This is an article based on "first-hand accounts," featuring a conversation with AI, a 24-year-old software engineer and founder of Lycana, a startup founded by Jensen Huang. He resides in Singapore. The text has been edited for length and clarity.
Since elementary school, I have known this person from NVIDIA, Jensen Huang. I have been following his news all along.
When I was a child, I really admired him. I've always been very, very interested in computing and making things. At the age of 16, I remember asking my mother for a GPU, which is GTX 1080. I used it for many games, as well as for developing my own applications and programming.
I remember knowing from a young age that this technology was going to explode in popularity. Now, after all these twists and turns, I have become one of the founders myself, just like AI.
The first time someone casually mentioned my name was at the beginning of the AI craze. Most of the time, they would say, “Oh! Your name is exactly the same as that person’s.” Or they’d say, “Hey, give me some NVIDIA stocks.”
This name makes it particularly easy for me to be remembered. When I go to social events, if I meet someone I’ve only seen once before, they will remember me. They will say, “It’s you! That NVIDIA CEO!”
In the majority of job interviews I've attended over the past four years, they would say, "Oh, yes, you are NVIDIA CEO." I feel that this has given me a certain advantage in my job hunting. I believe that if people can remember your name, that is a significant plus.
When I went for interviews with AI companies, some of them would ask, "Do you have any extra GPU?"
My reaction to the resignation news of NVIDIA CEO
My first reaction was: Oh my God, my name is going to be dragged down with this.
For me, he has always been the person who posted GPU. He has a pretty clean image. I don’t know if it’s because of my Asian upbringing, but I never thought he would do something like that.
The first time I heard about an extramarital affair, my reaction was, "Oh my God, that's just too crazy." The second time, I didn't even know how to react anymore.
My opinion of him has indeed changed for the worse. I still think his achievements are his own and that he is far-sighted, but that doesn’t mean he can do such things just because of that. This cannot justify such behavior.
My friends would come to ask me, “Hey, what are you doing with my stocks?” or, “How many girls this time?” It’s not funny, but I don’t take it to heart.
There's no such thing as bad publicity. On a whim, I thought, "Well, I'll say something to make everyone laugh." I never expected my LinkedIn post to become so popular. Some commenters were just joking, but there were also those who took it seriously. Some people really thought it was him, and they even asked: Why did you cheat?
I'm not sure if this is the best for my image. Future employers might see this content.
Personally, however, I don’t think it will be that bad. Most interviewers value my character or abilities. I hope these won’t be affected by my name.
More people have started to pay attention to what I'm doing. I noticed that the traffic to the website increased by 5,000 views due to this, and a few people even purchased subscriptions. I also submitted applications to Y Combinator as well as to the accelerator programs of other venture capital firms.
In my personal opinion, some venture capitalists make their decisions based on the founder's ability to market themselves. If this is the way to get their attention, then I can completely accept that.
