NVIDIA (NASDAQ: NVDA) founder and CEO Jensen Huang said he would not start the company again if he had known the years of pain, setbacks and personal sacrifices required to build it into a technology powerhouse, according to a Business Insider report by Thibault Spirlet. Speaking on the “How I Built This” podcast, Huang reflected on NVIDIA’s journey from a struggling startup to a dominant force in artificial intelligence, describing periods of humiliation, failed products, layoffs, near-bankruptcy scares and investor skepticism. Huang said many entrepreneurs underestimate the emotional toll of building a company because the public often focuses only on the eventual success rather than the difficulties endured along the way.
As reported by Spirlet, Huang pointed to several defining challenges, including NVIDIA’s stock collapsing during the 2008 financial crisis while the company continued investing heavily in CUDA, the software platform that later became foundational to modern AI systems. He also recalled a pivotal moment in 1996 when a $5 million investment from Sega helped keep NVIDIA alive after a failed graphics-chip project. Despite the hardships, Huang credited the company’s success to its willingness to pursue long-term technological bets that others doubted and to maintaining a relentless focus on future opportunities rather than dwelling on past setbacks.
As of June 5, 2026, NVIDIA stock (NASDAQ: NVDA) is trading at approximately $173.74, up $0.87 (+0.50%) in the session.
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NVIDIA Corp. is a leading semiconductor and computing technology company specializing in graphics processing units (“GPUs”), artificial intelligence infrastructure, accelerated computing and data center solutions. Its products power applications across gaming, cloud computing, autonomous vehicles, robotics and generative AI. Through its CUDA software platform and advanced AI hardware, NVIDIA has established itself as a central provider of computing infrastructure for the rapidly expanding artificial intelligence industry.
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