Olson, Max: - Max Olson is an engineer, investor, and designer who founded Explorist Productions to publish media celebrating breakthrough companies and ideas. In 2013, he collaborated with Warren Buffett to publish "Berkshire Hathaway Letters to Shareholders," which has sold over 100,000 copies. He is the founding employee at Mashgin, the leading AI-powered checkout company, where he has helped scale the business from startup to over 4,000 locations worldwide. Max runs Braewick Holdings, an investment fund he launched in 2008. A generalist by nature, his background spans programming, product design, and business strategy across startups and public markets. He writes about technology, investing, and progress at FutureBlind.com and lives in California with his wife and two daughters.