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by andrewdubinsky 4346 days ago
Dell, Apple, Cisco, Oracle, & Intel. Weren't those all bootstrapped?
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hollerith 4346 days ago
According to a New Yorker article currently on HN, Intel's founders took VC investment as soon as they decided to quit Fairchild and start their own company.
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Lennu 4346 days ago
Multi-millionaire Mike Markkula provided essential business expertise and funding of $250,000 during the incorporation of Apple.
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