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Founders Notes: Gordon Moore

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The Man Behind the Microchip Leslie Berlin ...being first to market would put Intel in the position of what Gordon Moore called "a rifleman who shoots at a blank wall, finds the bullet hole, and then paints the target around it." The first company in the market always hits the bull's eye because that company can draw the target around its own shot. Any late arrivals find the target already in place, the market defined by someone else. NOTE Great metaphor from Gordon Moore. Intel Trinity,The Michael S. Malone At one point, Intel was conducting more seminars and workshops on how to use the microprocessor than the local junior collage's total catalog of courses. Bob Noyce, Gordon Moore, and Andy Grove became part of a traveling educational roadshow. Everyone who could walk and talk became educators. It worked. The Man Behind the Microchip Leslie Berlin In 1968, Noyce and his Fairchild co-founder Gordon Moore launched their own new venture, a tiny memory company they called Intel. Noyce's leadership of Intel—six years as president, five as board chair, and nine as a director—helped create a company that was roughly twice as profitable as its competitors... Robert Noyce (Intel) David Se

The Man Behind the Microchip Leslie Berlin ...being first to market would put Intel in the position of what Gordon Moore called "a rifleman who shoots at a blank wall, finds the bullet hole, and then paints the target around it." The first company in the market always hits the bull's eye because that company can draw the target around its own shot. Any late arrivals find the target already in place, the market defined by someone else. NOTE Great metaphor from Gordon Moore. Intel Trinity,The Michael S. Malone At one point, Intel was conducting more seminars and workshops on how to use the…

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