Marathon Venture Consulting

Hi, I’m Maxim.

I help founders and small business owners validate products, sharpen positioning, and secure the capital they need to grow. My background spans product management at a fintech startup, seed-stage venture investing, and advisory work with early-stage climate and impact ventures.

I combine structured experimentation with practical, founder-friendly support – whether you’re shipping a new feature, testing a new strategy, or launching your product to market.

How I can help

Simple, collaborative, data-informed.

• Listen first: understand your context, constraints, and goals.
• Start small: focus on the next most valuable experiment, not a 50-page strategy.
• Co-create: we work together in Notion, docs, or tools your team already uses.
• Make it concrete: deliverables you can show to customers, investors, or your team.

Recent projects

• PorchPass (fintech): Led product discovery and roadmap development for a mobile-home lending platform, improving the user experience for borrowers with limited credit history.
• 15Rock (ESG data platform): Helped validate customer segments and product use cases through structured interviews and early product thinking.
• Raddis Cotton (climate and supply chain): Designed a market and stakeholder model to support product decisions and rollout strategy across multiple regions.

I typically work through focused sprints (2–4 weeks) or as an ongoing product strategy partner—depending on what your team needs.

Let’s talk