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Today’s show:
Palo Alto Networks CEO Nikesh Arora joins Jason to discuss his time as head of Google Europe (2:26), strategies learned from Larry Page (15:23), precision AI’s role in cybersecurity (43:14), and much more!
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Time stamps:
(0:00) Palo Alto Networks CEO Nikesh Arora joins Jason
(2:26) Becoming head of Google Europe and meeting Eric Schmidt, Larry Page and Sergey Brin
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(11:46) Maintaining Google’s culture in Europe and the hiring process
(15:23) Applying strategies learned from Larry Page to Palo Alto Networks
(17:59) Sub-categories of EQ manifested in the workplace
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(23:41) What led Nikesh to be CEO of one of the top Cybersecurity firms
(30:24) Cybersecurity against artificial intelligence
(35:31) The SEC’s mandate on breach reporting
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(39:51) The SEC’s mandate on breach reporting continued
(45:54) Gains from AI and what it means for organizations
(43:14) Precision AI’s role in security
(53:14) The future of AI technology and the battle of the chatbots
(57:41) Nikesh’s time at SoftBank working directly with Masayoshi Son
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