480: Former Cisco CEO John Chambers discusses:

John’s experience with previous financial crises 

The playbook he is running with his 18 startups through the current pandemic. 

Why John went into venture capital after his time at Cisco

Why John is partnering with 18 startups, rather than just one 

How the current crisis has impacted John’s investment theses. 

The playbook John ran when making acquisitions at Cisco

The successes and failures he has experienced with digital transformations

The impact COVID is going to have long-term including how 

COVID has and will continue to accelerate the shift to digital

Why the top ten companies in each industry will be shuffled, and

Why we won’t have an environment where everyone works from home

Among a variety of other topics.

This episode was recorded live at the 2020 Metis Strategy Digital Symposium.

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This episode is sponsored by Zoho.