Maksim Stepanenko

cofounder / cto @ primer

Maksim Stepanenko is the Co-Founder, President, and Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of Primer, a company focused on building innovative educational solutions. He has a strong background in technology and entrepreneurship, having previously worked as a software engineer at Coinbase.

Born and raised in Kyrgyzstan, Maksim moved to the United States to pursue his education in computer science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) .1 3 He co-founded Primer in 2019, where he has been instrumental in shaping the company's vision and technological direction. In addition to his role at Primer, he is also involved with Dot Product, another venture he co-founded .3 5

Maksim is active on LinkedIn, where he shares insights about Primer and its mission to revolutionize education .2 4

Highlights

Sep 12 · twitter

Came across this really fun project. Someone has been creating new english words for situations ("obscure sorrows") that we don't currently have words for. I'm really late to this, looks like he published a book about it back in 2021.

https://t.co/cytSpUgl7f

Sep 4 · twitter

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Mar 18 · Business Insider

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