How We Built And Launched A $100M Equity Crowdfunding Platform
Hello! Who are you and what business did you start?
My name is Howard Marks. I am the co-founder and CEO at StartEngine, a leading equity crowdfunding platform that allows everyday people to invest in startups and entrepreneurs to raise capital from the crowd.
Previously, I was the founder and CEO of Acclaim Games, a publisher of online games now part of The Walt Disney Company, as well as the co-founder of Activision Blizzard and Chairman of Activision Studios from 1991 until 1997. As co-founder, former Board Member, and Executive Vice-President, a partner and I took control in 1991 and turned the ailing company into the $50B market cap video game industry leader. As a games industry expert, I built one of the largest and most successful games studios in the industry selling millions of games.
I am also the 2015 “Treasure of Los Angeles” recipient, awarded for my work to transform Los Angeles into a leading technology city. I have also been named one of the 500 most influential people in Los Angeles by the Los Angeles Business Journal and...
