Jeetu Patel

Jeetu Patel joins us for the fifth episode of the Cisco Leadership Podcast. As the EVP and GM of Security and Collaboration. He brings decades of wisdom throughout his journey, highlighting the power of compounding and the value of constantly learning. He goes below the surface to describe his mindset that drives him and equates to his "X factor" as a staple in the Cisco organization. Bringing it home, he delves into the idea of utilizing our individual platforms and social network to make an impact and perpetuate success!

Seamlessly Connect & Protect Entire IT Ecosystem The new business reality is that everything is connected, and everyone is vulnerable. In today’s world, security resilience is imperative, and Cisco believes it requires an open, unified security platform that crosses hybrid multi-cloud environments. Our vision for the Cisco Security Cloud will reshape the way organizations approach and protect the integrity of the entire IT ecosystem. Segment Resources: Cisco Security Resilience: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/security/security-resilience.html This segment is sponsored by Cisco. Visit https://securityweekly.com/cisco to learn more about them! The Culture Blindspot: Harmonizing DevSecOps Helps Curb Burnout Recent data shows that security and development teams are still stressed, and they’re taking that stress home with them. Not only are they spending unnecessary hours addressing security issues that they could have otherwise prevented with modern tools and best practices, but also these teams are taking time out of their personal lives during holidays and on weekends to manage critical issues, contributing to burnout and ultimately churn. There’s good news, though: relationships between security and development are steadily improving, and with the right support and modern tooling at hand, you can transform the lives of cybersecurity professionals while also boosting your organization’s security posture, too. This segment is sponsored by Invicti. Visit https://securityweekly.com/invicti to learn more about them! Visit https://www.securityweekly.com/asw for all the latest episodes! Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/asw200

Seamlessly Connect & Protect Entire IT Ecosystem The new business reality is that everything is connected, and everyone is vulnerable. In today’s world, security resilience is imperative, and Cisco believes it requires an open, unified security platform that crosses hybrid multi-cloud environments. Our vision for the Cisco Security Cloud will reshape the way organizations approach and protect the integrity of the entire IT ecosystem. Segment Resources: Cisco Security Resilience: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/security/security-resilience.html This segment is sponsored by Cisco. Visit https://securityweekly.com/cisco to learn more about them! The Culture Blindspot: Harmonizing DevSecOps Helps Curb Burnout Recent data shows that security and development teams are still stressed, and they’re taking that stress home with them. Not only are they spending unnecessary hours addressing security issues that they could have otherwise prevented with modern tools and best practices, but also these teams are taking time out of their personal lives during holidays and on weekends to manage critical issues, contributing to burnout and ultimately churn. There’s good news, though: relationships between security and development are steadily improving, and with the right support and modern tooling at hand, you can transform the lives of cybersecurity professionals while also boosting your organization’s security posture, too. This segment is sponsored by Invicti. Visit https://securityweekly.com/invicti to learn more about them! Visit https://www.securityweekly.com/asw for all the latest episodes! Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/asw200

The book The Hard Thing about Hard Things, by Ben Horowitz, narrates the trials and tribulations of a startup journey and the mindset required to be a founding CEO of a startup. Ben who is currently the Partner at Andreeson Horowitz shares tough learning lessons from his experience building several companies. This episode features Jeetu Patel, EVP & GM of Cisco Security and Collaboration Business Units at Cisco, who shares key insights and deep admiration for the book The Hard Thing about Hard Things. An entrepreneur himself, Jeetu talks about wartime mode vs peacetime mode of operation, managing our psychology as a leader and the importance of setting up a communication framework across the company. Jeetu also elaborates an interesting 6 part stack rank of what a company needs for business success.

Cisco's Jeetu Patel talks about the new hybrid work culture and how to use #technology to support it. You can follow Jeetu on Twitter at @jpatel41 and Maribel at @MaribelLopez

If you ask Jeetu Patel about the nature of success, he’ll tell you that “no one is entirely self-made.” And he’ll be quick to point out all the times that friends and mentors sustained, encouraged, and inspired him as he grew into positions of leadership at innovative companies like Doculabs, EMC, Box, and now, Cisco—where, as SVP and GM of Security and Collaboration, he’s taking on the mission to transform the company around SaaS offerings that break down geographical barriers and improve access to opportunity for people around the world.But as we often highlight on Breakthrough Builders, opportunity has a strong tendency to gravitate toward grit and curiosity—personal characteristics that are as much a part of Jeetu’s story as his gratitude. In his talk with Jesse, hear how Jeetu pursued a new family legacy in the US after leaving unsafe conditions in his childhood home of Mumbai, India. You’ll hear how he first became a business owner with a loan secured more by passion than means, why he left that role after seventeen years for a position where he was expected to learn as much as lead, and how his unique path prepared him to harmonize the often-competing disciplines of privacy and product development at Cisco. Throughout the episode, Jeetu offers a compelling case for why unheard voices need to be amplified, why titles should stay out of the room when product ideas are being debated, and why empathy is now the ultimate driver of business success.Guest BioJeetu Patel is Cisco’s Senior Vice President and General Manager of Security and Collaboration. He leverages a diverse set of capabilities to lead the strategy and development for these businesses while helping to redefine Cisco's SaaS business and strategy around differentiated products that diverge in the way they’re conceived, built, priced, packaged and sold.Prior to joining Cisco, Jeetu was the Chief Product Officer (CPO) and Chief Strategy Officer (CSO) at Box, a role he pioneered. He transformed Box from a single product application to a multi-product platform used by 100K customers representing 69% of the Fortune 500. Before joining Box, Jeetu was General Manager and Chief Executive of EMC’s newly acquired Syncplicity business unit and President of Doculabs, a research and advisory firm co-owned by Forrester Research. Helpful LinksDec 2020: Cisco Announces All-New Webex Features 10 Lessons on How to Scale Your ProductReferenced in episode: Radical Candor by Kim ScottManagement in 10 Words by Terry LeahyJeetu on LinkedIn and Twitter

Topics discussed in this episode: Using mega trends as a tailwind to growth Building product principles into your business How to choose the right problems to solve The foundational pillars of building product The discomfort around decision-making tradeoffs This is a ProfitWell Recur production—the first media network dedicated entirely to the SaaS and subscription space. 

Jeetu Patel is Chief Product Officer at Box. He leads the company's product strategy, driving Box’s long-term roadmap and vision for cloud content management in the enterprise. Previously, as Chief Strategy Officer and SVP of Platform at Box, Jeetu led the creation of the Box Platform business unit, overseeing product strategy, marketing, and developer relations. He grew the team from a nascent product to a revenue-generating business line and key element on Box’s overall suite of offerings. He also led corporate development & M&A strategy as well as Box for Industries. Before joining Box, Jeetu was General Manager and Chief Executive of EMC’s Syncplicity business unit which he grew from $0 to $100M in 2.5 years. Prior to EMC, Jeetu was president of Doculabs, a research and advisory firm co-owned by Forrester Research focused on collaboration and content management across a range of industries, including financial services, insurance, energy, manufacturing, and life sciences.  Jeetu holds a B.S. in Information Decision Sciences from the University of Illinois Chicago. On This Episode: Jeetu discusses how COVID-19 has impacted their day to day operations. Learn how Jeetu keeps his team motivated even when he can’t be with them in person. Hear how injustice has inspired Jeetu’s team. Discover the key to hiring a good team. Tweetable Quotes: “There's no two right answers in most issues.” “Extremely smart people do insanely logical things for exactly right reasons that kill businesses all the time.” Jeetu's Top Plays: You have to articulate purpose to bring people together. Disruption only comes when you are successful. Build something a few people love as opposed to something that everybody likes. Jeetu Patel: twitter.com/Jpatel41 https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeetupatel/

(Disclaimer: These episodes were recorded prior to the coronavirus outbreak.) Build a product that’s 10X better than your competition, said Jeetu Patel, Box’s Chief Product and Chief Strategy Officer, in the new episode of Roadmunk’s Product to Product podcast. Jeetu says in order to do this, a product company shouldn’t obsess about the competition, but should focus on their customers. He adds that if you’re just replicating another product, a user won’t see the value in switching their behaviour since it doesn’t solve their problems any differently. Also in this episode, find out how Jeetu went from making $4.25 an hour as a waiter to investing in his first company at age 22 with a $250,000 loan in hand and then moving onto being a senior technology executive whose company has 70M users and 100,000 customers.  Jeetu also cautions teams to avoid the shiny object syndrome where they’re chasing the thrill of new features. There’s a balance, but make sure your core product is given the love it needs too, he warned. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jeetu Patel has run every function of the business in his career. He’s done his stint in marketing, engineering, sales, and now, product. But the one thing in business that has fascinated him the most has been scale. Early in Jeetu’s career, he’d travel a lot and was constantly amazed to see certain companies that were famous in the United States, have the same level of recognition and impact in a completely different company.It inspired him to learn the global nature of the business, and how a comp