Michael Markarian

Michael Markarian

Hi, my name is Michael Markarian. I'm a young entrepreneur.

To me, changing the world means solving a problem for someone that makes their life better in a measurable way. Collectively, as more entrepreneurs solve problems better (ie. succeed), we find ourselves living a life that's better for all of us.

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Michael has always possessed a passion for entrepreneurship. Upon graduating Babson College in 2009, Michael raised $350,000 from angel investors to start Zaang Inc. Over the next 18 months, with a team of 13, Mike and Alex built a social networking platform (www.zaang.com) and a mobile coupon app for restaurants (www.iamhungry.com). Zaang aimed to connect people who did not know each other personally, but shared something in common. I AM HUNGRY is a free app that gets users discounts to restaurants in Boston, and has over 44,000 fans on the Facebook page. The company has attracted a lot of press, most recently in the Boston Globe (http://bit.ly/a9XCKP). This is just the beginning ... You can read Michael's blog at http://www.mcmarkarian.com