This chapter explores the transformative journey of a tech legend at Cisco during the internet boom and the challenges faced during the dot-com bust. It also examines the current landscape of AI, emphasizing sustainable investment strategies and the cyclical nature of tech innovation.
The Sunday Times’ tech correspondent brings on John Chambers, former chief executive of Cisco, to talk about artificial intelligence (4:30), why booms are necessary (8:00), coming to Silicon Valley (12:15), Cisco (14:15), buying 180 companies (19:00), the dotcom bust (23:00), how the old startups have grown up (29:15), whether founder shares are a good thing (31:00), still working at 75 (34:00), competition (35:40), why he has bet on the startup Humane (40:45), spending his own money (45:00), how AI will change everything (48:15), and his worst day (53:15).
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