Showdown: Killer Startups

Meet the 2007 judges

Ten of the country's top investors and marketing experts chose the finalists in our competition.

By Emily Maltby
Verne Harnish
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Verne Harnish
Verne Harnish is founder and CEO of Gazelles, an Ashburn, Va.-based executive education andcoaching company that specialises in growth firms. Harnish founded the Entrepreneurs' Organization, a global community for the owners of growth companies with annual revenues of at least $1 million. Harnish is also a syndicated columnist and a contributing editor at FORTUNE Small Business.

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Philip Bronner
Jennifer Fonstad
Michael Greeley
Verne Harnish
Kay Koplovitz
Maria Coyne
Stephen H. Watkins
Kylie A.D. Sachs
Lois Geller
Ann Winblad
Showdown: Killer Startups
First place: Green Dragon Roach Kill
First place: Green Dragon Roach Kill
This year's winner kills pests without toxic chemicals. (more)
Second place: Saatwic Foods
Second place: Saatwic Foods
Addicted to carbs? This company wants to help you. (more)
Third place: SweetRiot
Third place: SweetRiot
A sweet solution for that chocolate craving. (more)
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Most stock quote data provided by BATS. Market indices are shown in real time, except for the DJIA, which is delayed by two minutes. All times are ET. Disclaimer. Morningstar: © 2018 Morningstar, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Factset: FactSet Research Systems Inc. 2018. All rights reserved. Chicago Mercantile Association: Certain market data is the property of Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. and its licensors. All rights reserved. Dow Jones: The Dow Jones branded indices are proprietary to and are calculated, distributed and marketed by DJI Opco, a subsidiary of S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC and have been licensed for use to S&P Opco, LLC and CNN. Standard & Poor's and S&P are registered trademarks of Standard & Poor's Financial Services LLC and Dow Jones is a registered trademark of Dow Jones Trademark Holdings LLC. All content of the Dow Jones branded indices © S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC 2018 and/or its affiliates.