1. A guy who threw daddy's money at the ridiculous idea that people would buy books without seeing or touching them first.
2. Two college nerds who thought people would use a TV screen instead of the yellow pages.
3. Two more college nerds who thought people would come to their web-site solely for the purpose of going to someone else's website.
4. Another college nerd who thought people could be friends without actually being together.
5. Some people who thought other people wouldn't mind storing their electronic mail on someone else's computer.
6. Some guy pussy-whipped by his girlfriend to trade her beanie babies on the interwebs.
7. Some guys who thought people would be willing to send money over the internet.
8. A guy who built a place for people to give away their published writings for free.
9. A guy who thought people could meet their next SO on the computer in his apartment.
10. A guy who thought people could actually communicate something in only 140 characters.