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From idea to success: The Pinnacle Systems Story: From start to $350 million and a successful exit. By Ajay Chopra, Venture Consultant - Trinity Ventures and Founder - Pinnacle Systems

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Ajay Chopra Trinity Ventures 3000 Sand Hill Road Menlo Park CA 94025 www.trinityventures.com Ten Lessons from the Pinnacle Experience
A brief history of Pinnacle Systems ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Lesson #1: Building a Company is a marathon ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Lesson #2: “What’s the heading, Captain?” ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Lesson #3: Everybody’s money is not equally green ,[object Object],[object Object]
Lesson #4: Cut your losses! ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Lesson #5: Do not let the competition control your profitability ,[object Object],[object Object]
Lesson #6: Technologies can take discontinuous steps but markets evolve slowly ,[object Object],[object Object]
Lesson #7: When the market reaches the inflection point, BE READY! ,[object Object],[object Object]
Lesson #8: The soul of the company is its value system ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Lesson #9: You are known by the company you keep ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Lesson #10: Do not take yourself too seriously! ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Bonus slides! Matching with the right Venture Fund
Is your space an area of interest for the VC? ,[object Object],[object Object]
Fund investment preferences ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Fund investment cycle ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Portfolio conflict? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Are you in fact ready for VC money? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
And a final quote….. ,[object Object]

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