When $5 Million Meant Honesty: How NVIDIA Turned a Failed Choice into a $5 Trillion Company

Jan 2 · 4 min read · In the spring of 1996, NVIDIA had only enough money in the bank to last 30 days. The startup’s lifeline was a $5 million contract—to develop a graphics chip for Sega’s new game console. But when founder Jensen Huang realized they had bet on the wrong...