By @jonfortt
Publication Date: 2026-04-24 02:24:00
Cisco’s Jeetu Patel at IIT on: (1) the global memory crunch — only three manufacturers, prices rising exponentially, Cisco’s scale secures volume but not pricing; (2) defending entry-level hiring — killing it would be “one of the stupidest things” a company can do; pairing extreme inexperience with extreme experience is where magic happens; (3) AI is good at coding, not great at jokes — skip “learn to code,” build AI dexterity, work with digital workers.


