Mark Ke

Mark Ke is the Founder and CEO of Yardbook, Inc., a company he established in September 2013.1 Based in San Mateo, California, Mark has over 15 years of experience developing business applications and designing software.1

Professional Background

Yardbook, Inc.: Mark founded Yardbook, which is backed by Y Combinator and described as the fastest-growing SaaS+Marketplace for the $1 trillion Home Services Industry. Under his leadership, Yardbook users have reportedly grown their businesses by an average of 32% after one year.1

Previous Experience: Before founding Yardbook, Mark held several notable positions:

• Yahoo!: He worked at Yahoo! from 2005 to 2014, first as an Engineering Manager and later as a Hands-on Architect.1 During his time there, he:

  • Built the Programmatic Buying Platform from the ground up
  • Served as Architect for the MSFT/Yahoo Search Alliance Project
  • Designed and built a product recommendation engine using machine learning

• Siebel Systems: Mark worked as a Senior Application Engineer and later in Expert Services from 2001 to 2005.1

• Cisco Systems: He started his career as a Web Developer for eLearning applications from 1999 to 2000.1

Education

Mark Ke holds a BA in Computer Science from the University of California at Berkeley, which he attended from 1997 to 2001.1

Skills and Expertise

Throughout his career, Mark has demonstrated expertise in:

• Software architecture and design
• Business application development
• SaaS and marketplace platforms
• Machine learning and recommendation engines
• CRM systems and advertising technology

Mark Ke's LinkedIn profile username is mark-ke-a970841, which aligns with the information provided in the query.1