Scaling Hard Tech Startups: Insights from Chad Rigetti at Startup School SV 2016

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TLDR Hard tech startups face unique challenges, but can create monumental leverage and defensibility by solving complex problems with scalable technology and a shared language.

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    00:00
    Chad Righetti shares his experience with hard tech startups and expresses gratitude for speaking at Y Combinator with his company, Forgetty.
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    02:34
    A team of PhDs is building a quantum computer in Berkeley to solve impactful problems in science, medicine, and material science.
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    06:50
    Building large-scale computers face challenges with Moore's law and parallelization, but a Berkeley startup has developed a quantum computing system with 60-70 qubits.
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    10:33
    Quantum computing uses individual photons to store and process information, allowing for scalable chip technology.
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    13:39
    Successful hard tech companies create monumental leverage and defensibility, as seen in the examples of the Manhattan Project and Apollo missions.
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    16:07
    Hard tech companies face communication challenges, but having a shared language can create long-term advantages in solving complex problems like curing cancer and solving global warming.
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    19:17
    Build a full stack business with integration, capabilities, and clarity to create a successful hard tech organization.
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    22:42
    The first supercomputer, Control Data Corporation 6600, built by a group of 34 people in Wisconsin, had a significant impact on geopolitics.
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