Howard Marks

So by taking that strategy of going to CD-ROM, 3D graphics, and video, we ushered a whole new world.

And what you're thinking about the VR is the same thing, is you're ushering a new world.

Your strategy is to take existing properties, like we did, like Pitfall, Zork, MechWarrior, all these things.

By the way, MechWarrior was a board game.

Into a new world, which is CD-ROM, 3D graphics, it worked.

Because why?

People love those properties.

The same thing with board games.

So StartEngine is a modern financial firm.

And our mission is to help entrepreneurs achieve their dreams.

And my idea was very simple, is to help people raise capital.

Why?

When I invested in about 60 different companies here in LA, in Los Angeles, most of them went out of business.

Why?

They couldn't raise money.

Why couldn't they raise money?

They didn't fit the VC model.

VCs typically only invest in white males from Stanford.

You know, these kinds of exact people that they want.

Plus, the idea has to be in their favor.