# Matthew Blode

> Melbourne-based product leader and engineer on the AI team at Linktree, co-founder of Fingertip and VenueSafe, Forbes 30 Under 30.

Two startups, two exits. I am a Melbourne-based product leader and engineer focused on going zero to one.

I co-founded VenueSafe during COVID and took it from idea to acquisition by me&u (formerly Mr Yum) in six months. I stayed on for two years, helped scale me&u to 15M+ users globally, and supported the US expansion from Austin, Texas.

After that I co-founded Fingertip with Olly Hoffman and the founders of Catch and Menulog. We scaled to tens of thousands of small businesses across 100+ countries before Fingertip was acquired by Linktree.

Today I'm on the AI team at Linktree, building AI-powered experiences for creators and small businesses.

## Quick facts

- **6 months** — VenueSafe went from idea to acquisition by me&u in six months.
- **15M+ users** — Helped scale me&u's mobile ordering platform to 15M+ users globally after VenueSafe was acquired.
- **100+ countries** — Fingertip supported small businesses globally before its acquisition by Linktree.
- **Zero to one** — My specialty is building the early product, engineering, and AI systems that get new ventures moving.

## Sections

- [About](https://matthewblode.com/about)
- [Side projects](https://matthewblode.com/side-projects)
- [The Blode Stack](https://matthewblode.com/stack)
- [Speaking](https://matthewblode.com/speaking)
- [Press](https://matthewblode.com/press)
- [Blog](https://matthewblode.com/blog)
- [All projects](https://matthewblode.com/all)
- [Resumé](https://matthewblode.com/resume.pdf)

## Affiliations

- [Startmate](https://www.startmate.com.au) — Accelerator Mentor. Mentoring startups in Australia's leading accelerator and supporting the next generation of founders.
- [OpenAI](https://openai.com) — Codex Ambassador. Supporting local developer communities through community sessions, feedback, and hands-on learnings.
- [Airtree](https://www.airtree.vc) — Explorer. Part of Airtree's operator community connecting experienced builders with early-stage founders.
- [VCMC](https://vcmc.ai) — Co-founder. Co-founded the Vibe Coding Micro Community with Luca Bonelli and Ryan Hendler to bring AI-native builders together.

## Elsewhere

- [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthewblode/)
- [GitHub](https://github.com/mblode)
- [X](https://x.com/mattblode)
- [Raycast](https://www.raycast.com/mblode)
- [CodePen](https://codepen.io/mblode)
- [Blog](https://matthewblode.com/blog)
- [Side projects](https://matthewblode.com/side-projects)
- [All projects](https://matthewblode.com/all)
- [Resumé](https://matthewblode.com/resume.pdf)

## Agent discovery

- Sitemap: https://matthewblode.com/sitemap.xml
- llms.txt: https://matthewblode.com/llms.txt
- llms-full.txt: https://matthewblode.com/llms-full.txt
- API catalog: https://matthewblode.com/.well-known/api-catalog
- Skills index: https://matthewblode.com/.well-known/agent-skills/index.json
- MCP server: https://matthewblode.com/mcp
- MCP discovery: https://matthewblode.com/.well-known/mcp.json

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