Building to $100B: The CEO that Revolutionized Palo Alto Networks

2023-12-08に共有
Nikesh Arora became the CEO of Palo Alto Networks with no cybersecurity domain expertise and has grown the company from $18B to nearly $100B in under 6 years. In the episode, we discuss some of the greatest learnings from revolutionizing Palo Alto Networks into a powerhouse, his celebrated M&A strategy, and stories from his wide-ranging career path.

Prior to Palo Alto Networks, Nikesh was Chairman and COO of Softbank, working alongside Masa to make investments. Before that, he spent time scaling T-Mobile in Europe as CMO then spent a decade at Google as CBO. Hear how Nikesh has consistently succeeded in each new role and built a prolific career across industries.

(0:00) Intro
(1:13) The Benefits of Being a Generalist
(2:20) Acquiring Domain Expertise
(4:05) The Constant Learning Curve in Cybersecurity
(5:07) Understanding the Cybersecurity Industry
(9:19) Nikesh's 3 Rules For M&A
(20:04) The Role of Marketing and Storytelling in Tech
(24:57) Leadership and Management in Large Companies
(35:49) The Challenge of Scaling and Managing People
(36:43) Transitioning Roles and the Importance of Skill Sets
(38:01) The Art of Making Successful Career Choices
(38:36) The Journey from Analyst to Tech Entrepreneur
(43:44) The Impact of Artificial Intelligence in Business
(50:43) The Importance of Product Obsession in Tech Leadership
(52:52) The Journey from India to the U.S. and the Pursuit of Education
(1:01:04) Venturing into the World of Investment and Venture Capital
(1:05:54) The Mission-Driven Aspect of Cybersecurity
(1:07:21) Romanticizing the Past: A Perspective on Life and Career

Produced: Rashad Assir & Leah Clapper
Mixed and edited: Justin Hrabovsky
Executive Producer: Josh Machiz

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Logan Bartlett is a Software Investor at Redpoint Ventures - a Silicon Valley-based VC with $6B AUM and investments in Snowflake, DraftKings, Twilio, and Netflix. In each episode, Logan goes behind the scenes with world-class entrepreneurs and investors. If you're interested in the real inside baseball of tech, entrepreneurship, and start-up investing, tune in every Friday for new epis

コメント (14)
  • Nikesh is one the smartest CEO and made unprecedented growth to palo alto networks. It is going to grow more and more in coming years. Just wait and watch.
  • I love the passion test. Folks who throw themselves into physically/mentally tough endeavours tell you a lot about them rather than just resume related work experience.
  • Candid conversation. Hearing about Nikesh Aurora’s journey and different opportunities in different phases of his life is inspiring. His energy and enthusiasm towards new challenges is great 👍
  • Best Tech M&A methodology I have heard. I feel like buying their stock.
  • @tobinator1337
    Great interview! I’d have loved to hear an answer from him what he’d do today coming out of college with what he knows now
  • @Muller_Andr
    Will this rally we saw in stocks November/December continue January? Both speculative and defensive assets are also on the rise. If yes what assets, instruments might those be? Open to chat
  • @BhavinTolia
    Nikesh is an absolute inspiration to our generation.
  • @lmaolol5053
    His investments failed badly at softbank. The fact that the overall business in general grew in the last 5 years which in turn led to the growth of Palo alto and other tech companies. I dont think he did some magic apart from speaking with fluency
  • @slee6593
    This guy knows his stuff:trophy-yellow-smiling: