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Our frustration led to this... --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [The Motley Fool]   Tom Gardner's "Double Down" Stock Buy Arista Networks (NYSE: ANET) [Get Started Today!](~/AAQRxQA~/RgRlHBFJP4QfAWh0dHBzOi8vYXBpLmZvb2wuY29tL2luZm90cm9uL3NwbGl0dGVyL3JvdXRlLzUwMGtiLTc4LXNhLWZzLXNvP2xpZD1nYjNvbG9wZnV5dG0mYXBpa2V5PTVjOGU1MmRkLTFiZWEtNDU1ZS04N2Y1LWQ1NTA2ZTU5MGYyMSZzb3VyY2U9aXNhc28zZW1sMDAwMzQ4NiZ1PTIwMzY1NzQwMzYmbWFpbGluZ19pZD1jOTA2MzMyOC0zNjRiLTRiMjgtODNhNi1jNDRmMjc1YWViZDImbWFpbGluZ19uYW1lPVZhcmlhbnQgMiZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249ZGRmcy13YWtldXAmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPXNvVwNzcGNCCmMzSYw5Y10ZyBVSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg4QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAB-Q~~) KEY POINTS - Tom made an incorrect prediction about Arista Networks — but it worked out in our favor. - We believe in Arista so much, we’ve recommended it 16 times across all our services, and now you can get a special report with two additional recs, we love with Stock Advisor. - There’s one big warning about doubling down on Arista; make sure to read the end.   In early 2018, The Motley Fool’s CEO, Tom Gardner, told Jayshree Ullal, the CEO of Arista Networks that he thought her company could grow its market cap from $8.5 billion at the time to $15 billion to $20 billion in five years. He was wrong. It didn't take nearly that long. Arista's market cap is around $37 billion today, and Stock Advisor members were able to get in early, with a recommendation all the way back in 2018. In fact, across the Motley Fool’s different services, we’ve recommended Arista Networks 16 different times, because we truly believe this company could become a “hall-of-fame” stock for investors. And today, we wanted to share this rec with you. Arista Networks is a pioneer in software-driven cloud networking solutions, and Arista's technology helps companies move vast quantities of data over the Internet at lightning speeds. Compared to traditional hardware-based systems, Arista's solution is more reliable, more customizable, and easier to monitor and configure. Arista really does offer a better mousetrap, and customers know it. Arista's growing roster includes nearly all of the cloud's biggest names — Microsoft, Google, Amazon, Baidu and more. With new ambitions that include networking driven by artificial intelligence and a cognitive campus model that works well for hybrid workspace models, Arista could continue to see impressive growth rates for years to come. The company also boasts incredible leadership. Co-founder, Andy Bechtolsheim, is a Silicon Valley legend, founding Sun Microsystems and funding Google in its infancy. CEO, Jayshree Ullal, and co-founder and Chief Technology Officer, Kenneth Duda, are superstars in their own right. The biggest risk we see is that while Arista has a large and diversified customer base, a relatively small number of large customers have historically accounted for a disproportionate share of its revenue. The loss of one or two key customers could hamper Arista's results. So far, that hasn't been a problem, but it's something that we'll keep an eye on. With outstanding leadership, accelerating sales growth, rock-solid financials, strong engineering culture, and long-term focus, Arista Networks shows every sign of being a winning investment. We expect it to deliver excellent results for years to come. We have a full write up on two more additional stocks we believe in so much, we’re doubling down on them as well. [You can get the picks when you sign up for a Stock Advisor membership today](~/AAQRxQA~/RgRlHBFJP4QfAWh0dHBzOi8vYXBpLmZvb2wuY29tL2luZm90cm9uL3NwbGl0dGVyL3JvdXRlLzUwMGtiLTc4LXNhLWZzLXNvP2xpZD1tdTcwNzVjbzQ1bm0mYXBpa2V5PTVjOGU1MmRkLTFiZWEtNDU1ZS04N2Y1LWQ1NTA2ZTU5MGYyMSZzb3VyY2U9aXNhc28zZW1sMDAwMzQ4NiZ1PTIwMzY1NzQwMzYmbWFpbGluZ19pZD1jOTA2MzMyOC0zNjRiLTRiMjgtODNhNi1jNDRmMjc1YWViZDImbWFpbGluZ19uYW1lPVZhcmlhbnQgMiZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249ZGRmcy13YWtldXAmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPXNvVwNzcGNCCmMzSYw5Y10ZyBVSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg4QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAB-Q~~) — for less than a dollor a week if you choose a two-year term. 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