Startups: Only a few can survive

It is said that 99% of startups in silicon valley (or anywhere in hi-tech) are failures.

A recent survey of FPGA/PLD companies in the past few decades provides a graphical depiction.

Here is a history of FPGA/PLD startups from that article:

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