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MI Rewind: Future of the Financial Markets? w/ Howard Marks
Description
Robert Leonard talks with Howard Marks to discuss the future of financing small businesses. Marks is the co-founder and CEO of StartEngine, a leading equity crowdfunding platform that allows people to invest in startups and raise capital through crowds. He started out as the founder and CEO of Acclaim Games, a publisher of online games now part of The Walt Disney Company.
IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN
00:00 - Intro
03:58 - Business challenges and lessons from Activision, Acclaim Games, and StartEngine.
03:58 - How to raise capital through a platform like StartEngine.
22:37 - What crowdfunding is and why businesses need it.
22:37 - What are the different types of crowdfunding?
39:20 - What investors should do before diving into crowdfunding.
53:24 - How investors in private companies can get their capital back through crowdfunding.
57:01 - Why access to liquidity is important for private equity investors.
57:46 - What is the secondary market of StartEngine?
01:32:45 - The insights he learned from Kevin O’Leary of Shark Tank.
And much, much more!
*Disclaimer: Slight timestamp discrepancies may occur due to podcast platform differences.
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