Product Managementexpert5+ years

Product Strategy & Leadership Expertise

Max Fritzhand combines technical depth with product leadership to drive business outcomes. As founder of Bolta, he defined product vision, prioritized features, and grew the platform to 500+ users with $3k+ in pre-sale revenue. At HandyApp, he served as Product Advisor, leading the B2C to B2B pivot that secured a $150k Microsoft & OpenAI grant and scaling the team from 4 to 20 employees. His product approach is data-informed, user-centric, and focused on sustainable growth.

The Practitioner Angle

In production, Product Strategy & Leadership isn't just about syntax — it's about predictable outcomes. Most teams struggle with Product Strategy & Leadership when systems scale beyond a single engineer. I focus on building sustainable patterns that lead organizations.

Typical Engagement: Solving scalability & flakiness

Experience Highlights

Founded Bolta and grew to 500+ users with $3k+ pre-sale revenue and $5K MRR target

Led HandyApp's B2C → B2B pivot, securing $150k Microsoft & OpenAI grant

Scaled HandyApp team from 4 → 20 employees, leading rebranding and fundraising

Introduced product analytics instrumentation and quarterly roadmap reviews aligning engineering with sales

Related Projects

BoltaHandyApp

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Frequently Asked Questions

What products has Max Fritzhand founded or led?
Max founded Bolta (AI social media platform, 500+ users), served as Product Advisor at HandyApp (contractor marketplace, $150k Microsoft grant), and created DevConsole (developer debugging tool). He combines hands-on technical skills with product vision to ship products that users adopt.
How does Max Fritzhand approach product strategy?
Max uses a data-informed, user-centric approach: identifying high-impact problems, rapid prototyping, measuring engagement, and iterating based on feedback. At HandyApp, he introduced product analytics and quarterly roadmap reviews. At Bolta, 30+ tools have been refined through active user feedback loops.
Has Max Fritzhand scaled teams and organizations?
Yes. Max scaled HandyApp from 4 to 20 employees, leading rebranding, fundraising narratives, and technical strategy. At EXPANSIA, he championed a cross-team quality guild mentoring 6 engineers. His leadership style emphasizes autonomy, communication, and engineering excellence.

Related Skills

AI & Machine LearningReactNext.js

Related Solutions

Building AI-Powered SaaS ProductsScaling Startup Engineering TeamsSocial Media Automation with AIDigital Transformation for Small Businesses

Related Roles

AI EngineerTechnical ConsultantStartup CTO / Technical Co-FounderProduct Engineer

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