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Building the Thinking Machine: Lessons from Jensen Huang and Nvidia’s Quiet Power

Building the Thinking Machine: Lessons from Jensen Huang and Nvidia’s Quiet Power

From CUDA to ChatGPT, what Nvidia’s story reveals about conviction, culture, and playing the long game in tech.

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May 17, 2025
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Building the Thinking Machine: Lessons from Jensen Huang and Nvidia’s Quiet Power
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On February 21, 2024, Nvidia reported 30 billion in profit, and gross margins exceeding 70%. Its market cap rose by $277 billion in a single day—the largest single-day gain in Wall Street history.

But behind the financial headlines is a story of something rarer than scale: strategic patience. This isn’t a tale of hype cycles or vision-board bombast. It’s…

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