We just spent a lot of time in Silicon Valley, asking around to find out who the top new CEOs are in technology.
What follows is a round of the executives of the companies that people are most excited about, and what we've learned about them.
Will Harbin, CEO of Kixeye
Facebook games are not dead, Kixeye CEO Will Harbin will tell you.
That's because Kixeye goes after a slice of gamers that, while smaller than the typical casual crowd, pay much more than your traditional FarmVille player.
Harbin doesn't pull any punches and is quick to go for the jugular 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's helped Kixeye significantly in the long run, giving Kixeye its explosion-loaded marketing message that's attracted a branch of gamers that prove that Facebook games are, indeed, not dead.
Travis Kalanick, CEO of Uber
Travis Kalanick is quietly building one of the best startups in Silicon Valley.
It's pretty much impossible to get a cab in San Francisco, much less any city in the southern SF Bay Area. But thanks to Uber, that isn't much of a problem (though it is still quite pricey).
Now Uber just unveiled Uberx, which increases the size of its fleet. The cars also cost only a little more than what you might pay for a typical taxi, which makes them even more competitive.
Jamie Wong, CEO of Vayable
Jamie Wong speaks multiple languages and has spent her life traveling the world. Now she's building a startup that makes it much easier for everyone to do the same.
Vayable basically shortens the process of planning a vacation from 30 hours down to about 5 minutes. It makes it easy to plan "experiences," like touring the Louvre with a French student instead of riding a tour bus around town.
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