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Q: What inspired your move to Silicon Valley?
A: I moved here when I moved Patil Systems from Salt Lake City to Silicon Valley in 1984 — when I discovered venture capital was in the Valley. Even my company’s market was here. Indeed, it was true I was not able to obtain venture capital in Salt Lake City. Within three months of moving here, I was able to get venture capital. Venture capitalists like to invest in companies they can get into the car and drive to.
Q: How important was Patil Systems, your entrepreneurial venture, to your life and career?
A: It was all-important. I had chosen to quit my work as a professor — and that undertaken, you don’t do it halfheartedly.
Q: What were the immediate challenges when you moved to the Valley?
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