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The Jensen Huang Story: From Toilet Scrubber to Tech Titan

The Jensen Huang Story: From Toilet Scrubber to Tech Titan

Update: 2025-08-13
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At age nine, Jensen Huang couldn’t speak English and was scrubbing toilets in a Kentucky reform school. By 35, he’d taken Nvidia public. And by 60, he’d built the most valuable company on Earth.

How?

By betting everything—twice—on markets that didn’t even exist yet. First gaming. Then AI.

He convinced Sega to pay him not to deliver a chip. He built a million-selling chip in eight months, when the industry standard was two years. Now, with Nvidia powering the AI revolution, the world runs on chips bearing his vision.

This is the story of Jensen Huang. And it’s a cracking episode—enjoy.


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The Jensen Huang Story: From Toilet Scrubber to Tech Titan

The Jensen Huang Story: From Toilet Scrubber to Tech Titan

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