Jensen Huang’s Advice to His Successor: ‘They’ll Just Have to Reshape the Company’
Jenson Huang, in an on-stage interview with Garry Tan at Y Combinator’s “Startup School”, three months ago, on how Nvidia is organized (starting at 17m:00s): Huang: You’re going to build an F1 racer, but you’re going to build it in a way that you can drive. You should adapt the car to you. Somebody asked me, Jensen, if you don’t use conventional management techniques and organizational…
During a recent "Startup School" interview, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang discussed how the company would need to reshape itself when he eventually leaves the helm. Huang explained that his approach is to build a product, like an F1 racer, that can be driven effectively by the next person in charge. He cautioned that conventional management techniques may not be sufficient for the next CEO, as the world is highly competitive and Nvidia must achieve its mission.
Despite Nvidia being the biggest company by market capitalization, Huang's words suggest that the company will likely drop in the rankings soon. Huang's strategy implies that the next CEO will need to adapt and rebuild the company to fit their own vision and leadership style.
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