What a long, strange trip it's been...
I'm Mason Blake — a serial entrepreneur and dedicated girl dad.
- An engineering leader with exceptional people skills
- Proven operational track record
- Obsessive about comms and docs
6
Companies founded
25+
Years in startups
80/20
Done is better than perfect
"The best way to predict the future is to create it"
Experience
2025 - Present
Founder & CTO
Car Genius AI
Tranforming the auto industry with AI, MCP, ACP and AEO.
2021 - Present
Owner & Manager
eSteamed Saunas
Sauna & cold-plunge e-comemerce dropshipper.
2021 - 2023
Founder & CTO
Ratio
Technical leadership for a fintech startup.
2019 - 2021
Engineering Leader
LinkedIn
Led marketplaces team, focused on service marketplace.
2012 - 2021
Founder & CTO
UpCounsel
Innovative business legal marketplace platform.
2006 - 2010
Lead Engineer
JamBase
Rebuilt the premier live music discovery platform on ASP.NET.
2004 - 2006
Engineering Lead
Better World Books
Built and launched an e-commerce platform for books using ASP.NET.
2000 - 2004
Full Stack Web Engineer
Credit Soup / Bulldog Media
Building web applications, credit card forms, affiliate networks.