Lionstone Ventures
The Principal

An operator first.
An investor because of it.

Dave Mason

Founder & Managing Partner

Dave Mason has spent more than twenty years building businesses, not positions. He founded and operates e-commerce companies — including Knobs.co — through two decades of changing markets, and exited an education business along the way.

That operating history is the foundation of how Lionstone invests. Dave has structured and funded bridge loans, completed business acquisitions with little or no cash at close, and built a reputation for finding the win-win structure inside transactions others had written off. He is the author of multiple books on business strategy.

  • 20+ years building and operating e-commerce companies, including Knobs.co
  • Exited an education business for an undisclosed sum
  • Author of multiple books on business strategy
  • Structured and funded multiple bridge loans
  • Completed no-money-down business acquisitions
Portrait — Dave Mason
Forthcoming

How You Slice It

On seeing the business inside the business — the strategist's guide to valuation, structure, and the deals hiding in plain sight.

Business

The Cash Machine

A story of money and how it actually works — personal finance taught the way operators learn it: through consequences.

Business

Hurry Up and Fail

Why the fastest route to a business that works is a disciplined willingness to find out what doesn't.

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