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IN EXCHANGE FOR THE SUPPORT and the high compensation, Nvidia demands much of its people. Extreme commitment is critical to the Nvidia Way. Sixty-hour workweeks are expected as the bare minimum, even at junior positions. The workweek can stretch to eighty hours or more during critical periods in chip development—especially for hardware engineers—or as the result of a major and sudden change in corporate strategy, such as during the pivot to AI.

The Nvidia Way

Tae Kim

Hell. He finished his porridge. It was only porridge, and Ruza had yet to meet a philosophical dilemma that could spoil his appetite.

Muse of Nightmares

Laini Taylor

Looking for a way to reinforce Walton’s notion of a bias for action, Bezos instituted the Just Do It award—an acknowledgment of an employee who did something notable on his own initiative, typically outside his primary job responsibilities. Even if the action turned out to be an egregious mistake, an employee could still earn the prize as long as he or she had taken risks and shown resourcefulness in the process.

The Everything Store

Brad Stone

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