List of 30 under 30 - 2017 - by Forbes
30 Under 30 2017 By The Numbers:
50%+ are founders or cofounders
57% started their business to solve a problem; 27% want their business to change the world
75% live or work on the two coasts: 39% on the West Coast; 36% on the East Coast
1:6 are immigrants from 44 countries
5 most attended universities: Harvard University, MIT, New York University, Stanford University, University of Pennsylvania
No. 1 dream mentor (by far): Elon Musk. Others most preferred include Bill Gates, Barack Obama, Sheryl Sandberg
Nearly half (49%) describe millennials as Innovators. Other most-used definitions: Idealists (23%); Influencers (18%); Inventors (10%)
Nearly half (48%) describe success as achieving your potential, or liking yourself and what you do (also 48%). Only 4% pursue success for fame and fortune.
35% believe Grit is the most important trait for entrepreneurs; followed by Passion (21%)
3 go-to apps: Instagram, Slack, Twitter
1- Credits: Editors: Caroline Howard, Natalie Sportelli
2- Reporters: Susan Adams, Abram Brown, Madeline Berg, Keren Blankfeld, Kathleen Chaykowski, Justin Conklin, Hayley Cuccinello, Christopher Denhart, Kathryn Dill, David Ewalt, Amy Feldman, Daniel Fisher, Antoine Gara, Zack O’Malley Greenburg, Parul Guliani, Sarah Hedgecock, Christopher Helman, Matthew Herper, Caroline Howard, Emily Inverso, Corinne Jurney, Dan Kleinman, Alex Knapp, Lilly Knoepp, Alex Konrad, Jordan Lebeau, Maggie McGrath, Ryan Mac, Joann Muller, Clare O’Connor, Matt Perez, James Plafke, Natalie Robehmed, Jennifer Rooney, Avik Roy, Chris Smith, Brian Solomon, Michael Solomon, Natalie Sportelli, Aaron Tilley, : Michela Tindera, Glenda Toma, Vicky Valet, Nathan Vardi, Kate Vinton, Alexandra Wilson.
3- Product: Salah Zalatimo, Nina Gould, Uyen Cao, Tom Conroy, Kai Hecker, Andrew Huang, Emily Inverso, Ariana Santana, Dmitri Slavinski, Louie Torres, Kayla Brizo
4- Video: Kirsten Taggart; Tim Pierson, Morgan Sun, Meghan Christensen, Brian Petchers, Greg Andersson, Margaret Leigh Sinrod, Chad McClymonds, Matt Kang, Amanda Tallini, Jon Palmer
5- Design/Photography/Style: Bob Mansfield; Robyn Selman, Merrilee Barton, Sarah Bonk, Michele Hadlow, Gail Toivanen; Joseph DeAcitas, Juan Benson
6- Research: Susan Radlauer (director), Sarah Munir, Yizhu Wang
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