Yev Marusenko · systems thinker · builder

Finding the signal inside fast-moving systems.

From research and attribution to consumer apps and AI companies.

Chart of Lovable annualized revenue milestones with Project 1 and Project 2 marked
Two projects during Lovable’s rise.Markers show timing—not revenue attribution.

Do you also have a nonlinear career?

I plotted mine to connect the dots. Tap any point.

Understanding Real-world scale Living + human Computational + AI

Selected work.

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Software · attribution

ZonTracker

$577kStripe-verified revenue

Connected ad activity with downstream ecommerce sales.

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YouTube logo 1M+ subscribers across channels
Media · attention

YouTube

1M+subscribers across channels

Learned recommendation systems through millions of behavioral signals.

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Superwall interview titled How I Grow Viral Apps to 1M plus Downloads
Consumer AI · growth

Sizzle AI

1M+app downloads

Led growth, appeared on Superwall, then the company was acquired by Campus.

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Simon Sinek logo WHY authenticity before mechanics
Brand · authenticity

Simon Sinek

WHYbefore growth mechanics

Worked with Simon Sinek. The public record lives on LinkedIn.

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The commercial work came later.

Before growth systems, I studied living ones.

Research throughline

From ecosystems to intelligence.

In 2016, I joined early consciousness work with Kathleen Noble through UW Bothell CERC.

Now AI makes the old question practical: how can a system learn while preserving what matters?

Ph.D.Cross-disciplinary systems research
9Scientific publications
Top 3%One publication’s tracked scientific impact
2016UW Bothell consciousness work
Living systemsMicrobial, molecular, ecological, and social signals.
Human systemsConsciousness, motivation, attention, and authenticity.
Market systemsAttribution, products, experimentation, and growth inflections.
Machine systemsAI-native workflows, feedback loops, and new data advantages.
The valuable signal usually exists. It is simply disconnected from the system that could learn from it.

The thread connecting research, growth, products, and AI.