What to look forward to.

According to InfoWorld, technology execs are all throughout the Forbes 400 Richest Americans list:

Bill Gates, of course, reigns atop the pack, valued at $51 billion. His non-techie friend, the investor Warren Buffet, is second with $40 billion. Paul Allen follows, at $22.5 billion; next is Michael Dell and his $18 billion. Rounding out the top five, Larry Ellison has $17 billion.

The rest of the top 10 are all Waltons, as in WalMart Waltons.

Steve Ballmer ranks 11th, at $14 billion. Slightly further down the list, tied for 16th, are Google's Larry Page and Sergey Brin, each worth $11 billion.

Just remember, these folks were all entrepreneurs once. And just a short 7 years ago, Larry Page and Sergey Brin were broke college students.