Valve was formed in September of 1996 to create Half Life. After two years of grueling, insane focus they managed to push out Half Life on November 19, 1998.

Valve was formed in September of 1996 to create Half Life. After two years of grueling, insane focus they managed to push out Half Life on November 19, 1998. After four more years of growing into their shoes they launched Steam in 2002. If they hadn't gone all-in and focused on their first idea there would be no steam, no culture, etc. Being Focusing as a startup is the ONLY option if you want all the trappings / options / creativity / line extension that come out of mature / revenue positive companies. (1) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valve_Corporation#Founding_and_incorporation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valve_Corporation#Founding_and...