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Presumably, a YCombinator start-up is one where writing good code is the core competency, and a major competitive advantage. You don't outsource your core comp
by hassy 19y ago
Presumably, a YCombinator start-up is one where writing good code is the core competency, and a major competitive advantage.
You don't outsource your core competency.
- cmars232 19y agoUnless you're the semiconductor industry.
- socmoth 19y agowhat do you mean? making semiconductors is a ton of math, theory, and layout work. are you talking about actually using masks to do the doping?
- majimojo 19y agohe probably means outsourcing your design/foundry work to taiwan, then manufacturing the chips in china. management you keep over here. typical of a company like Marvell (not the comic company you nerds! :D) also because semiconductor "startups" have higher capital costs than your typical software company.