To understand Nvidia, take a look at its CEO and culture

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2024-11-21 04:00:08

When Nvidia became the world’s most valuable company (again) earlier this month, it did so because of its crucial role in the growing artificial intelligence industry. Nvidia designs the chips that are used in the hardware powering AI, a market that the company dominates. And while there are quite a few factors behind Nvidia’s success, one reason is its company culture.

In his book “The Nvidia Way: Jensen Huang and the Making of a Tech Giant,” out Dec.10, Barron’s senior writer Tae Kim looks closer at both the business and the people behind Nvidia, particularly CEO Jensen Huang.

“I found the defining characteristic wasn’t the technology or innovation,” said Kim in an interview with “Marketplace” host Kai Ryssdal. “It was this unique work culture that Jensen Huang and his co-founders built up.”