Jensen Huang

Founder and CEO, NVIDIA

“Greatness comes from character, and character isn't formed out of smart people. It's formed out of people who suffered.”

The one idea

Greatness is forged by suffering.

Ideas in the Tracker

Bet on markets that don't exist yet, and accept the suffering that comes with being early.

Illustrated by these cases

Build the platform before the market arrives, and be willing to suffer through the years when it looks like a mistake.

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