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Rob Wachen was 16 when doctors told him that the bump on his back was stage 4 bone cancer, and that his odds of surviving were under 30%.
Surgery meant he would probably live but might never walk again; radiation meant he would keep walking but might not survive.
His parents
Three years ago, two Harvard dropouts set out to build a better AI chip than the largest companies in the world.
Almost everyone I called at the time said it was impossible.
Today, Etched (@Etched) comes out of stealth with $800M total raised, $1B in signed customer contracts,




