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    "text": "The only way for us to keep accelerating is to make sure we’re surrounded by people with a broad range of experience… Roughly one-third of my team is experienced, scaled operators who understand how the Cisco engine works. The second third are systems thinkers from the market who bring the outside-in perspective. And the final third is made of entrepreneurial founders, CEOs, and engineers who are AI-native who operate in founder mode.",
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      "date": "2026-10-30",
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