"simple products give users a sense of control"
https://maxua.com/p/simple-products-give-users-a-s-515
https://maxua.com/p/simple-products-give-users-a-s-515
Max Ischenko
"simple products give users a sense of control"
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"don't say no to several small ideas; say yes to a few big ones"
https://open.substack.com/pub/amivora/p/its-not-prioritization-until-it-hurts?r=2fz40&utm_medium=ios
https://maxua.com/p/dont-say-no-to-several-small-i-516
https://open.substack.com/pub/amivora/p/its-not-prioritization-until-it-hurts?r=2fz40&utm_medium=ios
https://maxua.com/p/dont-say-no-to-several-small-i-516
Substack
It’s not prioritization until it hurts
Early in my career, I remember asking the most senior engineer I worked with to join an urgent meeting that week.
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Новий епізод!
Follow-up до моєї статті про "як побудувати сильну команду" - і відповіді на питання з LinkedIn
https://maxua.com/p/better-team-followup-517
Follow-up до моєї статті про "як побудувати сильну команду" - і відповіді на питання з LinkedIn
https://maxua.com/p/better-team-followup-517
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“You spend the first decade or so of your career hoovering up skill sets, the second finding your place and what feeds you, and then, inevitably, you start to think about what it all means and what your legacy will be.”
https://charity.wtf/2025/07/09/thoughts-on-motivation-and-my-40-year-career/
https://maxua.com/p/you-spend-the-first-decade-or-522
https://charity.wtf/2025/07/09/thoughts-on-motivation-and-my-40-year-career/
https://maxua.com/p/you-spend-the-first-decade-or-522
charity.wtf
Thoughts on Motivation and My 40-Year Career
I’ve never published an essay quite like this. I’ve written about my life before, reams of stuff actually, because that’s how I process what I think, but never for public consumption. I’ve been pus…
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Be like Denmark
https://phillipspobrien.substack.com/p/small-state-power-be-like-denmark?publication_id=1176440&utm_campaign=email-post-title&r=2fz40&utm_medium=email
https://maxua.com/p/be-like-denmark-525
https://phillipspobrien.substack.com/p/small-state-power-be-like-denmark?publication_id=1176440&utm_campaign=email-post-title&r=2fz40&utm_medium=email
https://maxua.com/p/be-like-denmark-525
Substack
Small State Power: Be Like Denmark
In this week’s Europe Dispatch, Minna Ålander writes about how Denmark is showing that even small states can punch far above their weight and lead by example.
Печальна історія Medium- спалили купу грошей, проспали Substack- а результат лише sub-VC scale business з неясними перспективами. Можливо краще було просто закритися.
https://medium.com/the-coach-life/fell-in-a-hole-got-out-381356ec8d7f
https://maxua.com/p/the-sad-story-of-medium-burned-539
https://medium.com/the-coach-life/fell-in-a-hole-got-out-381356ec8d7f
https://maxua.com/p/the-sad-story-of-medium-burned-539
Medium
Fell in a hole, got out.
Medium’s recap, financial turnaround, and difficult path back to health.
Doing as much as you can every day is a form of life extension.
https://maxua.com/p/doing-as-much-as-you-can-every-540
https://maxua.com/p/doing-as-much-as-you-can-every-540
Max Ischenko
Doing as much as you can every day is a form of...
Doing as much as you can every day is a form of life extension.
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"more than half of Helsinki's streets now have a speed limit of 30 km/h. (..) Helsinki goes a full year without a traffic death"
https://yle.fi/a/74-20174831
https://maxua.com/p/more-than-half-of-helsinkis-st-541
https://yle.fi/a/74-20174831
https://maxua.com/p/more-than-half-of-helsinkis-st-541
Max Ischenko
"more than half of Helsinki's streets now have ...
"more than half of Helsinki's streets now have a speed limit of 30 km/h. (..) Helsinki goes a full year without a traffic death" https://yle.fi/a/74-20174831
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Кльова стаття в The Economist про жінок у війську і конкретно на бойових ролях, eg all-women drone teams.
https://economist.com/europe/2025/07/31/ever-more-ukrainian-women-are-joining-the-army
https://maxua.com/p/cool-article-in-the-economist-543
https://economist.com/europe/2025/07/31/ever-more-ukrainian-women-are-joining-the-army
https://maxua.com/p/cool-article-in-the-economist-543
The Economist
Ever more Ukrainian women are joining the army
A growing group that is changing society
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Капітальні інвестиції в AI вже перевищують дот ком бум, якщо міряти у % до GDP. В абсолютних числах тим більше.
https://open.substack.com/pub/derekthompson/p/how-ai-conquered-the-us-economy-a?r=2fz40&utm_medium=ios
https://maxua.com/p/capital-investments-in-ai-alre-552
https://open.substack.com/pub/derekthompson/p/how-ai-conquered-the-us-economy-a?r=2fz40&utm_medium=ios
https://maxua.com/p/capital-investments-in-ai-alre-552
www.derekthompson.org
How AI Conquered the US Economy: A Visual FAQ
Artificial intelligence is the biggest tech construction project in a century. Here's what that looks like.
Money money money //
So much money //
In the AI world
https://open.substack.com/pub/benn/p/enough?r=2fz40&utm_medium=ios
https://maxua.com/p/money-money-money-so-much-mone-556
So much money //
In the AI world
https://open.substack.com/pub/benn/p/enough?r=2fz40&utm_medium=ios
https://maxua.com/p/money-money-money-so-much-mone-556
Substack
Enough
The math in the headlines.
Learning to think first rather than react quick is a life long pursuit. “Give it five minutes”
https://world.hey.com/jason/give-it-5-minutes-e065a7c7
https://maxua.com/p/learning-to-think-first-rather-557
https://world.hey.com/jason/give-it-5-minutes-e065a7c7
https://maxua.com/p/learning-to-think-first-rather-557
Hey
Give it 5 minutes
Years ago I used to be a hothead. Whenever anyone said anything, I’d think of a way to disagree. I’d push back hard if something didn’t fit my world-view. It’s like I had to be first with an opinion – as if being first meant something. But what it really…
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Оновив список книжок, з рецензіями за останні +- півроку
https://maxua.com/books
https://maxua.com/p/i-updated-the-list-of-books-wi-561
https://maxua.com/books
https://maxua.com/p/i-updated-the-list-of-books-wi-561
Maxua
Books - Max Ischenko
Пошук відповідей про стартапи, розробку продукта і життя.
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Проблеми на роботі болісно сприймаються особливо коли такий новинний фон. І якщо %десь навколо ти не контролюєш, то неможливість виправити щось що під твоїм контролем давить більше.
https://maxua.com/p/problems-at-work-are-painful-563
https://maxua.com/p/problems-at-work-are-painful-563
Max Ischenko
Проблеми на роботі болісно сприймаються особлив...
Проблеми на роботі болісно сприймаються особливо коли такий новинний фон. І якщо %десь навколо ти не контролюєш, то неможливість виправити щось що під твоїм...
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It never works well to take things away from paying customers. If you want more money, figure out ways to upsell them.
https://maxua.com/p/it-never-works-well-to-take-th-567
https://maxua.com/p/it-never-works-well-to-take-th-567
Max Ischenko
It never works well to take things away from pa...
It never works well to take things away from paying customers. If you want more money, figure out ways to upsell them.
The goal of (almost) all product work should be building features that are valuable to customers. There is no such thing as a perfectly designed or perfectly engineered product if it doesn't see customer adoption and customer value.
https://www.jefago.com/product-management/customer-obsession/
https://maxua.com/p/the-goal-of-almost-all-product-581
https://www.jefago.com/product-management/customer-obsession/
https://maxua.com/p/the-goal-of-almost-all-product-581
Jefago
Customer Obsession
Jens-Fabian Goetzmann on customer obsession and what it means at RevenueCat.
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