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By Brian Patrick Eha | Apr 18, 2013

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More than a dozen entrepreneurs made Time magazine’s of the 100 most influential people in the world, which was released today. From 25-year-old Roya Mahboob, who operates a 25-employee information-technology consulting firm, to hedge-fund giant David Einhorn, these business owners run the gamut of ages and industries. In addition to founders, other tech leaders such as Yahoo’s Marissa Mayer and Samsung chief executive Oh-Hyun Kwon made the cut. Here’s a list of the top entrepreneurs chosen by Time‘s editors:

>Kevin Systrom
Kevin Systrom, co-founder, Instagram

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>Kevin Systrom
Michael Kors, founder,
Ren Zhengfei
Ren Zhengfei, founder and CEO,
Tadashi Yanai
Tadashi Yanai, founder and CEO of
Sam Yagan
Sam Yagan, co-founder,
David Einhorn
David Einhorn, founder and president,
David Einhorn
David Einhorn, chef and owner, D.O.M.
Wang Shu
Wang Shu, architect and co-founder,
Andrew Ng and Daphne Kolle
Andrew Ng and Daphne Kolle, co-founders,
Perry Chen
Perry Chen, co-founder and CEO, Kickstarter

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Roya Mahboob
Roya Mahboob, founder, Afghan Citadel Software Co.
Kai-Fu Lee
Kai-Fu Lee, founder,

Read the full Time list, with write-ups on each figure mentioned above, .

More than a dozen entrepreneurs made Time magazine’s of the 100 most influential people in the world, which was released today. From 25-year-old Roya Mahboob, who operates a 25-employee information-technology consulting firm, to hedge-fund giant David Einhorn, these business owners run the gamut of ages and industries. In addition to founders, other tech leaders such as Yahoo’s Marissa Mayer and Samsung chief executive Oh-Hyun Kwon made the cut. Here’s a list of the top entrepreneurs chosen by Time‘s editors:

>Kevin Systrom
Kevin Systrom, co-founder, Instagram

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>Kevin Systrom
Michael Kors, founder,
Ren Zhengfei
Ren Zhengfei, founder and CEO,
Tadashi Yanai
Tadashi Yanai, founder and CEO of
Sam Yagan
Sam Yagan, co-founder,
David Einhorn
David Einhorn, founder and president,
David Einhorn
David Einhorn, chef and owner, D.O.M.
Wang Shu
Wang Shu, architect and co-founder,
Andrew Ng and Daphne Kolle
Andrew Ng and Daphne Kolle, co-founders,
Perry Chen
Perry Chen, co-founder and CEO, Kickstarter

Related: ‘Veronica Mars’ Secrets You Can Use in Your Kickstarter Campaign

Roya Mahboob
Roya Mahboob, founder, Afghan Citadel Software Co.
Kai-Fu Lee
Kai-Fu Lee, founder,

Read the full Time list, with write-ups on each figure mentioned above, .

Brian Patrick Eha is a freelance journalist and former assistant editor at Âé¶¹Éç.com. He is... Read more

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