Five trillion, one hard boss

Nvidia's market cap has passed $5 trillion and made its 42,000-plus staff rich. The price of admission is a CEO who never tells you the work is fine.

A form of torture

Huang says he inherited the standard from his Taiwanese parents, where approval is never the default setting.

“You can't show me something without me giving you some criticism.”

Say it now, say it kindly

Feedback lands best immediately and aimed at improvement, not punishment. Once he has said it, the warmth comes straight back.

“Once the feedback is given, you're back to loving the person again.”

Nobody leaves anyway

Turnover in fiscal 2025 was 2.5%. One in five employees has been there a decade, two in five for five years or more.

“People don't quit easily from Nvidia.”

Turn a job into life's work

Huang frames leadership as building conditions where people can chase their own dreams inside yours, not just execute a roadmap.

He works seven days

At 63, Huang works weekends and holidays, driven by a fear that the company he cofounded in a Denny's booth in 1993 could fail at any moment.

“I hope to die on the job. That would be a dream come true.”

The numbers back him

Q2 fiscal 2027 revenue hit a record $96.2 billion, up 106% year over year, with data centers alone at $89 billion.

Su and Jobs agree

AMD's Lisa Su tells graduates to run at the hardest problems. Steve Jobs said his job was to push great people until they got better.

“My job is to not be easy on people.”