Mark Stratford | Product Manager

Be curious. Build thoughtfully. Make it matter.

I’m Mark. I build products at Microsoft.

After hours, I’m rebuilding arcade games as Greek myths.

Product leader, maker, generalist, and lifelong tinkerer.

I like turning ideas into useful tools, playful experiments, and the occasional unnecessary automation.

Father of two toddlers, married to another Microsoft PM. Usually tinkering with something digital, something physical, or something that probably didn't need to become a project.

Seattle, WALinkedInGitHub
Mark Stratford

Selected work

All 10 projects

The Olympus Arcade

Eight games I grew up with, rebuilt as Greek myths. Every one plays on a phone or a keyboard.

Open the arcade

Short on time? and eat the words.

Right now

What I'm working on, reading and shipping in October 2026.

This month’s challenge
Cognitive, day 18 of 31
Exercising my brain with chess and an audiobook every day.
Reading
The First 90 Days · Michael D. Watkins
World Without End · Ken Follett
Just shipped
Olympus Arcade
Per-game links, touch controls and a river with real currents.

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