Shapiro: NVIDIA operates with dynamic virtual teams rather than rigid org charts
Danny Shapiro · NVIDIA's Auto Play and the Future of Autonomous Driving — With Danny Shapiro · Jul 31, 2024 · at 28:33
Danny Shapiro, NVIDIA VP of Automotive, describes NVIDIA's internal organizational culture and how CEO Jensen Huang structures teams to prevent corporate silos.
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“Kind of come second, and in fact, the notion of the group is kind of dynamic, and we really don't have much of an org chart in the company. Jensen says the mission is the boss, and so we have these virtual teams. There's a lot of cross-functional work that goes on.”
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