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Tough Things First
The No-VC Semiconductor Company
Posted on Monday, Dec 7th
An adapted excerpt from Tough Things First by Guest Author Ray Zinn Micrel was launched on my personal credit. I wanted to avoid venture capital and family loans when starting my semiconductor company, so I approached three different banks. I knew that banks didn’t lend to start-ups with unproven management teams and no products. But
