Interview

October 26, 2021

Europe needs to grow startups faster, warns ex-Cisco boss

Some 72 European startups became unicorns this year. It won't be enough to keep up with the US and India says Chambers.


Maija Palmer

2 min read

John Chambers & Saket Modi, CEO of Safe Security

Europe needs to accelerate the pace of its startup growth, says John Chambers, the former chief executive of Cisco turned cybersecurity investor.

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