4x founder

Max Gusakov

Co-founder at Careerist (YC S21), PopcornAI, Nextbuyer

Founder

Careerist· Summer 2021🇦🇪 Dubai, United Arab Emirates

in LinkedIn

2025Founder· PopcornAI

Founder · since 2003

Company

PopcornAI

Role

Founder, PopcornAI

current

Stage

—

no public source

Raised

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no public source

Based

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

current

Founder / co-founder — the company's markEmployee / research role

Source: LinkedIn work history

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Careerist

Learning platform for job seekers with job applications automation

Summer 2021

Experience

Career

PopcornAI
Founder
Founder, PopcornAI · Dubai, United Arab Emirates · 2025 – Present
2025
NextbuyerAi
Co-founder
Co-founder (CTO), Nextbuyer · United States · 2024 – Present
2024
Careerist
Co-founder
Co-founder (CTO), Careerist (Backed by YCombinator S21) · California, United States · 2019 – Present
2019
Trucker Path
Project Manager · United States · 2015 – 2019
2015
Milax
Founder
Founder, Milax · 2003 – 2014
2003

Bio

Max Gusakov has participated in several startups in the US, including Trucker Path (acquired by RenRen in 2017). In 2019, Max became the technical co-founder of Careerist (JobEasy) and is currently the CTO. Max’s interests include classic coaching and meditation, and he focuses on product thinking, automation, and communication best practices in his role at Careerist.