Eric Yuan wanted to experiment with WebEx features while at Cisco; Cisco wouldn't permit it, so he left, built Zoom independently, and became the world's dominant video conferencing platform—a case of organizational immune system preventing innovation that external entrepreneurs captured.

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Salim Ismail

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uh let's take the example of Eric Yuan who was building WebEx for Cisco. He wanted to try a bunch of things with WebEx and Cisco wouldn't let him.

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Building a business for the Future?OpenExO
Created: 8/13/2026, 10:25:00 AM

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