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What Mattered in 2012: Howard Marks, StartEngine

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Howard Marks is co-founder of Activision , and head of Los Angeles-based startup accelerator StartEngine. We were also about to build a really solid mentor network in a short period of time, pulling in about 250 CEO's and CTOs, from all backgrounds and locations. 12 major acquisitions this year putting it over 100 since 05.

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TechZulu Presents 2012 Startup Forecast | Featuring Science, Tech Coast Angels, Amplify, StartEngine, upStart.LA

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A serial Internet entrepreneur, Mike has founded, advised, invested and sold numerous businesses, including application platform Userplane, which he led from startup to its acquisition by AOL, Tsavo Media, Movoxx, PeopleMedia, Brizzly and Myspace. Howard Marks , Co-Founder at Activision / StartEngine.

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Spotlight: LA Tech Judges and SuperDemo Bill Gross of Idealab!

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Howard Marks , Co-Founder at Activision / StartEngine. A 20-year industry veteran, having co-founded juggernaut Activision as well as Acclaim Games. After its acquisition by Playdom, he was most recently head of the Acclaim studio and Sr. Navy, Pfizer, & Unisys Corp. Dinesh earned his B.S.

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Congrats To The Spotlight: LA Tech Winter Presenting Companies at Caltech

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Created by Howard Marks, co-founder of Activision, and Paul Kessler, one of the most prolific investors in Los Angeles, Start Engine will provide local startups with the essential resources and counsel they need to become successful, self-directed businesses. Tech Coast Angels is actively seeking great startups to fund.

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Spotlight: LA Tech | One Year, Recap, and Thank You!

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Howard Marks is a 30-year industry entrepreneur, having co-founded juggernaut Activision as well as Acclaim Games. After its acquisition by Playdom, he was most recently head of the Acclaim studio and Sr. Gold Sponsor. . VP, Strategic Planning at Disney Interactive Media Group.

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Spotlight: LA Tech | One Year, Recap, and Thank You!

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Howard Marks is a 30-year industry entrepreneur, having co-founded juggernaut Activision as well as Acclaim Games. After its acquisition by Playdom, he was most recently head of the Acclaim studio and Sr. Gold Sponsor. . VP, Strategic Planning at Disney Interactive Media Group.

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