Steve Cheney
stevecheney.com · Personal blog · on HN since 2013
Steve Cheney is a tech investor and writer who covers Apple, Google, Tesla, startups, and Silicon Valley.
What HN saysHN cites his argument that top chip designers now prefer Apple over Intel or Qualcomm, and links his first-hand account of being handcuffed and surveilled.
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- 8Handcuffed and Under Surveillance2 people · 3 points · first shared 2019 · discussion on HN
- 9On VC Startup Myths2 people · 2 points · first shared 2019 · discussion on HN
- 10On Startup Capital Efficiency1 people · 155 points · first shared 2019 · 37 comments on HN
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- 15Making Trapdoor Decisions1 people · 3 points · first shared 2019 · discussion on HN
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joezydeco · 2015-10-17
"The truth is the best people in chip design no longer want to work at Intel or Qualcomm. They want to work at Apple"
http://stevecheney.com/on-apples-incredible-platform-advantage/
lucky_cloud · 2015-10-16
It's probably not the greatest bet either. Apple seems to be moving as much of their chip design in house. I'd bet many of these things will be on custom SOCs and Apple-designed chips a few years from now. Related: http://stevecheney.com/on-apples-incredible-platform-advantage/
luminati · 2019-05-30
The multiple term sheet negotiation strategy is generally a myth. [1] Most startups even the ones that are decently successful would be lucky to even get 1 given the enormous time sink (and seems to be corroborated by the data in the blog post - 30(+15+5) meetings for 1 term sheet!)
Also remember you have atmost a week to accept it.
(Unless of course you are piedpiper ;)
[1]https://stevecheney.com/on-vc-startup-myths/
minouye · 2019-05-17
Here's a first-hand account (I'm assuming it's related due to similarities):
https://stevecheney.com/handcuffed-and-under-surveillance/
Sounds awful.