M&A and Partnerships as an AI Strategy

Former Cisco CEO John Chambers returns to discuss why AI is scaling faster than any tech wave before it, including the internet. Now the CEO of JC2 Ventures, Chambers shares lessons from advising 24 AI-native startups and offers a strategic lens on how leaders, companies, and countries can win or be left behind.

In this episode:

• AI’s “5x speed” vs. the internet
• How La Poste retrained 220K workers on AI
• Why 60–70% of Fortune 500 firms may disappear
• Chambers’ M&A playbook from 180+ acquisitions
• The U.S.-India innovation corridor
• Risk, reinvention, and why CEOs must lead from the front