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What Lip-Bu Tan thinks about venture capital

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Chief executive of Intel since 2025, founder of the venture firm Walden International and chief executive of Cadence Design Systems for thirteen years.

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2 dated positions, 2026, in their own words. Our reading of what Lip-Bu Tan has said — not written or endorsed by them.

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  1. Our readingNine of every ten companies he backed changed their business plan halfway through, because the market changed under them.

    Their wordsAnd then frankly speaking, I look back nine of the 10 company I invest halfway they change their business plan because market have changed.

    ↗Re-engineering the Semiconductor Supply Chain with Intel CEO Lip Bu Tanyoutube.com 12th of 16 in this recording

    Interesting

  3. Our readingAI factories and foundries are too capital-intensive for venture money; they need government or sovereign funds behind them.

    Their wordsAnd then in terms of the capital intensive like AI in a factory and also the foundry and then you really need to tap either government funding or some sovereign fund

    ↗Re-engineering the Semiconductor Supply Chain with Intel CEO Lip Bu Tanyoutube.com 14th of 16 in this recording

    government

    Interesting