From Staff Platform Engineer to a16z Founder: What I Wish I'd Known

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Posted on Tue Sep 29 2026 | 2:44 pm

Gonzalo Maldonado explains how technical leaders can translate engineering skills into startup success using their "VC Abstraction Layer Knowledge" (VALK). They share hard-won lessons on finding product-market fit, structuring pitches like technical docs, avoiding co-founder drama, and evaluating internal platforms as commercial ventures in a post-ZIRP environment.

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