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EP. 161 · 18.11.2025 · 2:45:00

THE LONG CONVERSATION: WORK, RISK AND SILICON

with Jensen Huang

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EPISODE BRIEF — EP. 161 · THE LONG CONVERSATION: WORK, RISK AND SILICON
Guest: Jensen Huang · Published: 18.11.2025 · Duration: 2:45:00

【OVERVIEW】
An unhurried conversation with Jensen Huang on the founding years, the near-death moments most retellings leave out, what he demands of the people around him, and how he reads the competitive landscape now that every industry wants compute.

【KEY TAKEAWAYS】
1. The founding years and the near-death moments
2. Management without layers
3. Competition, China and the global chip map
4. Advice for people starting now

【CHAPTERS】
00:00 — The founding years and the near-death moments
45:00 — Management without layers
1:30:00 — Competition, China and the global chip map
2:20:00 — Advice for people starting now

【TOPICS】NVIDIA · Leadership · Manufacturing · AI · Culture

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An unhurried conversation with Jensen Huang on the founding years, the near-death moments most retellings leave out, what he demands of the people around him, and how he reads the competitive landscape now that every industry wants compute.

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EP. 161 · THE LONG CONVERSATION: WORK, RISK AND SILICON

An unhurried conversation with Jensen Huang on the founding years, the near-death moments most retellings leave out, what he demands of the people around him, and how he reads the competitive landscape now that every industry wants compute.

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JENSEN HUANG

Founder & CEO, NVIDIA

Founder and CEO of NVIDIA, known for a flat management structure, an unusually direct style and a habit of reasoning about the company in terms of decades rather than quarters.

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