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Overview

The chessboard in this activity represents one of the most powerful games in business today. As you pass your mouse over the squares of the game board, you will find links to get you started with your research assignment. The men and women represented here, through expertise and strategy, have become the current kings and queens of the world of online business. This is a world of power and speculation where every move is crucial to the successful outcome of the enterprise. There is much to be gained from studying the masters of the game.

The links given for each of these contemporary leaders are presently active and you may find out more about each one by using web search engines to do further research on these "movers and shakers" and the companies they represent.

 

 
Resources for Role Models and Assignment

As you move your cursor over the chessboard, you'll see the names displayed of leading figures in the E-Commerce world. Find two role models from among the thirty-two choices given. Prepare a report profiling each of your choices and tell why these two leaders inspire you. Compare and contrast the information you find on each of your role models. What can you learn from following their examples as you create your own plan for success in the business world?

 
Paul Allen: Microsoft co-founder
Craig Barrett: President and CEO of Intel Jeff Bezos: Time's Man of the Year in 1999 Candice Carpenter: Founder of ivillage.com
Steve Case: Chairman and CEO of AOL John Chambers: Cisco Systems CEO Jim Clark: Billionaire entrepreneur Charles Conn: Ticketmaster online & CitySearch Christos Cotsakos: E*Trade Group CEO
Joy Covey: Chief strategy officer at Amazon.com Mark Cuban: MicroSolutions and AudioNet founder Sridhar Ranganathan: General Manager, Yahoo! Everywhere John Doerr: Venture capitalist Larry Ellison: Heads Oracle Corporation Judy Estrin: Chief visionary officer at Cisco Systems Kathryn Bullock: Managing Director, e-women
Louis Gerstner: Chairman and CEO of IBM Rob Glazer: RealNetworks leader Bill Gross: Idealabs Founder Ellen Hancock: Exodus - driving force in web hosting Russell Horowitz: Strategist for cyberspace portal Tom Jermoluk: Chair Excite@home Scott Kurnit: Founder About.com
Mary Meeker: Cyber Elite Top 50 Halsey Minor: Chairman of CNet Tim Connors: Enterprise Software Investments Scott McNealy: Sun Microsystems Inc. Chris Moore: Co-founder & CEO of LivePlant
Peter Neupert: President and CEO drugstore.com Jason Olim: CEO and President of CDNow Masayoshi Son: Leading Japanese deal-maker
Meg Whitman: CEO of eBay



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