No. 30 Austin Branson and No. 29 Peter Smathers Carter, Smathers & Branson
Age: 27 (Carter), 27 (Branson)
Location: Bethesda, Maryland
2008 Revenue: $2.5 million
Employees: 3 full-time domestically, 1,500-2,000 stitchers in Vietnam
Founded: 2004
Website: www.smathersandbranson.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/pages/Smathers-and-Branson/99058654730
Twitter: www.twitter.com/SandBBelts
What they do: Manufacture and sell preppy needlepoint belts, key fobs, and wallets, among other products, with the help of nearly 2,000 stitchers in Vietnam
(pictured: Carter left, Branson right)
No. 28 Maddie Bradshaw, M3 Girl Designs
No. 27 Anthony Volodkin, Hype Machine
Age: 23
Location: New York
2008 Revenue: Undisclosed
Employees: 3 full-time, 2 part-time
Founded: 2005
Website: www.hypem.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/hypem
Twitter: www.twitter.com/hypem
What he does: Runs a popular music website that aggregates the best of 1,500 blogs, allows users to buy songs and concert tickets, and combines social networking tools that allows them to share their favorites
No. 26 Kyle Smitley, Barley & Birch
Age: 24
Location: Oceanside, California
2008 Revenue: n/a
2009 Projected Revenue: $400,000
Employees: 2
Founded: 2008
Website: www.barleyandbirch.com
Twitter: www.twitter.com/barleyandbirch
What she does: Makes children's clothing from 100 percent certified organic cotton and water-based inks, which have become popular among celebrity moms like Jessica Alba and Cheryl Crow
No. 25 Shawn Frayne, Humdinger Wind Energy
Age: 28
Locations: Honolulu, Hawaii and Hong Kong, China
2008 Revenue: Undisclosed
2009 Projected Revenue: Undisclosed
Employees: 6
Founded: 2007
Website: www.humdingerwind.com
What he does: Makes a small device that can capture energy on bridges, skyscrapers, and other urban areas where traditional wind turbines will not fit
No. 24 Josh Shipp, Hey Josh
Age: 28
Location: Grand Rapids, Michigan
2008 Revenue: $580,000
2009 Projected Revenue: $1.8 million
Employees: 8
Founded: 2008
Website: www.heyjosh.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/heyjoshfan
Twitter: www.twitter.com/joshshipp
What he does: Provides practical advice for teenagers through a popular website, speaking engagements, workbooks, and DVDs
No. 23 Michael Nardy, Electronic Payments
Age: 29
Location: Calverton, New York
2008 Revenue: $17.6 million
2009 Projected Revenue: $34 million
Employees: 25
Founded: 2000
Website: www.electronicpayments.com
What he does: Processes credit-card transactions for merchants, including Subway restaurants and Toyota car dealerships
No. 22 Pete Cashmore, Mashable
Age: 24
Location: New York, San Francisco, London
2008 Revenue: Undisclosed
2009 Projected Revenue: Undisclosed
Employees: 12
Founded: 2005
Website: www.mashable.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/mashable
Twitter: www.twitter.com/mashable
What he does: Runs a news and advice blog about social media, which draws 7.8 million unique visitors and has become one of the Web's most popular
No. 21 Jodie Snyder and No. 20 Danielle Snyder, DANNIJO
No. 19 Elliott Bisnow, Summit Series
Age: 24
Location: Washington, D.C.
2008 Revenue: n/a
2009 Projected Revenue: Undisclosed
Employees: 7
Founded: 2008
Website: www.thesummitseries.com
What he does: Organizes networking events for young entrepreneurs and other up-and-comers in locales like Miami and Aspen, Colorado
No. 18 Jesse Young, No. 17 Can Sar, No. 16 Tristan Harris, Apture
Ages: 24 (Young), 25 (Sar), and 25 (Harris)
Location: San Mateo, California
2008 Revenue: Undisclosed
2009 Projected Revenue: Undisclosed
Employees: 7
Founded: 2007
Website: www.apture.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/apture
Twitter: www.twitter.com/apture
What they do: Provides a platform that allows bloggers and publishers like The Wall Street Journal to string multiple websites together in a single hyperlink, which makes it easier for users to browse different types of multimedia content on the same page
(pictured left to right: Sar, Harris, Young)
No. 15 Morgan Newman, No. 14 Jeff Avallon, No. 13 John Goscha, IdeaPaint
Ages: 25 (Newman), 25 (Avallon), 25 (Goscha)
Location: Cambridge, Massachusetts
2008 Revenue: n/a
2009 Projected Revenue: Undisclosed
Employees: 18
Founded: 2002
Website: www.ideapaint.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/IdeaPaint
Twitter: www.twitter.com/ideapaint
What they do: Manufacture a paint that turns any smooth surface into a dry-erase board, which is used by the likes of MTV and the CIA
(pictured left to right: Newman, Goscha, Avallon)
No. 12 Nik Bauman, No. 11 Rob LaFave, No. 10 Emily Olson, Foodzie
Ages: 25 (Bauman), 26 (LaFave), 25 (Olson)
Location: San Francisco
2008 Revenue: Undisclosed
2009 Projected Revenue: Undisclosed
Employees: 2
Founded: 2008
Website: www.foodzie.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/foodzie
Twitter: www.twitter.com/foodzie
What they do: Provides an online marketplace for artisanal and organic food producers, who peddle baked goods, cheeses, and other products to customers across the country
(pictured left to right: Bauman, Olson, LaFave)
No. 9 Kyle Vogt, No. 8 Emmett Shear, No. 7 Justin Kan, No. 6 Michael Seibel, Justin.TV
Ages: 26 (Seibel), 26 (Kan), 26 (Shear), 24 (Vogt)
Location: San Francisco
2008 Revenue: Undisclosed
2009 Projected Revenue: Undisclosed
Employees: 24
Founded: 2006
Website: www.justin.tv
Facebook: www.facebook.com/pages/Justintv/15210066181
Twitter: www.twitter.com/justintv
What they do: Provide a platform for anyone to broadcast (and watch) live video online for free, drawing 31 million unique visitors a month
(pictured left to right: Shear, Seibel, Kan, Vogt)
No. 5 Ben Lerer, No. 4 Adam Rich, Thrillist
Ages: 28 (Lerer), 29 (Rich)
Location: New York
2008 Revenue: Undisclosed
2009 Projected Revenue: Undisclosed
Employees: 42
Founded: 2005
Website: www.thrillist.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/thrillist
Twitter: www.twitter.com/thrillist
What they do: Publish daily e-mail newsletters for "dudes," featuring tips about restaurant openings, bar specials, and the like
(pictured: Rich left, Lerer right)
No. 3 Eric Koger, No. 2 Susan Gregg Koger, ModCloth
Ages: 25 (Eric) and 24 (Susan)
Location: Pittsburgh
2008 Revenue: $3 million
2009 Projected Revenue: $15 million
Employees: 92
Founded: 2003
Website: www.modcloth.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/ModCloth
Twitter: www.twitter.com/modcloth
What they do: Sell vintage and vintage-inspired clothing from more than 300 designers online
No. 1 Jamail Larkins, Larkins Enterprises and Ascension Aircraft
Age: 25
Location: Augusta, Georgia
2008 Revenue: $7.2 million combined ($5.76 million from Ascension)
2009 Projected Revenue: $8.4 million combined
Employees: 4
Founded: 2001 (Larkins), 2004 (Ascension)
Website: www.ascensionaircraft.com
Twitter: www.twitter.com/ascensionair
What he does: Sells and leases general aviation aircraft -- from four-seat piston-powered airplanes to medium-size corporate jets
