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Curated insights from building distributed systems, leading engineering teams, and navigating startup exits. New essays, guides, and reading lists are rolling out soon.

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QConSF 2024: From Staff Platform Engineer to a16z Founder

Handouts and templates from Glo's QCon San Francisco 2025 talk. Practical frameworks for platform engineers transitioning to startup founders.

  • • TLDR; Essential Resources (books, tools, frameworks)
  • • 30-60-90 Day Startup Plan
  • • Cofounder Question Framework
  • • Customer Validation Template
  • • Due Diligence Checklist
  • • Legal Checklist for Startups
  • • Metrics Dashboard Template
  • • Mission, Vision, Values Workshop
  • • Portfolio Allocation Framework
  • • VALK Mapping Matrix
  • • + more coming soon

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Entrepreneurship

Frameworks, templates, and hard-won lessons from 20+ years building, scaling, and exiting startups. Covers fundraising, team building, product-market fit, and navigating the chaos of early-stage growth.

  • • Fundraising playbooks and pitch deck templates
  • • Team building and culture frameworks
  • • Product-market fit validation strategies
  • • Exit strategies and M&A preparation
  • • Founder mental health and sustainability
  • • + more coming soon

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AI & ML

Practical guides for building production AI/ML systems. From infrastructure and model deployment to cost optimization and reliability. Real-world patterns from scaling ML platforms at high-growth companies.

  • • LLM infrastructure and deployment patterns
  • • Model cost optimization strategies
  • • Production ML reliability and monitoring
  • • AI product development frameworks
  • • Team structure for AI initiatives
  • • + more coming soon

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