In this interview, we discuss John’s experience with previous financial crises and the playbook he is running with his 18 startups through the current pandemic. We discuss why John went into venture capital after his time at Cisco, why John is partnering with 18 startups, rather than just one, and how the current crisis has impacted John’s investment theses. We discuss the playbook John ran when making acquisitions at Cisco, and the successes and failures he has experienced with digital transformations. Lastly, we discuss the impact COVID is going to have long-term, including how COVID has and will continue to accelerate the shift to digital, why the top ten companies in each industry will be shuffled, why we won’t have an environment where everyone works from home, and a variety of other topics.