""You know the phrase '30 days from going out of business,' I've used for 33 years," Huang said on an episode ofThe Joe Rogan Experienc. "But the feeling doesn't change. The sense of vulnerability, the sense of uncertainty, the sense of insecurity-it doesn't leave you." Nvidia has made itself one of the clear leaders in the AI race. What started as a graphics card producer grew into a tech powerhouse, building chips, systems, and software that power most large AI models in cloud data centers around the world."
""It is exhausting," he said, while adding that he's "always in a state of anxiety." The veteran CEO revealed he still works seven days a week, every moment he is awake to ensure his nightmare doesn't become-including checking his emails from 4 a.m.: "Every day. Every single day. Not one day missed. Including Thanksgiving, Christmas." Huang's fear of failure is his main motivator Huang recounted an incident of a near collapse in the mid-1990s, when the company realized its first graphics technology was flawed just as it was developing a chip for Sega's next game console."
Jensen Huang continues to feel vulnerable and anxious about failure despite Nvidia reaching a $5 trillion market capitalization and global AI leadership. He operates on fear and the possibility of bankruptcy, describing a persistent sense of vulnerability, uncertainty, and insecurity. He works every day, checks email from 4 a.m., and does not miss holidays including Thanksgiving and Christmas. Nvidia transformed from a graphics card maker into a company building chips, systems, and software that power most large AI models in cloud data centers. A near-collapse in the mid-1990s was averted when Sega converted a payment into an investment that kept the company alive.
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