Tony Perkins

CEO, Alwasy On Network

Anthony Perkins, Founder of Red Herring and Always-On

Tony Perkins is a pioneering media entrepreneur and a highly recognized opinion leader in the technology business and investment editorial world. He earned this distinction as the creator and editor-in-chief of Red Herring and the AlwaysOn network.

Founded by Perkins in 1993, Red Herring's revenues soared along with the rest of the technology world. Even so, Perkins recognized that only a few companies would be profitable over the long term. Using his remarkable foresight, he co-wrote the book The Internet Bubble: Inside the Overvalued World of High-Tech Stocks , which foretold the Internet bust and warned investors to get out quick. The Internet Bubble became an international bestseller, and a sequel was published in 2001.

In the aftermath of the Internet stock bust, the technology and media industry recessions, and 9/11, Perkins helped guide Red Herring to become the last independent technology business magazine standing. With Red Herring stabilized and poised for the next boom, Perkins recently launched a new media brand called AlwaysOn (www.alwayson-network.com), a highly interactive online network for technology insiders.