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Nikesh Arora: Mythos is Real, Analytical SaaS is Dead, and Google can be a $10T company

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(0:00) Palo Alto Networks CEO Nikesh Arora joins the Besties! (0:47) Claude Mythos found years of vulnerabilities in Palo Alto's code in weeks (5:15) Are cyber defenders losing the race against AI attackers? (6:50) Analytical SaaS is dead, so what survi...

Highlights

In this episode, Palo Alto Networks CEO Nikesh Arora joins the hosts to discuss the transformative impact of AI on cybersecurity and enterprise software. The conversation explores how AI is reshaping the competitive landscape, the future of SaaS, and where the real value in the AI ecosystem will be captured.
00:00
AI democratizes intelligence
00:47
AI democratizes business by standardizing output across large teams
05:25
AI increases systemic business risk
06:57
Analytical SaaS is dead.
14:12
Profit pools are in applications, not models.
20:37
Google will be the first $10 trillion company.
28:23
AI will increase, not decrease, the need for technical staff

Chapters

Palo Alto Networks CEO Nikesh Arora joins the Besties!
00:00
Claude Mythos found years of vulnerabilities in Palo Alto's code in weeks
00:47
Are cyber defenders losing the race against AI attackers?
05:15
Analytical SaaS is dead, so what survives the AI wave?
06:50
If models become a utility, where will the money be made?
14:06
Armchair CEO: Nikesh rates Waymo, Google & OpenAI
20:35
Palo Alto's M&A playbook and the path to $1 trillion
28:22

Transcript

Nikesh Arora: One of the biggest winners right now. Jason Calacanis: The big daddy of the cybersecurity space. Nikesh Arora: Palo Alto Networks is an outperformer in the space. CEO Nikesh Arora. This might come as news to you, but humans have been writin...