Cisco president gives 27-year-old unlimited AI tokens to refactor 98% of legacy code

Cisco president Jeetu Patel has given Padmanabhan Krishnamurthy, a 27-year-old former EzDubs cofounder, "unlimited tokens" to refactor code, targeting 98% of Cisco's legacy code within 24 months. Krishnamurthy joined via Cisco's acquisition of EzDubs and proposed the rewrite with a two-person team. Patel says he deliberately creates tension between young hires and veterans, treats interns as reverse mentors, and splits his team into thirds: scaled operators, systems thinkers, and AI-native founders. Josh Kushner, Alon Chen, and Will.i.am also voice preferences for hiring young, inexperienced talent.

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