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Category Archives: The Valley

Hard vs. Soft – With Math

April 7, 2022by D/D Advisors 1 Comment

Despite conventional wisdom, building a software company can be just as capital intensive a building a semis company. With the huge disparity in valuations at every venture round, it is clear that there can be a massive opportunity in semis investing.

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Analyst Decoder Ring, Silicon, The Valley

Hard or Soft?

April 1, 2022by D/D Advisors 4 Comments

The risk profile for venture investing in hardware and software are of course very different, but the market is shifting, making hardware investing much more appealing.

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Silicon, Strategy, The Valley

Ten Lessons from Google’s TPU

February 15, 2022by D/D Advisors Leave a comment

Google recently published a paper on the history of its TPU chip. There are some valuable nuggets of information in here that can help others think about building chips, and also help outsiders understand many of the changes in the semis industry today.

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Analyst Decoder Ring, Components, Enterprise Electronics, Networking, Roll Your Own, Silicon, The Cloud, The Valley

How to create a fundamental technology?

March 26, 2021by D/D Advisors 1 Comment

How to create a fundamental technology? – There is no easy answer. Start-ups face enough challenges, but building ecosystems for an entirely new, foundational technology need a lot of time, capital and luck to succeed.

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Strategy, The Valley

Start-up Semis Live

December 2, 2020by D/D Advisors 1 Comment

Start-up Semis Live – CRN published a great list of ‘hot’ semis start-ups. We hope this encourages more investors to support chip companies.

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Components, Enterprise Electronics, Networking, Silicon, The Valley

Semiconductors’ Midlife Crisis

October 21, 2020by D/D Advisors 1 Comment

Semiconductors’ Midlife crisis – Chip companies need to start thinking about how they want to spend their golden years – save up for retirement or blow it all on big splashy initiatives that remind them of the glory days.

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Components, M&A, Silicon, Strategy, The Valley

Like a Boss

October 19, 2020by D/D Advisors Leave a comment

Like a Boss – Do big company executives make for good start-up CEOs? It depends….

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Management, The Valley

A Lesson in Gravity

October 16, 2020by D/D Advisors Leave a comment

The Haves and the Have Nots – No one can predict how the economy will fare, for now the tech industry is propped up by a healthy dose of investor cash. Eventually this spigot will be shut off, and it is important to be prepared for a long winter.

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The Street, The Valley, Uncertainty

Corporate venture capital

October 15, 2020by D/D Advisors Leave a comment

Corporate Venture Capital teams often get short shrift by traditional firms, but when they are well structured, they can be a great fit for the right start-up.

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The Valley

Everybody Wants to Be a Technology Company

October 13, 2020by D/D Advisors 1 Comment

Everybody Wants to Be a Technology Company – Big companies working with start-ups requires a lot of patience and flexibility on both sides

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Strategy, The Street, The Valley

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