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Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney invests in Pan Am founded by Juan Trippe

French born, naturalized as US citizen

Founded American Research and Development

Invested in DEC

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Hewlett Packard founded in garage

Symbolic founders of Silicon Valley

Name decided by a coin toss

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Fairchild Traitorous Eight

Eugene Kleiner formerly of Fairchild & Tom Perkins student of Georges Doriot found Kleiner Perkins

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Same year 1972, Don Valentine founds Sequoia Capital

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