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Jan 2025
30m 40s

How Nvidia Changed the World

The Motley Fool
About this episode

There’s more to the legendary chipmaker than its tech stack.


Tae Kim is a Senior Technology writer at Barron’s and author of the new book, “The Nvidia Way.” Best-selling author Morgan Housel interviews Kim for a conversation about:

- The early days at Nvidia and its long path to “overnight” success.

- What drives Nvidia’s employees.

- How Jensen Huang takes long-term thinking to the extreme.


Premium Motley Fool members can catch Morgan and Tae’s full conversation here: https://www.fool.com/premium/4056/coverage/2025/01/15/ai-summit-the-nvidia-way


To become a premium Motley Fool member, go to www.fool.com/signup


Host: Morgan Housel

Guest: Tae Kim

Producer: Mac Greer, Mary Long

Engineer: Tim Sparks, Rick Engdahl

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