Jensen Huang says founder mode can last 34 years, from zero to $5 trillion
garrytan · x · 2026-07-26
At YC Startup School, Jensen Huang was quoted saying that “founder mode can last 34 years, from zero to 5 trillion.”
The post is mostly a short reaction to hearing Huang speak, but the substance is the quote itself: a nod to long-duration founder-led execution, framed around Nvidia’s scale-up from startup to a multi-trillion-dollar company.
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