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Well, it's funny, after writing that comment, I'm not really sure I still regard the situation as a "problem." For the distributed systems guru with a proven track record, the world is his oyster. What problem?

PG's advice that basically reduces to "fundraising sucks" rings true to me, but I suspect that someone really good at it would also find a lot of opportunities falling into their lap.

I guess my general train of thought is: most engineers treat the business side as consisting solely of downside---they want to "get fucked as little as possible" and then seek their upside in engineering. But there's opportunity there for those who look for it.