# Amir Rustamzadeh of Firestreak Ventures: founders before products

> Amir Rustamzadeh, partner at Firestreak Ventures, traces his path from JPL and SpaceX intern to coining ‘developer experience’ at Cypress, to early-stage VC. He and Victoria Melnikova discuss what makes a force of nature founder, how Lovable and Daytona captured mindshare in crowded markets, and why most developer tool companies aren’t venture-scale businesses (and what to do about it.)

- URL: https://evilmartians.com/events/amir-rustamzadeh-firestreak
- Date: 2026-04-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Conference: Dev Propulsion Labs
- Speakers: Victoria Melnikova
- Event website: /devpropulsionlabs
- Video: https://youtu.be/1PP7B8FLDH8?si=4nVX2IullYlFSGLZ