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Sequoia Capital (Part 1)

Acquired

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Silicon Valley - The Traitors of the Eight

In 1957, a group of eight employees left Shockley semiconductor to start their own company called Fairchild. Among them were Gordon Moore and Bob Noisse who would go on to found Intel as well as Eugene Kleiner from Kleiner Perkins. This is really the moment I think you could argue when Silicon Valley was born. If you want to listen and become a limited partner, you can get started with a seven day free trial.

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