Max Antonov - Product Management & Leadership

Max Antonov
Fractional Product Leadership Product Leadership Coaching

I'm a father of 3 from Sydney, a product and technology leader. I write about leadership, product management, technology and the messy reality of making work work.

I'm currently building and experimenting with a mildly alarming number of things. I also work as a fractional product leader, stepping in where the founder or CEO is still carrying product decisions on their own, and offer 1:1 product leadership coaching for senior PMs and emerging product leaders. I founded SoundingBoard, practical peer exchange for product people. Connect via LinkedIn, or follow me on X.

Observations

  1. Jan 2, 2025
    Observations

    Just wrapped up my first gym session of 2025 and even snagged a badge for it in Garmin. Apparently, you can earn that kind of badge up to 250 times. Can't imagine anyone ever maxing that out!

    First gym session in 2025
  2. Dec 31, 2024
    Observations

    [

    he optimal restaurant seating arrangement for a couple

    ](https://x.com/nikitabier/status/1873498633536167953) While on a trip to Japan with my wife, we got talking about how much of what we do in life is shaped by movies - everything from beauty standards to how people are judged by their wealth, even to our ideas about who the "bad guys" in the world are.

    Personally, I prefer sitting side-by-side. It feels more intimate and it's so much easier to share food that way. But it's funny how the default seating arrangement is almost always face-to-face.

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  4. May 30, 2024
    Observations

    Indie Hacker Habits

    You might not know Tony Dinh, Danny Postma, Pieter Levels or Marc Lou. But they are successful indie hackers and solopreneurs. Here's what they do really well: They share their wins and losses on soc...