15 Sharpest and Rising CEOs in Technology
14. Will Harbin
CEO of Kixeye
Harbin has been able to bring his company, Kixeye at the top level in Facebook Gaming. It is now just behind Zynga. The company has brought a large number of hardcore players that are more likely to pay to play otherwise free games, to gain an advantage.
Harbin doesn’t take it lightly and go for the kill when it comes to casual competitors like Electronic Arts and Zynga. In a recruitment video, he's seen putting on a horse head mask and riding a helicopter out of his main office.
That has helped Kixeye in attracting a branch of gamers that prove that Facebook games are not dead.
13. Ryan Mickle
CEO of Yardsale
Yardsale is an iPhone application bringing the community-feeling back to local selling. It's run by Ryan Mickle and his team, who graduated from Y Combinator after being in stealth for a pretty huge part of the company's lifetime.
