3min chapter

Acquired cover image

Sequoia Capital (Part 1)

Acquired

CHAPTER

Don't Have the Capital to Build a Startup

In the 60s, a company called Fairchild was making silicon chips in Northern California. The CEO of national semiconductor decided to offshores chip production to Asia. National's first five investments were at two million and one of them was at two and a half million. That creates a huge price war in the industry and massively lowers the cost of silicon.

00:00

Get the Snipd
podcast app

Unlock the knowledge in podcasts with the podcast player of the future.
App store bannerPlay store banner

AI-powered
podcast player

Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features

Discover
highlights

Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode

Save any
moment

Hear something you like? Tap your headphones to save it with AI-generated key takeaways

Share
& Export

Send highlights to Twitter, WhatsApp or export them to Notion, Readwise & more

AI-powered
podcast player

Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features

Discover
highlights

Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode