A repository of useful things and good stories

The projects, tools and questionable ideas of Max Schollum.

I build products, partnerships and organisations with friends
that — ideally — bring people joy.

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$currently:validating ideas · building tools · training for the next ironman · organising RUINE/D

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The collection

Products & experiments

Things I have built, launched or learned from.

Useful tools

Small applications I built because I needed them.

Career & CV

Partnerships, startups, operations and leadership.

Outside work

Ironmans, music, RUINE/D and productive distractions.

Selected work

Things I've published

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Training toollive

Box Breathing

A calm, configurable breathing timer for getting comfortable with CO₂.

Browser gamelive

Infinite Tic-Tac-Toe

Tic-tac-toe, except old moves disappear and the solved game becomes interesting again.

An abriged CV

What have I done so far?

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2024–2026

Partnerships & Business Development Manager

Tools for Humanity / World

Structured $10M+ technology partnerships and led cross-functional execution from opportunity to launch.

2022–2024

Founder & COO

Gleans

Built and launched a product in under six weeks, raised €500K and led the founding team.

2021–2022

Operations Manager

JOKR

Helped build the Austrian operation from one to 300 people and launched seven hubs in under three months.

2019–2021

Founder & President

effy — European Founders For Youth

Built a 25-person organisation that brought entrepreneurship education to 3,000+ students across three countries.

About Max

Build things. Do what makes you happy.

I have built startups, partnerships, operations teams and non-profits. I really believe in doing things with people you like, that bring joy to the people around you.

Outside work, I command a reserve infantry company, train for long-distance triathlons, build furniture, make music, and organise an electronic music festival.

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