Max Lu

Max Lu is the Chief Executive Officer of Pilot AI, a technology startup focused on automating administrative workflows for enterprise sales teams. Before founding Pilot AI, he served as the first engineer at a Y Combinator-backed unicorn, where he was responsible for scaling the technology and product organizations. He also worked as an early employee at a second hypergrowth Y Combinator company, focusing specifically on building and managing revenue operations. Through these roles, Lu identified significant inefficiencies in scaling product teams and managing revenue operations, particularly regarding incomplete customer relationship management data. His current venture addresses these frontline challenges by utilizing artificial intelligence to automate routine Salesforce updates and improve revenue forecasting accuracy. Lu's career centers on leveraging his engineering expertise to optimize sales operations and eliminate administrative bottlenecks within high-growth software enterprises.