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comrade1234 • today at 2:44 AM • 9 replies • view on HN

Why? Seriously why would you take part in this? This shows bad judgement.


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x-complexity • today at 3:55 AM

> Seriously why would you take part in this?

Because no one else can fill the shoes. The best that the next CEO can do is either:

a) make improvements on what exists, and thus effectively stagnate in a moving hardware industry, or

b) cut staff (which Nvidia has only done twice in its history: 1996 (near-bankruptcy), and around 2008 (360 / 6.5%), right in the middle of ironing out the Tesla architecture).

The moment their CFO took over, they already announced layoffs.

https://www.reddit.com/r/BayAreaTalk/comments/1xu5wzy/nvidia...

The CFO is almost never one that makes unique product decisions.

ozgrakkurt • today at 3:32 AM

I don't like him or Nvidia but you can't deny he was the CEO while they achieved exraordinary things. He is just very successful no matter which way you put it.

I don't just mean making money successful like polymarket etc. but he was the head of a company that created multiple huge technical achievements in past decades. He made huge bets on multiple things and the bets actually worked in the end.

And they will very likely replace him with a bunch of accountants. It is not hard to understand why someone would want to have him as a leader instead of an accountant.

kats • today at 2:45 AM

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dghlsakjg • today at 3:05 AM

Money. Nvidia hands out a lot of RSUs. I’m guessing that a lot of these employees just watched their retirement take a 30% hit.

It’s easy to say you don’t have a price when no one is offering to buy you.

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1970-01-01 • today at 3:38 AM

Obviously to 'shoot your shot' and see if he is up for yet another affair with the entire group. Why should he stop now?

JumpCrisscross • today at 3:43 AM

> Why? Seriously why would you take part in this?

Silicon Valley culture jumped the shark.

Anyone senior signing such a petition should get a very close eye from the new HR and outside counsel. (We don't need to cancel anyone. But a person in management minimizing a boss sleeping with his reports merits a second look.)

differentView • today at 3:00 AM

Why do people support Trump or Clinton? Cheating just isn't a big deal for most people who aren't being cheated on.

yolo1897 • today at 3:20 AM

I saw the picture of his actual wife so i pardon him and i don't support gpu sanctions so what's the problem?

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