Today marks a big day at my company. We taped out our first production level mask set.
We had to do this because we got a major order. We’re making money! This is the first step towards profitability. Until you are able to sell stuff, your start-up future is always in question. All that initial cash will quickly die out if no income is streaming in. The trick is to make a profit before that initial capital runs out. We’re not profitable yet, but getting a first order is important because it gives other customers more confidence that we will be here a while. It gives me more confidence that I’ll get paid sometime next year.