# Mike Lenz

> Software Entrepreneur

Location: Los Altos, California, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/mikelenz

Technology entrepreneur and experienced manager of web software development teams.

Specialties:  Software development, design, and architecture; web applications, security software, user interface design, team and project management, technical research and strategy.

## Work Experience
### Senior Engineer @ Mindtrip, Inc.
Jan 2024 – Present | Palo Alto, CA
Your AI travel assistant

### Co-Founder @ Roadster
Jan 2014 – Jan 2024
Roadster powers modern retail for thousands of dealers to help consumers research and buy their next car online. Acquired by CDK Global in 2021.

### VP Engineering @ POPSUGAR
Jan 2007 – Jan 2013
I managed the engineering team at ShopStyle, acquired by PopSugar in 2007.

### Co-Founder @ ShopStyle
Jan 2006 – Jan 2013
Member of five-person founding team that built company into a profitable internet business serving one million monthly visitors in just over a year.  ShopStyle is an online boutique and social hub for discovering and shopping for fashion.

### Sr. Engineering Manager @ VeriSign
Jan 2002 – Jan 2006
Led core engineering team to develop SSL software and infrastructure services generating $100m annually and 80m hits/day.  Developed and shipped new offerings for authentication devices, code signing, and website security.

### Chief Architect @ @TheMoment
Jan 1999 – Jan 2001
Led engineering architecture at innovative builder of real-time trading engines for Ticketmaster, Rosenbluth Travel, Reliant Energy and other customers.

### Lead Developer @ Netmosphere
Jan 1997 – Jan 1999
Developed web-based project management tools. Company acquired by Critical Path.

### Software Developer @ Netscape
Jan 1995 – Jan 1997
Developed features for Netscape 2, 3, 4 and Mozilla browsers.

### Software Developer @ Taligent
Jan 1993 – Jan 1995
Worked on developer tools Constructor and Hoops.

### Intern @ Apple
Jan 1991 – Jan 1992
Member of Casper speech recognition research team.


## Education
### MS in Computer Science
Stanford University

### BS in Symbolic Systems
Stanford University


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/mlenz
- Website: http://www.roadster.com
- Website: http://www.shopstyle.com
- Website: http://www.galler.io

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Source: https://flows.cv/mikelenz
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Last updated: 2026-04-01