Exactly. But then most of the Valley was founded this way. The historical precedent was set in 1957 by Fairchild Semiconductor, the engineer founders of which w

Exactly. But then most of the Valley was founded this way. The historical precedent was set in 1957 by Fairchild Semiconductor, the engineer founders of which went on to found other companies (Intel) or VC firms (Kleiner Perkins). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairchild_Semiconductor https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairchild_Semiconductor Edit: HP started earlier in 1939, but was bootstrapped and didn’t do silicon till much later.