7. Name: Chamath Palihapitiya

Who he knows: People on Facebook’s top rungs—Chamath was the social network’s product executive, and now he’s a VC himself. He’s also close to the ‘Peter Thiel-ish’ group of big dreamers who have bigger bank accounts.

How he can help: He can help you get hired at any of the startups by ex-Facebookers. If your startup is built on the premise of Facebook and on the belief that it will have a hold on every industry, you have his attention.