Cisco
Mentioned in 42 analyzed podcast episodes across 10 shows
A major enterprise infrastructure and networking company with approximately 90,000 employees that has transformed from traditional software toward AI-first product development, led by president and chief product officer Jeetu Patel. Cisco is frequently referenced in podcast discussions as both a historical example of a valuable infrastructure company that remained significant despite not dominating application layers, and as a contemporary player benefiting from AI infrastructure buildout through its enterprise router and switch business. The company also hosts major AI summits, invests strategically in emerging AI companies like xAI, and operates innovation initiatives including the Outshift incubation engine.
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Episode Mentions
Modern Wisdom · Apr 13, 2026
#1084 - David Friedberg - Everything You Know is About to Collapse
“Networking company; historical example of early internet infrastructure monopoly that was disrupted”
Big Technology Podcast · Apr 10, 2026
Anthropic’s Mythos Dilemma, Violence Against AI, Tokenmaxxing at Meta
“Participating in Mythos Project Glasswing testing consortium”
Hard Fork · Apr 10, 2026
Anthropic’s Cybersecurity Shock Wave + Ronan Farrow and Andrew Marantz on Their Sam Altman Investigation + One Good Thing
“Internet infrastructure company granted access to Claude Mythos for defensive cybersecurity testing”
Marketplace All-in-One · Apr 10, 2026
Bytes: Week in Review — Anthropic's new AI model, a referendum on data centers, and NASA livestreams journey to space
“Granted access to Anthropic's Claude Mithos Preview model as part of Project Glasswing security collaboration”
Daily Tech News Show · Apr 8, 2026
Anthropic’s Move to Secure the World - DTNS 5243
“Partner in Project Glasswing contributing to industry-wide security vulnerability remediation efforts.”
AI For Humans: Making Artificial Intelligence Fun & Practical · Apr 8, 2026
Anthropic's Mythos AI Is Too Dangerous to Release. They're Using It Anyway.
“Member of Project Glasswing coalition for cybersecurity initiatives”
How I Invest with David Weisburd · Apr 2, 2026
E339: From Zero to $100 Million in 18 Months: Inside Legora
“Acquired OpenDNS; mentioned in context of CEO David Yulovic's career trajectory”
A Product Market Fit Show | Startup Podcast for Founders · Apr 2, 2026
How this AI founder is on track to hit $50M ARR just 2 years after launch. | Tarek Alaruri, Co-Founder of Stuut
“Referenced as example of large company where 10-year tenure doesn't indicate startup execution capability”
Motley Fool Money · Mar 31, 2026
Nobody Told Us This Was M&A Week
“Food service distributor acquiring Restaurant Depot for $26 billion in largest deal of the week”
A Product Market Fit Show | Startup Podcast for Founders · Mar 30, 2026
He launched a free product for enterprise customers—then grew to $12M ARR in 2 years. | Bhaskar Sunkara, Founding CTO of AppDynamics
“Acquired AppDynamics for nearly $4B after being a customer first”
The a16z Show · Mar 26, 2026
Security, Resilience, and the Future of Mobile Infrastructure
“Networking company referenced for early business development efforts in government sector”
Embracing Digital Transformation · Mar 25, 2026
#337 Mastering Vendor Security in Financial Services: A 12-Year Journey
“Network equipment vendor; NCUA examiners reviewed Cisco router configuration logs line-by-line during audits”
"The Cognitive Revolution" | AI Builders, Researchers, and Live Player Analysis · Mar 25, 2026
Scaling Intelligence Out: Cisco's Vision for the Internet of Cognition, with Vijoy Pandey
“Host company developing distributed AI systems and Internet of Cognition architecture”
Farm Gate · Mar 24, 2026
How regen washes methane from the sky
“Global food distributor referenced as example of industrial food supply chain Stephen worked with”
Money Rehab with Nicole Lapin · Mar 9, 2026
Are We in an AI Bubble? Here's the Honest Answer
“Dot-com era darling still worth less today than at peak 25 years ago, used as cautionary example”
Lenny's Podcast: Product | Career | Growth · Feb 26, 2026
AI is critical for humanity’s survival: Cisco president on the AI revolution | Jeetu Patel
“Patel's current company, transformed from traditional enterprise to AI-first with 90,000 employees”
Odd Lots · Feb 20, 2026
A16Z's David George on How Private and Public Markets Fused Into One
“Acquirer of Meraki; example of incumbent software company”
The Dave Gerhardt Show (from Exit Five) · Feb 12, 2026
The Strategy Behind Canva’s B2B Growth with Emma Robinson and Kristine Segrist
“Example of large-scale billboard advertising that Dave referenced for comparison”
The a16z Show · Feb 10, 2026
Marc Andreessen: Who Runs the World’s AI?
“Jeetu Patel's company, where he serves as president and chief product officer, co-hosting the discussion”
The 1000 Hours Outside Podcast · Feb 10, 2026
1KHO 706: Held Hostage By the Food Industry | Dr. Robert Lustig, Metabolical
“Food service supplier that entered school cafeteria market after 1971 Resolution 242 made cafeterias self-funding”
CNBC's "Fast Money" · Feb 4, 2026
Alphabet Reports Results… And Pharma Stocks Diverge In Weight Loss Drug Race 2/4/26
“Hit all-time high; software business performing well; enterprise router/switch business benefiting from AI build-out”
Hard Fork · Feb 4, 2026
Moltbook Mania Explained
“Parent company of Outshift incubation engine, sponsor promoting Internet of Cognition infrastructure”
TBPN · Feb 3, 2026
Live From Cisco AI Summit | Chuck Robbins, Aaron Levie, Jeetu Patel, Costa Kladianos, Dylan Patel
“Host company for AI Summit, discussed infrastructure, security, and AI-first product development”
The Daily Show: Ears Edition · Feb 1, 2026
TDS Time Machine | Conversations with Authors - Pt. 2
“John Chambers, CEO with dyslexia, cited as example of successful entrepreneur with learning disability”
This Week in Startups · Jan 31, 2026
AI Bots Take Over | E2242
“Published research showing 26% of AI agent skills contain vulnerabilities or malware”
Better Offline · Jan 29, 2026
AI Is Worse Than The Dot Com Bubble: Part Three
“Highest weighted tech stock in 2000 at 3.1% of S&P 500 during dot-com bubble peak”
Better Offline · Jan 28, 2026
AI Is Worse Than The Dot Com Bubble: Part Two
“Dot-com bubble company example; infrastructure provider that benefited from overbuilding during internet mania”
AI + a16z · Jan 27, 2026
Martin Casado on the Demand Forces Behind AI
The a16z Show · Jan 21, 2026
Martin Casado on the Demand Forces Behind AI
The Artificial Intelligence Show · Jan 13, 2026
#190: ChatGPT Health, Audience Reactions to AGI, Claude Code Use Cases, xAI Raises $20B & Big Gmail AI Updates
“Strategic investor in xAI's Series E funding round”
The AI Daily Brief: Artificial Intelligence News and Analysis · Jan 9, 2026
How People Are Using AI for Health
Security Now (Audio) · Jan 7, 2026
SN 1059: MongoBleed - Code Signing Under Siege
“Making promises about improving network security and reducing public exposure risks for enterprise infrastructure”
The Compound and Friends · Jan 6, 2026
Software vs Semis, Trump Accounts for Babies, Sell-Side Indicator
“Legacy tech stock from 1990s-2000s experiencing resurgence; recently made venture deal”
Elon Musk Podcast · Dec 30, 2025
Billionaires are following Elon Musk out of California
BG2Pod with Brad Gerstner and Bill Gurley · Dec 23, 2025
AI Enterprise - Databricks & Glean | BG2 Guest Interview
“Historical example of infrastructure company that remained valuable ($300B) despite not becoming dominant application-layer player”
Elon Musk Podcast · Dec 23, 2025
Musk Says xAI Will Ship an AI-Generated Game by 2026 - EP#1184
Elon Musk Podcast · Dec 23, 2025
How Musk Gained $150 Billion in One Week
The Tucker Carlson Show · Dec 12, 2025
Matt Walsh Responds to Demands to Disavow His Allies, and How to Resolve the Right-Wing Civil War
“Major food distributor supplying frozen food to chain restaurants like Applebee's and Chili's, contributing to quality decline”
Welcome to Night Vale · Nov 15, 2025
278 - How to Solve a Murder
“Delivery service mentioned as experiencing occasional implosions near the Pinkberry black hole location.”
Acquired · Aug 26, 2025
Alphabet Inc.
“Acquired Flip video camera company; relevant to consumer video device ecosystem that Android disrupted”
Darknet Diaries · Jul 1, 2025
160: Greg
“Router manufacturer; Greg exploited Cisco device with default credentials and brute-forced admin panel during VC firm assessment”
Acquired · Jun 30, 2025
Google: The Origin of Search
“Acquired Granite Systems for $220M; founder Andy Bechtolsheim made Google's first angel investment”