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Howard Marks
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CEO and Co-founder
Beverly Hills, California, United States
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CEO and co-founderStartEngineJan 2014 - Current (12 years 6 months)StartEngine is the premier equity crowdfunding platform, connecting investors with tomorrow’s progressive companies. StartEngine aims to revolutionize the startup business model by helping individuals invest in private companies on a public platform for the first time in history, thereby helping entrepreneurs achieve their dreams. Learn more at http://www.startengine.com- Managing PartnerStartEngineNov 2011 - Current (14 years 8 months)Start Engine is a rapid accelerator focused on helping Los Angeles-based technology startups build a solid foundation for success in 90 days. Start Engine will provide local startups with the essential resources and counsel they need to become successful, self-directed businesses. Start Engine offers a team of mentors who have proven themselves as successful entrepreneurs – not professional investors – ensuring that its startups are guided by the right people for the right reasons. The current portfolio has close to 60 startup investments.
- ACEO and founderAcclaim Games IncAug 2005 - May 2010 (4 years 10 months)Leading the rebirth of this amazing brand by focusing exclusively on the online games market.
- Chairman of the studios, Director and co-founderactivisionJan 1991 - Jun 1998 (7 years 6 months)Responsible for all games development for Activision with a large in-house team.
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- BS Engineering, Computer EngineeringUniversity of Michigan College of EngineeringJan 1981 - Dec 1987 (7 years)
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- CTreasure of LACentral City Association Los AngelesMay 2015The Central City Association of Los Angeles honored outstanding individuals who made significant contributions to this city at its 21st Annual “Treasures of Los Angeles”. The “Treasures of Los Angeles” event celebrates the diversity, strength and excellence of the city of Los Angeles and seeks to honor leaders and organizations that have made an exceptional impact on the community. This year’s Treasure of Los Angeles awardees were: Howard Marks, Managing Partner of the business accelerator StartEngine, LLC, who is on a quest to make Los Angeles one of the great technology centers of the world. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ag1ZQdiToiM Other honoree: Stan Lee, Chairman Emeritus, Marvel Comics & CCO/Founder, POW! Entertainment. Lee created
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- PIs your school underrated for tech entrepreneurship ?PandoDailySep 2013
- HI just dropped in to see what condition your mission is inHoward Marks blogAug 2013
- HBecoming customer obsessed: why you should grow organically, not artificiallyHoward Marks blogAug 2013
- HThe myth of the series A crunchHoward Marks blogJul 2013
- PThe Top Ten Tech Entrepreneurs Based in LA – or – How LA Will Change The CountryPandoDailySep 2012