Peter Cashmore is the CEO and founder of Mashable. Mashable started as a tech blog in 2005, with Cashmore as the only writer. He began this blog as a way to inform people about his passion, technology and its societal effects. Through his efforts, he grew his blog into a site that reaches 40 million viewers. After twelve years working on his website, he sold it for 50 million dollars to Ziff Davis. He has won several awards, most notably Forbes 30 Under 30 and Time Magazine Most Influential People In the World. After his success with Mashable, he has moved on to create many new startups as well as work with other entrepreneurs as an advisor. Cashmore has taken a dream that many people of younger generations aspire to, the ability to make it big on the web, and turned it into a successful springboard to future projects.