Arvind Sodhani, the outgoing head of Intel Capital, revealed the former CEO of Intel, Andy Grove, “threw me out of his office” when Sodhani first proposed the company should begin investing in start-ups.
Sodhani, speaking in an emotional retirement appearance at Intel Capital’s annual Global Summit, after 34 years as a key figure at Intel, recounted the origins of what has now become the world’s biggest corporate venturing unit. Hei said: “Intel Capital got started in the late 80s. At…
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