Entrepreneur, software engineer, architect, leader, @AngelPad alum. Served in many roles throughout my career including Lead Engineer, Product Manager, Consultant, CTO, and CEO. Co-founded UpCounsel and raised over $25M in funding
So you want to start a startup? You've got a great idea that you are very excited about, and how do you get it off the ground? With so many things to do, where do you start?
Book some time with me and I can share with you some of the many lessons I learned from starting 5 different businesses, raising $35+ million in venture capital, selling companies, buying companies, growing companies, hiring, firing, and more!
Mason is an excellent professional, he is always willing to teach and mentor the people he has in charge. I had a high benefit by being managed by Mason, most of the technical details I learned were because of him. He is a really easy person to work with, if I'll have the pleasure to work with him again I would not hesitate to do it again.
Mason is one of the sharpest web developers I have ever worked with. He combines a deep skill set with an intense curiosity and both an aptitude and eagerness to learn. Mason is an excellent communicator, which can be a rare trait in a good engineer. He is extremely passionate and hard working and Mason is a thoroughly good and honest person. I hope to work with him again some day.
It's been a pleasure to have Mason as part of our customer's team. His technical knowledge and experience are always available. A very well focused manager, he has also the ability to be flexible when the circumstances require it, which is an outstanding combination for a successful business relationship. I look forward to work with him again.
I have worked with Mason on two projects and I always had a the GREATEST technical documentation, good technical advices and perfect project manager - I always was wondered how Mason can do these different tasks and do all these tasks very-very-very good!
Mason is an extremely hard working software engineer. He can easily juggle multiple projects at the same time, while educating himself on new technology whenever needed. He understands the big picture and what it takes to deploy a product.
Mason is highly conscientious and detail oriented. He's effective at juggling several priorities at the same time. In short, he's an excellent technical lead.
Back in our company's early days, Mason was the one-and-only developer, and he did an admirable job holding down the fort. He built many applications on his own, including our partner portal and the company website, with very minimal guidance and direction, that were critical to the early growth of our company. Mason is a good developer who enjoys the technology and enjoys new challenges, and is very self-directed.
