Man of 1,000 minds
Mattske grew up in Pennsylvania in the early 1990s — watching Saturday morning cartoons, skateboarding, and playing music. He was also one of the youngest power users on Prodigy — one of the first consumer internet services in the world — learning the structure of the early web, networking, and digital communication before most adults understood what any of it meant. It was fitting: a service called Prodigy for a kid who was one.
He was a super nerd, a finance wiz, and a creative artist — all at the same time, before even entering high school. His early vision for online communication and technology adoption was routinely shared in shareholder meetings at companies like Apple, Microsoft, IBM, and Intel. His vision in these days was appreciated by some, while others found it incredibly threatening.
His grandparents were a massive influence in his early development. They were all hard-working, loving people who shaped Mattske as a young person. In particular, his grandfather Leonard "Poppy" Cohen — was the one who did more than just listen. When Mattske said to buy Apple and Microsoft in 1997, Poppy didn't dismiss him. He invested.
What followed was a series of events that resulted in Mattske the childhood investments that would have represented generational wealth. The details of this remain sealed — for matters of and to protect the innocent.
B.A. in Philosophy — Temple University