Maksim GolivkinNova Ukraine & responding to warIn March, I finished an 8-year journey on the Instacart rocketship. Good memories, lessons learned, and wins are worth more than one…3 min read·Jul 19, 2022----
Maksim GolivkinBiography of Cancer — summary of a book“Emperor of all Maladies: A Biography of Cancer” is a Pulitzer-winning non-fiction book by Siddhartha Mukherjee describing the evolution…4 min read·May 10, 2022--1--1
Maksim GolivkinFirst Angel Investor Exit: SheltrIt is an unconventional story even for the Bay Area. Sheltr was founded in November 2018, with a seed round in May and the acquisition by…3 min read·Jan 27, 2020--1--1
Maksim GolivkinThe city born during Gold RushI love the story that in 1850s gold prospectors abandoned so many ships in the harbor in San Francisco that the city had no better use of…3 min read·May 19, 2019--2--2
Maksim GolivkinUber IPOCongrats to everyone, who made the Uber the phenomena it became! IPO is a strange milestone, but it will make the company stronger, as it…1 min read·May 12, 2019----
Maksim GolivkinManager Readme or first meeting scriptThe last autumn my team grew from 5 to 11 engineers. In order to onboard new engineers effectively, I wrote down my values, expectations…4 min read·Mar 19, 2019--1--1
Maksim GolivkinGame of Taxi — thoughts on UberIn late 2017 in San Francisco, it felt like Uber had already lost against Lyft. My pool rides were lonely, cars started to smell bad and…5 min read·Feb 27, 2018----
Maksim Golivkinintech-at-instacartA month of Android AccessibilityAt Instacart, Solve for the Customer is our first and most important value. Recently we took a month to improve the accessibility of our…4 min read·Jan 9, 2018--2--2
Maksim Golivkinintech-at-instacartLeveraging Pay with GoogleSelecting a good default saves user time and mental effort. In e-commerce, payment information, billing and shipping address are mandatory…3 min read·Nov 13, 2017----
Maksim GolivkinHong Kong was a gonzo dreamHong Kong is nothing you had expected. They drive on the left, commute in two level busses, use British plugs. You were flying to Asia, but…2 min read·Oct 22, 2016----