I work for one now, it's very challenging
* very cash heavy(EDA tools, IP license, engineer wage, fab money,etc)
* very challenging technically(balance of computation, power, size,etc)
* lots of work needed on the software side(compiler,SDK,optimized libs,etc)
It is in a totally different world comparing to MVP or the lean startup concept.
Hardware(circuit board related) startup is already challenging(cash heavy, logistic challenges,etc), chip startup is 100x more. The later is about more than one hundred people with hundreds of millions investment to just get started.
Hardware(circuit board related) startup is already challenging(cash heavy, logistic challenges,etc), chip startup is 100x more. The later is about more than one hundred people with hundreds of millions investment to just get started.