EP. 179 · 11.01.2026 · 56:41
VIEW FROM THE TOP: SOLVING HARD PROBLEMS
with Lisa Su
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EPISODE BRIEF — EP. 179 · VIEW FROM THE TOP: SOLVING HARD PROBLEMS Guest: Lisa Su · Published: 11.01.2026 · Duration: 56:41 【OVERVIEW】 A candid session on choosing the hardest problem in the room: how she picks bets with ten-year horizons, builds engineering cultures that survive bad quarters, and thinks about risk as an operator. 【KEY TAKEAWAYS】 1. Run toward the hard problems 2. Building an engineering culture 3. Making ten-year bets 4. Advice for young engineers 【CHAPTERS】 00:00 — Run toward the hard problems 16:00 — Building an engineering culture 34:00 — Making ten-year bets 48:00 — Advice for young engineers 【TOPICS】Leadership · Engineering · Careers · Strategy · Semiconductors 【WATCH】https://thedaopod.com/episodes/ep-179-lisa-su-view-from-the-top
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A candid session on choosing the hardest problem in the room: how she picks bets with ten-year horizons, builds engineering cultures that survive bad quarters, and thinks about risk as an operator.
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EP. 179 · VIEW FROM THE TOP: SOLVING HARD PROBLEMS
A candid session on choosing the hardest problem in the room: how she picks bets with ten-year horizons, builds engineering cultures that survive bad quarters, and thinks about risk as an operator.
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Chair & CEO, AMD
MIT-trained electrical engineer, IEEE Medal of Honor recipient, and one of the most consequential operators in modern semiconductors.
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