The Big Interview
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The Goldman Sachs veteran on AI bots, playing to win, and the power of the ski resort chairlift…
"I actually think it's nonsense..."
On going from academia to CIO; learning from hyper-growth Cisco (“make sure you are part of the team that is tackling the thorniest, ickiest, hairballiest problems in your organization”), being blown away by the first browser, and ‘build versus buy’
On service mesh evolution, a re-architectected Istio, falling in love with technology and shooting hoops
On recovering from ransomware and floods; getting closer to the business, and prioritising investment with tight budgets.
API management startup has hit $100m in ARR, achieved a rare profitability and is still in hyper-growth mode. What next? Well, AI opportunities, of course.