Jensen Huang built NVIDIA over 33 years into the world’s most valuable company. Here are 3 of his management secrets you can use today…

1. Flat Org Structure. NVIDIA’s structure is very flat. Jensen has around 60 direct reports. This is probably an order of magnitude more than most CEOs. 

This means that Jensen knows everything that happens at NVIDIA. And when someone needs an approval, they don’t have to go through 10 layers to get it.

2. Public Feedback. Most executives take someone aside when they need to give them criticism. Jensen does it in public.

This lets the entire organization learn at once. If Jensen has to correct a subordinate, surely there’s something that the other employees can learn. 

Jensen’s approach may seem harsh, but consider that everyone at NVIDIA is a serious professional making a fortune. 

3. Long Hours. Simple, but indispensable. Everyone at NVIDIA works long hours, especially Jensen.

60 hours is pretty much the minimum. It goes up to 80 or more when the company is sprinting to release a new product.

The most successful startups I’ve invested in are a lot like NVIDIA. People work six or seven days a week, 12 to 14 hours a day.

There is no substitute for hard work.

Wrap-Up

Jensen may be the greatest entrepreneur alive. 

Jensen does not do what the management books say. Instead, he designed Nvidia from a blank sheet of paper. 

Try de-layering your organization, giving public feedback and modeling hard work to your employees. No matter how small your company is, using Jensen’s principles gives you a shot at building your own NVIDIA some day!

If you want to learn more from Jensen, check out The NVIDIA Way, a wonderful book on how Jensen created one of the greatest companies of all time.

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