Jensen Huang's Nvidia Exit Is a Wake-Up Call for Startup Founders
Why Nvidia's board could remove its founder CEO, and how startup founders can use dual-class shares, board seats, and voting control to protect their companies
The Unthinkable Happened on a Thursday
I had to read the headline three times.
This morning, November 12, 2026, Nvidia's board said Jensen Huang had resigned as President, CEO, and director, effective immediately. CFO Colette Kress is now interim CEO. The board also named Harvey C. Jones as its first-ever chair, which tells you it had been a one-man show for 33 years.
The board's word is "resigned." Most headlines went with "ousted." Days earlier, CBS had reported the board was preparing to remove him. You decide which word fits.
Here's the short version. A New York Times report alleged multiple affairs, including one with a Singapore data-center executive whom U.S. officials reportedly suspected of ties to Chinese intelligence, at a firm that...
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