Not many people have the track record of Howard Marks, who co-founded gaming icon Activision back in '91. Now, Schmoozd is stoked and honored to have the opportunity to produce the official launch party for his hot new startup accelerator, startengine, based here in Los Angeles. startengine provides seed funding for startups, and is looking for hot companies, people who can execute, and ideas that will change the tech landscape. Could that be you?

Come find out and meet Howard Marks in person on November 16th. startengine: Accelerating Ideas.

Here's what you can expect:

• OPEN BAR (first few rounds - first come, first serve)
  
• Yummy snacks...
  
• Mingle upclose with the startengine team
• Network with others
  
  

Come join us and party on

Wednesday, November 16th

6PM to 9PM

- - vLounge - - 2020 Wilshire Blvd, Santa Monica, CA 90403

Thank you Sponsor:

	C&W New Media and Technology Practice Group, From Garage to IPO – Smart Real Estate.  Thanks to Jacob Bobek for the sponsorship.

About StartEngine
StartupEngine is a mentorship-driven startup accelerator based in Los Angeles.  It provides seed funding for startups.

About Howard Marks
Mr. Marks is an incredibly successful technology entrepreneur that has worked with a number of companies specializing in the video game and online gaming industries. He is currently working as the CEO of Gamzee, a company he founded in April 2011 with the stated goal of disrupting the gaming industry by making games that anyone can play anywhere, anytime, and on any device.

Howard got his start in 1991 as a co-foudner and Executive Vice-President of Activision, where he helped turn a brand that was largely viewed as dead into a leading powerhouse in the video game industry. Mr. Marks went on to be the founder and CEO of eMind, a software company that he grew to be one of the leading providers of eLearning technologies for the financial services industry. The company was sold in 2005 to Kaplan, Inc.

Amazingly, Howard went on to rescue another brand that had actually filed for bankruptcy. As founder and CEO of Acclaim Games, Inc. he did pioneering work with online gaming and served as Chairman of the Acclaim studio known as Playdom, which is currently a top game developer for Facebook. Come hear his story, and see if there's a fit for you in his next start-up!