S6|E25 How does Cisco Investments differ from Venture Capitalists?

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How do Cisco Investments differ from VCs? In this episode, the Head of Cisco Investments Portfolio Development, Hitesh Saijpal, gives us details on his work in developing Cisco's investment portfolio - from his daily routine to how Cisco Investments decide between competing companies in the same market. An episode you don't want to miss! Cisco Champion hosts Jeff Levensailor (twitter.com/levensailor), Developer Engineer, Presidio David Penaloza (twitter.com/davidsamuelps), Lead Network Consulting Engineer, Verizon Cisco Guests Hitesh (twitter.com/hiteshsaijpal), Head of Cisco Investments Portfolio Development Moderator Lauren Friedman (twitter.com/lauren), Cisco Champion Program Discussion Topics: • How does Cisco Investments evaluate and determine what to invest in? • What is the five-prong strategy? • What is the IRB and what role do they play in investing in new ventures? • How does Cisco Investments decide between competing companies in the same market? • Organic vs. Inorganic growth • How does Cisco differentiate between Investment vs. Acquisition? • What is the Cisco Investments Village at Cisco Live? • What value do Cisco Investments differentiate themselves from traditional VCs? Click here to learn more: https://www.ciscoinvestments.com/portfolio?ccid=&dtid=osootr000663&oid=pdtxa018042