Hello, I'm Max.I write language that builds — AI products, positioning, differentiation — for founders that change how people work.I've been on 2 AI founding teams since early 2023.Today I run Orbit and spend most of my time building AI products.I also run Claude Code Curious, an Anthropic-backed community about working with AI agents.2,200+ membersBefore that I spent a decade helping great founders and VCs like Creandum, GoCardless and Pleo.
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I've written for Wired, TechCrunch & The Guardian359+ posts
I spent a weekend discovering what Claude and I already knewCCCCCC Cutting Edge: Building Agents at ScaleCCCMake Agents Fight: a CCC2 SummaryCCCNot just pivots: Unfair Vantage🍃maxtbLinkbait, Reputation and the “Mental Unsubscribe”maxtbThe iPod effect: how near-limitless storage made content worthlessThe Guardian