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Hi, I'm
Drew.
I'm the co-founder of Valiron, where we're building the trust layer that helps API teams decide which AI agents to allow, throttle, sandbox, or block. I also help technical founders turn complicated products into clear stories that customers, investors, and media understand.
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Drew Mailen
Co-founder, Valiron
PR & GTM for technical founders
Builder of things that need explaining
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I build technical products and make complicated ones easier to understand.
My work has two connected lanes.
The first is Valiron. AI agents are becoming real API users, but most APIs still see anonymous requests instead of actors they can evaluate. We're building a decision layer for API sellers: identify the agent, evaluate trust and risk, then allow, throttle, sandbox, challenge, or block the request before it reaches the endpoint.
The second is PR and go-to-market work for technical founders. I help teams find the sharpest version of their story, connect it to the product, and turn it into positioning, launches, content, and media angles people can actually repeat.
I've worked directly with teams including AWS, OKX, and NFL Rivals. My own technical work includes co-authoring the Accumulate protocol paper, which has 30+ citations and five patent references, and building projects recognized by the Y Combinator Agentic Payments Hackathon, the Founders Inc x402 Monad Blitz, and ETHDenver.
I'm most useful when the product is strong but the story is muddy, the market is moving faster than the messaging, or a founder needs someone who can move between product, narrative, and execution without losing the thread.
Work together ↗