Founder & CEO
Eugene Lisovskiy
Physics Engineer · 3x Founder · AI-Native Builder
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150M
users at MAPS.ME (CEO)
80x
user growth at LitRes (CMO)
$15M
ARR at LitRes (from $600K)
Professional Timeline
2025 – Present
Founder & CEO
Level Up App Factory
Building an AI-first consumer app factory. Developing with Claude Opus 4.6 + Team Agent architecture — 6–7 parallel AI agents per build. First app (BookScout) live and deployed.
2020 – 2024
3x Founder
Basketball Training · EdTech · AI Tools
Founded three ventures across sports tech, education, and AI. Built Level Up Basketball training platform. Chose impact over easy money at every turn.
2017 – 2020
CEO
MAPS.ME
Led the world's most popular offline maps app with 150M users. Managed a global team, navigated acquisition, and scaled infrastructure to handle massive global traffic.
2011 – 2017
CMO / CPO
LitRes (Russia's Largest eBook Platform)
Grew user base from 300K to 23M (80x). Scaled revenue from $600K to $15M ARR. Was a CPO before the term existed — fused engineering and growth in 2011.
2005 – 2011
Physics Engineer
Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology
Studied applied physics and mathematics. Engineering-first mindset that still drives product development today.
Why He'll Win This
- Engineer first. Physics background, still codes and prototypes — built an AI coach demo in 2 hours
- Scaled before. MAPS.ME to 150M users, LitRes from 300K to 23M users and $15M ARR
- Marketing-native. Was a CPO before the term existed — fused engineering and growth at LitRes in 2011
- AI-native builder. Develops with Claude Opus 4.6 + Team Agent — 6–7 parallel AI agents per build
- Mission-driven. Chose impact over easy money at every turn — open maps, basketball over gaming, AI tools over AI hype
Publications & Press
The Team — $22K/mo Payroll
Founder — $12K
Strategy, product, growth decisions, AI development
AI Builder 1 — $4K
1 app/week. Full-stack + AI integration. Owns build pipeline.
AI Builder 2 — $3K
1 app/week. Full-stack + AI integration. Owns infrastructure.
Growth Operator — $3K
3–5 niches researched/week. Ad campaigns launched same-day.