Valve is a video game company founded in 1996 that develops games like Counter-Strike, Team Fortress 2, and the Half-Life and Portal series. It also operates Steam, the dominant PC gaming platform with over 70% market share. Valve does not disclose financials but was valued at $4 billion in 2011 and has grown rapidly through Steam's success and games like Dota 2 and CS:GO. While known for having no management structure, Valve continues to drive the PC gaming market forward with innovations in VR, the Source engine, and Steam Machines.

1. Scott Marlatt

2. Sample Products
● Steam
● Counter-Strike
● TF2
● Half-Life
● Portal

3. History
● Founded in 1996 by Gabe Newell and Mike Harrington
● 1998 - Half Life
● 1999 - Counter Strike
● 2002 - Steam announced
● 2004 - Source Engine, Counter Strike: Source, Half Life 2
● 2007 - Team Fortress 2, Portal
● 2011 - Portal 2
● 2012 - CS: GO
● 2013 - SteamOS announced, Dota 2
● 2015 - Source Engine 2 announced

4. Finance
● Does not disclose financial data
● Steam estimated to control 70% of online
gaming market
● 2011 report valued Valve at $4 Billion, has
grown rapidly since
● Valve reported in 2011 100+% growth for six
straight years

5. What’s Hot?
● Steam Machine
● VR Headset
● CS:GO
● Dota 2
● Source Engine 2

6. Secret Sauce
● Summer/Holiday Sales
● Source engine games

7. Story Time
● No bosses at Valve!
● ...besides this guy

8. Competition
● Sony
● Microsoft
● Nintendo
● Gamestop

9. Prediction