.

Fred Wilson- NY’s most visible venture capitalist, blogs on avc.com.

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