The aftermath of Jensen Huang resigning as CEO of Nvidia is rapidly spreading through Silicon Valley, with tech industry leaders, represented by Musk, actively intervening in an attempt to push this key figure to regain leadership.
In the early morning of Beijing time today, Musk openly confirmed on social media that he is signing a petition requesting Jensen Huang's return to the position. Meanwhile, the website hosting the petition activity is facing server pressure due to a surge in traffic and has currently collected over 14,000 signatures of support.
A public statement from core engineers who once worked at Nvidia suggests that if top management fails to properly handle this transition, the company may face resignations of key technical personnel as a form of protest, which would directly impact Nvidia's business foundation.
In the eyes of the tech industry, forcibly removing a founder who has the ability to define the industry often comes with a huge cost. Several well-known investors and industry observers have compared this incident to the historical lessons of Apple and Uber, warning of the potential impact on the company's long-term strategy.
Ten Thousand Signatures Crash the Server
After Jensen Huang's departure, a grassroots movement to "protect the founder" quickly arose on social media, and Musk's involvement undoubtedly injected tremendous traffic into this movement.
At 4:51 AM Beijing time, Musk made a clear statement in response to Tesla senior engineer Yun-Ta Tsai: "A petition requesting Jensen Huang's return is underway, and I am signing it." This endorsement from such a high-profile figure instantly skyrocketed the heat of the petition activity.
According to well-known investor Gavin Baker, the petition website calling for Jensen Huang's return is currently being overwhelmed by a massive influx of signatures, to the point where an urgent server upgrade is necessary.
Page data shows that over 12,000 people have participated in this co-signing activity.
To express his support for Jensen Huang, Musk previously shared a classic line from the film "AIR" — "You will be remembered forever, because some things are eternal," and affectionately added the name "Jensen."
Core Talent Sounds the 'Resignation Alarm'
For Nvidia, which relies on cutting-edge technology, the potential turmoil of the underlying technical team is more concerning to the market than the change in executives.
Yun-Ta Tsai, a former member of Nvidia's core GPU design team and now a senior engineer at Tesla, has made a rather provocative call. He pointed out that if employees want Jensen Huang to return, they should put into action the belief that "without employees, there is no Nvidia" — resign, take a break first.
Yun-Ta Tsai emphasized the scarcity of hardware engineers at present. He stated that excellent GPU engineers are even more in demand in the market than machine learning engineers and are extremely difficult to replace. He urged his peers to take control of their own destiny, because "it is engineers who shape and realize the company's mission, not the board." As a former employee, he candidly stated that Jensen Huang's strategic vision profoundly shaped today’s Nvidia, implying that the founder's departure could lead to a collapse of team cohesion.
Silicon Valley's Lesson: Irreplaceable Founders
Jensen Huang's exit has precisely touched the most sensitive nerve of Silicon Valley regarding "founder culture." The market is beginning to worry whether the tech giant, without its soul figure, will repeat historical mistakes.
Notable investor Naval Ravikant cited two of the most famous painful cases in tech history to express his doubts: Apple firing Jobs and Uber forcing out Kalanick.
Naval Ravikant sharply questioned, "Have we not learned that you cannot simply replace a founder?" This perspective quickly resonated within Silicon Valley's core circles, and Musk succinctly and powerfully replied to this dynamic with two words: "True words."
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