Nvidia: The GPU Company (1993-2006)

<p>He wears signature leather jackets. He can bench press more than you. He makes cars that drive themselves. He’s cheated death — both corporate and personal — too many times to count, and he runs the 8th most valuable company in the world. Nope, he’s not Elon Musk, he’s Jensen Huang — the most badass CEO in semiconductor history. Today we tell the first chapter of his and Nvidia’s incredible story. You’ll want to buckle up for this one!<br /> <br /></p> <p>This episode has video! You can watch it on Spotify (right in the main podcast interface) or <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/AcquiredFM">on YouTube</a>.<br /> <br /></p> <p>PSA: if you want more Acquired, you can <a href= "http://pod.link/acquiredlp">follow our newly public LP Show feed here</a> in the podcast player of your choice (including Spotify!).<br /> <br /></p> <p><strong>Sponsors:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Thank you to our presenting sponsor for all of Season 10, Vanta! Vanta is the leader in automated security compliance – making SOC 2, HIPAA, GDPR, and more a breeze for startups and organizations of all sizes. You might say they’re like the “AWS of security and compliance”. ️ Everyone in the Acquired community can get 10% off using this link: <a href= "https://bit.ly/acquiredvanta">https://bit.ly/acquiredvanta</a></li> <li>Thank you as well to Vouch and to SoftBank Latin America. You can learn more about them at: <ul> <li><a href= "https://bit.ly/acquired-vouch">https://bit.ly/acquired-vouch</a></li> <li><a href= "https://bit.ly/acquiredsoftbanklatam">https://bit.ly/acquiredsoftbanklatam</a><br /> <br /></li> </ul> </li> </ul> <p><strong>Links:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Shoot to Kill: <a href= "https://www.forbes.com/global/2008/0107/070.html?sh=261e2068d077">https://www.forbes.com/global/2008/0107/070.html?sh=261e2068d077</a></li> <li>Episode sources: <a href= "https://docs.google.com/document/d/1wt5jSpqjsRuYU00pq_ABWTM0iJ68hjMceF9XrreYPko/edit?usp=sharing"> https://docs.google.com/document/d/1wt5jSpqjsRuYU00pq_ABWTM0iJ68hjMceF9XrreYPko/edit?usp=shar