Jensen Huang and the End of the Founder Fairy Tale
The former tech CEO is obsessed with the power of storytelling. But he hasn't spun his way out of his sex scandals.
Jensen Huang, the founder of Nvidia, the world's most valuable publicly-traded company, has recently resigned from the company he co-founded. This unexpected turn of events has shattered the narrative of Huang's success, which until now had been portrayed as a modern-day fairy tale.
Huang, who is also the CEO of Meta, has always been known for his ability to control the narrative around Nvidia. However, this narrative has now taken a tragic turn. During an interview with WIRED magazine, Huang emphasized the importance of storytelling in building a business. He described himself as an immigrant founder, an underdog, and a parent who brought his kids into the corporate fold. He even had a tattoo of Nvidia's logo on his arm.
However, in recent years, Huang's control of the narrative has come under question. He has been accused of feigning ignorance about the whereabouts of Nvidia's chips, both figuratively and literally. This has led to lapses in judgment, which have now resulted in his resignation from Nvidia. The narrative of Huang as a prescient founder is no longer intact. This has been an edition of Steven Levy’s and Lauren Goode’s Backchannel newsletter.
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