Mark is founder and managing partner of an angel fund that invests in and advises technology start-ups. Previously, he served as president/CEO of Beyond.com, Vice President of marketing at Amazon.com (during its hypergrowth period) and has held executive positions at Kraft Foods, Dreyer's/Edy's Ice Cream and Cinnabon World Famous Cinnamon Rolls.

Today, Mark invests and advises start-ups through an angel investment fund and is one of Silicon Valley's leading Internet experts. He frequently speaks to business and universities audiences across the US. A popular media spokesperson on business issues, Mark publishes a popular monthly e-newsletter of "10-Second Tips" that helps companies manage issues such as email, meetings and hiring. He serves on the boards of ecfood.com, a company recently cited as "Best of the Web" by Forbes.com, MultiDigit, Inc, a company pioneering new input methods for handheld devices, and Conservation International, a group dedicated to preserving the earth's biodiversity via economics and science.

Mark graduated with a B.A. in Economics from Stanford University, where he was awarded the Wallace E. Sterling Award, the school's highest annual award to a single graduating senior. He also earned an MBA from Stanford University's Graduate School of Business.

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