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Arora’s leadership strengths and gaps in domain experience

Jim Goetz describes Nikesh Arora as a strong leader and recruiter while acknowledging his lack of cybersecurity and enterprise experience.

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Palo Alto Networks ft Nir Zuk & Nikesh Arora - The Grudge That Transformed Cybersecurity

Original excerpt

He is arguably one of the best recruiters on the planet and capable of motivating all aspects of an organization.
Context

Nikesh was a controversial hire. I mean, Nikesh is an extraordinary talent —creative, a outside-in thinker , gifted as a leader. But he didn’t have cybersecurity experience and lacked enterprise experience.

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