va ▁for ▁one ▁year ▁before ▁dro pping ▁out ▁initially ▁to ▁support ▁his ▁family ▁by ▁working ▁at ▁a ▁bank ▁and ▁later ▁to ▁purs ue ▁an ▁entrepr ene ur ial ▁career . ▁ ▁Career ▁Marcus ▁started ▁his ▁career ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁at ▁age ▁ 2 3 ▁when ▁he ▁founded ▁his ▁first ▁vent ure , ▁GT N ▁Tele com , ▁a ▁Gene va - based ▁provider ▁of ▁internet ▁access ▁and ▁local - ▁and ▁long - distance ▁calling . ▁He ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁Chair man ▁and ▁CE O ▁of ▁that ▁company ▁until ▁it ▁was ▁acquired ▁by ▁World ▁Access ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 . ▁So on ▁after , ▁Marcus ▁founded ▁E ch ov ox , ▁a ▁mobile ▁media ▁mon et ization ▁company . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁he ▁founded ▁Z ong , ▁an ▁off sh oot ▁of ▁E ch ov ox ▁that ▁allowed ▁users ▁to ▁pay ▁for ▁items ▁online ▁directly ▁through ▁their ▁mobile ▁phone ▁b ills . ▁▁ ▁Z ong ▁was ▁acquired ▁by ▁e B ay ' s ▁Pay Pal ▁in ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁for ▁$ 2 4 0 ▁million , ▁and ▁Marcus ▁joined ▁Pay Pal ▁as ▁Vice ▁President ▁and ▁General ▁Manager ▁of ▁the ▁company ' s ▁Mobile ▁Division . ▁Under ▁his ▁leadership , ▁Pay Pal ▁launched ▁its ▁off line ▁mobile ▁card ▁reader ▁solution , ▁Pay Pal ▁Here . ▁In ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁he ▁was ▁selected ▁to ▁replace ▁Scott ▁Thompson ▁as ▁President ▁of ▁Pay Pal ▁after ▁Thompson ▁went ▁to ▁Y ahoo . ▁In ▁September