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by rr3932 4y ago
A startup has many options to get chips made. But if the startup was itself a fab then it needs to think outside the box. For example smaller wafers yield less ICs, so more $/IC. But, you also don’t need a $100M stepper, which helps
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by rr3932 4y ago
There are companies working on cheaper, low volume, solutions and some things exist. For example: https://cdn.aff.yokogawa.com/9/400/details/minimal-fab-one-s... It’s the kind of thing that if you need it, y
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by rr3932 4y ago
I agree with the parent but I also think Ratatouille stated it best, “Not everyone can become a great artist; but a great artist can come from anywhere ” Give me some ingredients and I can make something edible. But no one would confuse
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by rr3932 4y ago
The iPad is an appliance. If you’re looking for buttons, something to hack on and break, try: https://www.raspberrypi.com/products/raspberry-pi-4-model-b/ Personally I think it’s never been a better time to be a h
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by rr3932 4y ago
There's also the "to/from more conveniently located airports, bringing family pets along, having private conversations among the pax, having exactly the catering you wanted" perks, apparently. I've not had the plea
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by rr3932 4y ago
It's easy to say no. The hard part is getting people to listen and that's what Steve Jobs did especially well. That was the point I was trying to make. I've been on a ton of teams where everyone agreed we were not going to
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by rr3932 4y ago
I think Steve's most important skill was the ability to say no. But even more important, was his ability to say no and that the person he said no to listened, agreed he said no, and then stopped working on the thing and tried to do so