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

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