Mason Tompkins — Builder

The builder who thinks in mental models.

I ship small tools in public. Read what I think, use what I ship, or build with me directly.

Read · Build log

See how I actually think. Essays and build logs — the ideas, the mistakes, and the mental models behind the work.

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Use · Projects & tools

Try the tools. Buy the ones you love. Small products I ship in public — some free, some paid, all built to solve a real problem fast.

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Build · Consulting

Work with me on something custom. I take on a small number of direct builds — tell me the problem, the budget, and the timeline.

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About · Portfolio

Ten years of content → software. From a camera in high school to leading an AI innovation team — and why every step was the same skill.

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I wanted to build software since high school. It took a decade of making videos to actually get there, and that decade turned out to be a blessing.