Silicon Valley venture capitalist David Hornik's invite-only dealmaking conference, The Lobby, takes place again next week at a plush resort in Waikoloa Village on the Big Island of Hawaii. Camp Cyprus was nothing compared to this funeral pyre of cash. Who cares that twentysomethings spent their own money to vacation with friends, and filmed an over-the-top video of their frolics? Hornik's hoedown is the ultimate marker of what-me-worry excess in an age of recession. And Valleywag has the complete list of who's going.Here's what should enrage you as you read it: Unlike the Cyprus trip, this one is ostensibly a work event, paid for by investors and shareholders. (I suppose a handful of entrepreneurs may have bought their own tickets, but in the hopes of paying themselves back by scoring an investment.) What's the agenda for this passel of languorous corporate dealmakers, ebullient entrepreneurs, and phlegmatic venture capitalists? They party. You pay. Later on, they consummate some deals with their pals that they would have struck anyway, crediting the boondoggle junket for "making the connection." Last year's event was an epic caper, marked by drink-throwing, late-night excursions, and salacious rumors of barside canoodling. Here's whose exploits we're looking forward to reporting, thanks to the moles we've placed throughout Hornik's guest list:
Frank AddanteFounder and CEO, the Rubicon Project
Jay AdelsonCEO, Digg & Revision3
Christopher AldenChairman & CEO, Six Apart
Christina AllenPrincipal & Founder, Tangibility
Andrew AnkerExecutive Vice President, Six Apart
Geoffrey AroneCEO, DanceJam
Michael ArringtonFounder, TechCrunch
Adam BainPresident, Audience Network, Fox Interactive Media
Frank BarbieriCEO, Transpera
Ted BarnettCEO, SuperSecret
Michael BaumCo-founder & CEO, Splunk
Ethan BeardDirector of Business Development, Facebook
Lane BeckerPresident, Get Satisfaction
Joe BelfioreVP, Zune, Microsoft
Jim BenedettoSVP of Tech, MySpace.com
Jeff BonforteCEO, Xobni
Steve BoomSVP, Connected Life, Yahoo
Clifford BoroChairman & CEO, Kidzui Inc.
Mike BrownPartner, Foundation Capital
Mike BuckleyManaging Director, Intel Capital
Brett BullingtonDirector, Kids, Oodle, and Digg
Tim CadoganCEO, OpenX
Jon CallaghanManaging Partner, True Ventures
Garrett CampFounder, StumbleUpon
Mike CassidyCEO, LocalPoke
Alexander CastroCEO, Delve Networks
Eric ChinGeneral Partner, Bay Partners
Stan ChudnovskyChief Engineer, GoodTree
Jeff ClavierManaging Partner, SoftTech VC
June CohenExecutive Producer, TED
Tom ConradCTO, Pandora
Tony ConradCEO/Founder, Sphere
Jennifer CooperCEO, Mixercast
Dick CostoloProduct Management - Ads, Google
Matthew CowanFounding Partner, Bridgescale Partners
James CurrierFounder, GoodTree
Ethan DiamondCEO, Bandcamp
Craig DonatoCEO, Oodle
Scott DuffyFounder & CEO, Virgin Charter
Josh FelserPresident, Crackle
Steve FletcherManaging Director, GCA Savvian Advisors
Peter FosterSVP, Sales and Revenue, Photobucket
Janice FraserFounder & CEO, Emmet Labs
Amy FriedlanderSVP, Programming
Brad Garlinghouse
Kevin GilbertCEO, Blue Pixel
John GirardCEO, Clickability
Lesley GoldPartner, SutherlandGold Group
Rob GoldmanCEO, Uptake Communications
Jim GreerCEO, Kongregate
Konstantin GuerickeCEO, jaxtr
Saar GurPartner, Charles River Ventures
Patricia HalfenPrincipal, Elevation Partners
MC HammerCSO, Dancejam
Brad HandlerCo-Founder, Exclusive Resorts
Heather HardeCEO, TechCrunch
Howard HartenbaumPartner, August Capital
Rob HayesPartner, First Round Capital
Cindy HessPartner, Fenwick & West
Jay HigginbothamVP, Turner Broadcasting
Michael HirshlandGeneral Partner, Polaris Venture Partners
Auren HoffmanCEO, Rapleaf
David HornikPartner, August Capital
Bradley HorowitzVP Product, Google
Tony HsiehCEO, Zappos.com
Daniel JamesCEO, Three Rings
James JoaquinCEO, Foxmarks
Michael JonesCEO, Userplane
Michael JungPrincipal, Panorama Capital
Daniel KafieCEO, Vostu
Travis KalanickFounder & CEO, Red Swoosh (Akamai)
Rajil KapoorManaging Director, Mayfield Fund
Amit KapurCOO, MySpace
Kourosh KarimkhanyVice President, CondeNet
Terence KawajaManaging Director, GCA Savvian Advisors
Josh KopelmanManaging Partner, First Round Capital
Joe KrausDirector, Product Management
Sarah LacyJounalist, Yahoo/BusinessWeek
Debbie LandaCEO, Dealmaker Media
Jim LanzoneEIR, Redpoint Ventures
David LaweeVP Corporate Development, Google
Loic Le MeurCEO, Seesmic
Doug LeedsChief Strategy Officer, Ask.Com
Peter LevinsohnPresident, FOX Interactive Media
Ellen LevyManaging Director, Silicon Valley Connect
Alfred LinCOO/CFO, Zappos.com
Kent LindstromCEO, Friendster
Rob Longco-founder, Yurth
Ken LovelessManaging Director, SVB Capital
Eric LuntSoftware Engineer, Google
Kostas MalliosGeneral Manager, Microsoft Corp.
Sulu MamdaniDirect Investment- Principal, SVB Capital
Mike MaplesManaging Partner, Maples Investments
Michael MarquezSVP, Strategy & Corporate Development
Jeff Marxwriter, Avenue Q
Dave McClureMaster of..., 500 Hats
Ryan McIntyreManaging Director, Foundry Group
Lucy McQuilkenInvestment Manager, Intel Capital
Madhav MehraVP, Products, Kodak Gallery
Vivek MehraGeneral Partner, August Capital
Christopher MichelFounder & CEO, Nautilus Ventures LLC
Oren MichelsCEO, Mashery
Charles MoldowGeneral Partner, Foundation Capital
Chris MooreManaging Director, Redpoint Ventures
Matt MullenwegFounder, Automattic
Thor MullerCEO, Get Satisfaction
Roman NouzarethCEO, Boonty
Eghosa OmoiguiDirector, Strategic Investments, Intel Capital
Rajat PahariaCEO, Bunchball
DJ PatilChief Scientist, LinkedIn
Peter PhamCEO, Billshrink
Mark PincusCEO, zynga game network
Brian PokornyPartner, Baseline
Ariel PolerCEO, TextMarks
Brian PopeChief Marketing Officer, Virgin Charter
Jason PressmanManaging Director, Shasta Ventures
Steven ReadingChief Business Officer, Dogster
Rob ReidCEO, RipCam Media
Ted RheingoldTop Dog, Dogster
Keith RichmanCEO, Break Media
David RichterEVP, Corporate Development and Legal
Tom RiellyPartnership Director, TED Conferences
Bryce RobertsManaging Director, O'Reilly AlphaTech Ventures
Narendra RocherollePrincipal, 83 Degrees
Henk RogersManaging Director, The Tetris Company
Zack RogersVP Revenue Operations, CBS Interactive
David S. RoseManaging Principal, Rose Tech Ventures
Clayton RoseSVP, Digital Properties
Philip RosedaleFounder, Linden Lab
Steven RosenbaumCEO, Magnify.net
Jan-Joost RuebCEO, eBuddy
Paul RyanCEO, Done Right!
Sean RyanCEO, Meez
Adam RymerSVP, Digital Platforms, Universal Pictures
Christopher SaccaInvestor, Lowercase Capital
Matthew SanchezCEO, VideoEgg
Christopher SatchellGeneral Manager XNA, Microsoft Corporation
Joshua SchachterDirector Engineering, Yahoo! Inc.
Toni SchneiderCEO, Automattic
Munjal ShahCEO, Like.com
Dmitry ShapiroCIO and Founder, Veoh Netwroks
Jody ShermanCEO, February Won
H.B. SiegelCTO, IMDb.com
David SifryFounder & CEO, Offbeat Guides
Mike SigalCEO, Guidewire Group
David SpingarnHead of Strategic Investments & New Ventures, Universal Music Group
Gregg SpiridellisCEO, JibJab Media Inc.
Rob SpiroCo-founder, The Mechanical Zoo
Seth SternbergCo-founder & CEO, Meebo
Lisa StoneCEO Co-founder, BlogHer
Daniel SurattEVP Digital Media & Business Development, Lifetime Digital
Scott SutherlandManaging Partner, SutherlandGold Group
Craig SyversonFounder, gruntmedia
David SzePartner, Greylock
Jill SzuchmacherNew Business Development, Google
William TaiGeneral Partner, Charles River Ventures
Samuel TarantinoCEO, Grooveshark.com
Beatrice TarkaCEO, Mobissimo
David TokheimEVP & GM Media Services, Six Apart
Lance TokudaCEO, RockYou
Bill TrenchardChairman, LiveOps
Glen Van LigtenPartner, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe
Jeffrey VeenDesigner, none
Max VentillaCEO, The Mechanical Zoo
Stephen VenutoOrrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe
Manoj VermaVP Corporate Development, IAC Search & Media
Dietrich von BehrenVice President, Digital Media & Investments, ParentsClick/Lifetime Digital
Hunter WalkHead of Product Management, YouTube
Ted WangPartner, Fenwick & West
Kip WelchVP- Business Development, Motion Picture Laboratories
Pierre-R. WolffChief Executive Officer, AdPassage Inc.
Susan WuCEO, Ohai
Sam YaganCEO, OkCupid.com
Michael YanoverHead of Business Development, Creative Artists Agency
Paul YanoverEVP & Managing Director, Disney Online
Troy YoungChief Marketing Officer (CMO), VideoEgg
Harold YuPartner, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe