My Current Focus
For the past five years, I've been running FoundHQ - a hiring platform connecting startups
with a world-class network of Go-to-Market, Operations, Strategy, and Product talent
spanning 50 countries.
I've seen decades of business cycles compress into half a decade.
ZIRP-era hypergrowth. Mass layoffs fueled by economic uncertainty.
And the disorienting shift AI has forced on everyone trying to figure out what to build.
Through all of it, one truth has become impossible to ignore:
The companies that win on talent understand having the right infrastructure in place.
They don’t rely on their brand reputation or slate of investors or compensation bands.
These companies meticulously craft processes and systems that create a gravitational pull
with the best people in their space - turning talent acquisition from a reactive scramble into a strategic advantage that compounds.
This is the mission behind Interim Studios. Help operating teams deploy the talent
infrastructure they need before the bottleneck becomes existential.
I serve as an embedded recruiter - managing searches end-to-end, sourcing candidates, running process, and closing hires.
While delivering that core work, I build infrastructure that compounds long after I'm gone.
This isn't traditional recruiting or another sourcing tool in the stack.
Interim Studios delivers the execution needed today and the foundation for tomorrow.

Max Maeder
Talent Lead
Available