“Large doses of pain and suffering” – Publimetro México

Jensen Huang He is one of the least known billionaires in the industry. Its about NVIDIA CEOcompany computer processors and graphics cards that thanks to the rise of artificial intelligence It is more relevant than ever. In this context, the businessman represents an entire vision of leadership, at the same level as other greats such as Steve Jobs o Bill Gates.

With more than three decades at the helm of NVIDIA, Huang managed to position the company as an undisputed leader in the manufacturing chips for artificial intelligence. The surprise? He recently told the secret to achieving such success.

Jensen Huang CEO of Nvidia. (Bloomberg/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Jensen Huang’s winning formula

In the context of a speech given to students of the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research (SIEPR), Huang shared reflections on his life and the paths he has taken to achieve success.

But the first thing that caught our attention was not his career, but rather a very unconventional ingredient: his references to value of pain and suffering.

“I wish you ample doses of pain and suffering”said the CEO of NVIDIA, pointing out that these experiences are fundamental for the development of character and resilience, factors that he considers essential for success in any field, not just in technology.

About, Huang argued that high expectations can be a weapon against resiliencea quality necessary to overcome business challenges.

“Greatness comes from character, and character is not formed with intelligent people. It is formed with people who have suffered,” he explained.

Thus, Huang explained that this philosophy of accepting and valuing suffering as a form of growth is an integral part of corporate culture at NVIDIAwhere challenges are taken as an opportunity to polish and strengthen character.

Of course, Huang himself is a testament to resilience, because after emigrate from Taiwan as a child, faced harassment and discrimination at school. These experiences, according to him, were fundamental to developing the strength necessary to lead and carry out NVIDIA at the top of the technology sectorwith a valuation that exceeds $2 trillion in market capitalizationreaching other large firms such as Apple, Microsoft, Alphabet and Amazon.