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  "markdown": "Co-founder and CEO, System1.\n\n## What Michael builds\n\n- [MapQuest](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/mapquest.md), graded F, 35.5/100, in Maps, geocoding \u0026 places. MapQuest's location APIs cover geocoding, directions, route matrices, place search, traffic and static maps. Agents call the REST API with a key or connect to a hosted MCP server over OAuth. Co-founder and CEO, System1, researched 2026-10-28.\n\n## Works with\n\n- [Albert Martin](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/albert-martin/), Director of Engineering, System1 / MapQuest\n- [Chuck Ursini](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/chuck-ursini/), Co-founder and COO, System1\n\n## Questions\n\n### Who is Michael Blend?\n\nMichael Blend is co-founder and CEO of System1.\n\n### What does MapQuest Holdings LLC (System1 company) make?\n\nAnchor Terminal lists MapQuest from MapQuest Holdings LLC (System1 company). MapQuest's location APIs cover geocoding, directions, route matrices, place search, traffic and static maps. Agents call the REST API with a key or connect to a hosted MCP server over OAuth.\n\n### How are Michael's tools graded?\n\nMapQuest is graded F, 35.5 out of 100, on Anchor Terminal's benchmark, which scores every listing against the same checklist.\n\n## Sources\n\n- https://www.mongodb.com/solutions/customer-case-studies/system1-mapquest\n- https://www.linkedin.com/in/albertcmartin\n- https://developer.mapquest.com/\n- https://developer.mapquest.com/contact-us/\n- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/System1\n- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MapQuest\n\nThese are the people building the tools we list, named for their public role in the company or project behind a listing, from public pages, with the date it was researched. They don't work for Anchor Terminal (our own team is on the about page, /about/#author). We show public roles, public profiles and what the listing pages show, nothing private. To correct something, send an about or a photo, or have a page removed, write to privacy@anchorterminal.com.\n",
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