Outside Nvidia’s headquarters in Santa Clara, California, someone placed several bouquets of flowers in front of the company logo, along with a white candle in a glass jar. The gesture was seen as a tribute to Jensen Huang, an iconic figure of the AI era.
Footage from the scene shows a passerby placing the candle in its glass jar in front of the “NVIDIA” logo. The flowers were neatly arranged beneath it. The items came with no message, but were seen as a farewell and tribute to co-founder Jensen Huang, who had just stepped down as CEO.
Huang led Nvidia for 33 years and was instrumental in transforming the company from a graphics chip maker into a key global supplier of AI computing power. His sudden departure left many employees shocked and saddened. Reports said some employees cried after the news was announced, while anxiety about the company’s future direction spread internally.
According to a survey of 232 Nvidia employees conducted by the anonymous workplace platform Blind from November 9 to 10, 88% of respondents wanted Huang to stay; 11% thought he should resign voluntarily, and only 1% supported the board removing him. It is worth noting that the survey had a small sample of just 232 employees and was conducted before reports of his resignation, so it cannot be taken as representative of the views of all Nvidia employees.
By contrast, another Blind survey of 1,689 professionals across various industries found that 60% supported Huang staying, 18% thought he should resign voluntarily, and 22% wanted the board to replace him. $NVDAB
Footage from the scene shows a passerby placing the candle in its glass jar in front of the “NVIDIA” logo. The flowers were neatly arranged beneath it. The items came with no message, but were seen as a farewell and tribute to co-founder Jensen Huang, who had just stepped down as CEO.
Huang led Nvidia for 33 years and was instrumental in transforming the company from a graphics chip maker into a key global supplier of AI computing power. His sudden departure left many employees shocked and saddened. Reports said some employees cried after the news was announced, while anxiety about the company’s future direction spread internally.
According to a survey of 232 Nvidia employees conducted by the anonymous workplace platform Blind from November 9 to 10, 88% of respondents wanted Huang to stay; 11% thought he should resign voluntarily, and only 1% supported the board removing him. It is worth noting that the survey had a small sample of just 232 employees and was conducted before reports of his resignation, so it cannot be taken as representative of the views of all Nvidia employees.
By contrast, another Blind survey of 1,689 professionals across various industries found that 60% supported Huang staying, 18% thought he should resign voluntarily, and 22% wanted the board to replace him. $NVDAB
