What smart people in business and tech are saying about the Nvidia board potentially ousting Jensen Huang
THE SO WHAT
Key-man risk in AI infra just got priced in—boards, LPs, and customers are being reminded that even iconic founder-CEOs are interruptible. If your roadmap or portfolio concentration assumes any single leader is irreplaceable, you’re running more governance risk than you think.
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