Matthew Blode is a founder-first software engineer with 11 years of experience building and scaling product-led startups from zero to exit. He built VenueSafe during COVID and scaled it to 1M+ users before its acquisition by me&u, then helped me&u grow to 15M+ users while driving the US expansion. More recently he co-founded Fingertip, growing it to tens of thousands of small businesses worldwide and exiting to Linktree, where he now co-heads LinkApps. He blends hands-on full-stack development (React, Next.js, GraphQL) with product and team leadership, shipping reliable systems at scale and maintaining a keen eye for UX and performance. An active open-source contributor, he’s added practical extensions to Raycast and maintains front-end tooling like the marx CSS reset, reflecting a taste for small, high-impact developer ergonomics. Based in Melbourne, he also mentors founders and cultivates angel investing through Airtree, signaling a move from builder to ecosystem supporter.
Contributions:15 releases, 153 commits, 32 PRs in 7 years 9 months
Contributions summary:Matthew primarily focused on styling and formatting HTML markup within the "marx" repository, which suggests a focus on CSS and front-end development. They also worked on improving markdown formatting, indicating involvement in the project's documentation or content presentation. The contributions involved modifying both the CSS files and HTML files, suggesting a hands-on role in the project's visual design and user interface.
Contributions:3 reviews, 4 commits, 12 PRs in 11 months
Contributions summary:Matthew primarily contributed to the development of the "Google Search" and "Quick Event" extensions, as well as enhancements to the "Cyberchef" and "Fingertip" extensions. Their work involved creating user interfaces, integrating with external APIs, and managing local storage for data persistence. They also demonstrated proficiency in implementing features like search functionality, event creation, and data transformation using various libraries and tools.
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