About
Hi, I'm Max. I build and grow consumer products (fast)
Work Experience
Co-Founder
@ TenThirtyBringing AI to millions by obsessing over distribution
- • 150k+ paying users
- • Generating millions of views every day
- • Bootstrapped with a team of three people
Co-Founder
@ RealFakePhotosProfessional Headshots without a photoshoot
- • Generating 100k+ professional headshots every day
- • Get 20% off with "RealFake20"
Founder
@ Why Now VenturesSupporting founders with distribution and access to the best talent in Europe and US
- • Investing up to €100k e.g. via convertibles
- • Get in touch: max@whynow.vc
Co-Founder
@ Link CommunityGlobal entrepreneurship community partnering with top-tier startups, VCs, and corporations
- • Funded by the Harvard Innovations Labs
- • 50 / 50 Gender and Tech/Business ratio from 50+ nations
- • Partnered with 80+ companies and VCs like Lightspeed, Accel, Seedcamp, Tesla, Enpal
Venture Lead / 1st Employee
@ GenovaVenture studio building products around generative AI
- • 1st employee, working closely with CEO Mathis Büchi, prev. founded Taxfix (fintech unicorn) and Smallpdf (top 100 website worldwide)
- • Responsible for everything from ideation to building, go-to-market, growth, and monetization
- • Launching multiple products a year while managing a team of Sr. Engineers
Working Student
@ TeslaAccelerate the worlds transition to sustainable energy
- • Joined during the early days of GIGA Berlin-Brandenburg (pre-opening)
- • We built and opened one of Europes biggest factories in record time
- • Selected from 500+ applicants
Founder
@ LebenswikiGovernment-funded platform for fundamental life knowledge
- • Built during high school
- • Non-profit with the team of six
- • Funded by the German Federal Ministry for Family Affairs
Education
B.Sc. Computer Science (visiting student)
B.Sc. Software Engineering
Side quests
'The Federal Youth Ministry started the new youth budget project in January 2021 and is making 1 million euros available for this.'
Basically RealFakePhotos for companies: professional AI headshots tailored for teams and organizations.
Weekend retreats for entrepreneurs from various fields focused on sharing knowledge and connecting
A tool that analyzes market demand and generates financial projections for startup ideas based on Google search data.
Summaries of some of my favorite Books, Blogs, Videos...
MagicAds
AI video ad generator; 10,000+ ads generated for 1,000+ customers. Started from frustration with ad creation; later sunset to focus on new projects.
PictureMe
AI-powered headshot generator; created 100k+ professional headshots for 50k+ paying users. Handed off after three months; later sunset to focus on other projects.
FindAI.io
Directory to discover the best AI tools; 10k+ users in first week and 100k+ total users at peak.
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