Karl Mehta(@karlmehta):John Chambers (@JohnTChambers), who ran Cisco for two decades, says being an average company is about to get you eliminated, including some of the biggest names: "The far right 15% did well. The far left would go out of business 15%. That thing is going to flatten big time." "Being average is not going to be okay anymore. Being average, you're going to be eliminated. And that will occur with the Magnificent Seven or the Magnificent Twelve. There will be a number of them who won't be on that list even close within three to five years." - John Chambers, Chairman Emeritus of Cisco and founder of JC2 Ventures, at our AI Assurance & Governance Summit at Stanford on October 1.

2026.10.09 12:10

John Chambers (@JohnTChambers), who ran Cisco for two decades, says being an average company is about to get you eliminated, including some of the biggest names: "The far right 15% did well. The far left would go out of business 15%. That thing is going to flatten big time." "Being average is not going to be okay anymore. Being average, you're going to be eliminated. And that will occur with the Magnificent Seven or the Magnificent Twelve. There will be a number of them who won't be on that list even close within three to five years." - John Chambers, Chairman Emeritus of Cisco and founder of JC2 Ventures, at our AI Assurance & Governance Summit at Stanford on October 1.