2001 Hot 100
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Winspec West Manufacturing Inc. - Walnut, CA
http://www.winspecnet.com
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Computer hardware
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Founder(s):
Marco Fuxartin H. Hofer, Joachim P. Nemeth
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Began:
September 1999 w/1 employee; now 3 employees
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2000
Sales:
$22.1M
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Initial Investment:
$200K from priv. investors
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McCown Gordon Construction LLC - Kansas City, MO
http://www.mccowngordon.com
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Commercial contractor
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Founder(s):
Patrick J. McCown, J. Brett Gordon
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Began:
July 1999 w/3 employees; now 26 employees
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2000
Sales:
$28.9M
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Initial Investment:
$100K from friends/family, savings
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Liquid PC Inc. - Portsmouth, NH
http://www.liquidpc.com
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Wholesale computer distributor
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Founder(s):
Michael R. Clark, Loretta Sivret, John Samonas
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Began:
May 2000 w/5 employees; now 5 employees
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2000
Sales:
$12.5M
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Initial Investment:
$500K from personal funds
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Cendyne Inc. - Santa Ana, CA
http://www.cendyne.com
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Wholesale computer peripherals
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Founder(s):
Edward Lee Meadows, Mohammad Vahdati, Hessamedin Vahdati
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Began:
February 1999 w/8 employees; now 40 employees
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2000
Sales:
$29.9M
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Initial Investment:
$1M from priv. investors
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Asian Atlantic Industries - Stratham, NH
http://www.aai-inc.com
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Distributor of electronic components & computer products
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Founder(s):
Thomas J. Mahoney, James R. Connelly
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Began:
February 1998 w/2 employees; now 25 employees
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2000
Sales:
$42.2M
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Initial Investment:
$100K from priv. investors, savings
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Servatron Inc. - Spokane, WA
http://www.servatron.com
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Electronic manufacturing services
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Founder(s):
Larry Panattoni, Keith Swenson, Tod Byers, John Miskulin
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Began:
May 2000 w/118 employees; now 126 employees
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2000
Sales:
$9.4M
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Initial Investment:
$3M from bank loan, priv. investors
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Future Telecom Inc. - Mesquite, TX
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Communications & power utility construction
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Founder(s):
Donald R. Riggs, David G. Helmers
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Began:
March 1999 w/16 employees; now 38 employees
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2000
Sales:
$23.8M
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Initial Investment:
$100K from priv. investors
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PWR LLC - Syracuse, NY
http://www.pwrllc.com
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Communications infrastructure consulting services
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Founder(s):
Ron Rio, Rodney Law, Don Evans
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Began:
February 2000 w/16 employees; now 18 employees
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2000
Sales:
$10.8M
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Initial Investment:
$650K from bank loan, savings
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Nor-Tech - Burnsville, MN
http://www.nor-tech.com
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Computer wholesaler
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Founder(s):
David E. Bollig, David Chang
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Began:
July 1998 w/11 employees; now 33 employees
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2000
Sales:
$29.3M
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Initial Investment:
$400K from personal funds
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Applied Solutions Inc. - Dallas, TX
http://www.appliedsol.com
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Computer VAR & consulting
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Founder(s):
Gary W. Tatsch, Dale Young, James T. Stanton, James Miller, Terry Linton, James Whitlatch, Robert Langley, Gerald Townsend, Henry S. Butts IV
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Began:
January 2000 w/3 employees; now 9 employees
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2000
Sales:
$11.1M
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Initial Investment:
$58K from friends/family
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Workplace Interiors LLC - Irvine, CA
http://www.wpi1.com
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Office interior furnishings & design
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Founder(s):
Robert Blomstrom, Brooke Jones-Blomstrom
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Began:
February 1999 w/12 employees; now 42 employees
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2000
Sales:
$21M
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Initial Investment:
$76K from savings
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Forrest Homes Inc. - Alpharetta, GA
http://www.forresthomes.org
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Home builder
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Founder(s):
Michael G. Adamson
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Began:
October 1998 w/4 employees; now 35 employees
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2000
Sales:
$23.4M
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Initial Investment:
$100K from bank loan
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Conti Hurley Associates Inc. - Burlingame, CA
http://www.ch-a.com
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General contracting & construction management
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Founder(s):
Joseph Conti, Gregory Hurley
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Began:
January 1998 w/10 employees; now 40+ employees
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2000
Sales:
$30.9M
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Initial Investment:
$100K from savings
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American Products Co. Inc. - Corona, CA
http://www.4apc.net
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Automotive aftermarket parts distributor
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Founder(s):
Brian Horowitz
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Began:
July 1998 w/14 employees; now 76 employees
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2000
Sales:
$25.5M
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Initial Investment:
$5K from savings
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Paradigm Wireless Systems Inc. - Irvine, CA
http://www.pwscom.com
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Amplifiers for wireless telecommunications
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Founder(s):
Ki Y. Nam
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Began:
November 1998 w/35 employees; now 165 employees
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2000
Sales:
$22M
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Initial Investment:
$20M from priv. investors, personal funds
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Mall Ventures Inc. - City of Industry, CA
http://www.2by2.net
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Internet services
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Founder(s):
Jeffrey P. Morgan, Dennis Wong, Sophia Wong
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Began:
April 2000 w/25 employees; now 30 employees
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2000
Sales:
$7.3M
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Initial Investment:
$448K from priv. investors
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Pacific Lumber Resources Inc. - Lake Oswego, OR
http://www.pacificlbr.com
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Wholesale lumber
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Founder(s):
Clint Baird, Tim Bull, Jim Stanhope
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Began:
February 1999 w/6 employees; now 9 employees
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2000
Sales:
$18.7M
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Initial Investment:
$350K from savings
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Austin Produce Inc. - Austin, TX
http://www.austinproduce.com
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Fresh foods wholesaler
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Founder(s):
Daniel D. Davis
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Began:
November 1999 w/50 employees; now 60 employees
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2000
Sales:
$8.9M
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Initial Investment:
$500K from bank loan, savings
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Frontier Tank Lines Inc. - Richardson, TX
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Fuel trucking & sales
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Founder(s):
Brad Dawsonke Collins, Scott Jones, Chris Holt
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Began:
March 1998 w/2 employees; now 16 employees
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2000
Sales:
$27.3M
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Initial Investment:
$20K from bank loan, priv. investors
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Emigratus Communications Inc. - Lombard, IL
http://www.emigratus.com
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Internet hosting services
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Founder(s):
Sami Siddiqi
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Began:
April 2000 w/14 employees; now 14 employees
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2000
Sales:
$6.9M
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Initial Investment:
$2M from friends/family, bank loan
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