Jensen Huang's Unique Approach to Business Books

Discover why Nvidia's CEO Jensen Huang reads business books differently. Learn how he uses them for inspiration rather than a blueprint for success.

Jensen Huang's Unique Approach to Business Books
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Jensen Huang's Reading Strategy

Jensen Huang (Nvidia CEO, Founder) says he's read almost every business book, founder biography, and startup story. But he reads them for a reason most people wouldn't expect.
 
  • Most people, myself included, fall into the trap of reading a book about Amazon, Facebook, PayPal, Uber, WeWork, etc. to learn some actionable lessons.
  • We're looking for a blueprint for success.
  • Strategies that are tried and tested and can be used at our own companies.
 

Jensen's Perspective

But Jensen says that this is the wrong way to read these books. He may not need to learn any new lessons to be fair — but he reads them for inspiration (and fun).
 
  • Reading these books keeps Jensen motivated.
  • He understands that starting and running a business is very, very hard.
  • Just because something worked at one company, doesn't mean it will work at a different company.
  • Each company's context is so unique.
  • The strategies for success likely need to be unique as well.
 

Conclusion

So he says these business books covering the greatest companies should be used to inspire us and get our brains thinking, from first principles, about what needs to be done to win.
 
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Alex Rainey
Alex Rainey

Alex is an experienced CTO and founder who largely focuses on all the technical areas of My AskAI, from AI Engineering, Technical Product Management and overall Platform Development.