Case studies
Zero-to-one products, startup exits, and the systems behind them.
Linktree2023-2025
Building an AI-powered SMB platform into a Linktree exit
How Matthew Blode co-founded and built Fingertip, an AI-powered platform for small businesses, before its acquisition by Linktree.
me&u / Mr Yum2020-2021
Shipping a COVID contact-tracing product from zero to acquisition
How Matthew Blode co-founded and built VenueSafe, a COVID contact-tracing platform that served more than 1M Australians and was acquired by me&u.
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