John Chambers, executive chairman of Cisco, can talk about new age technology, artificial intelligence and crickets — insects being used as super food — all in the same breath. Making his first investment in India in speech analytics and virtual assistant firm Uniphore Software Systems, Chambers tells reporters that his aim is to create a start-up model that the world can replicate. Edited excerpts:
Do you think there has been a slowdown in the start-up culture in India?
I will not say that the start-up culture is slowing down, but it is only growing at 10 per cent. If you look at