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"You need to make a great deal more stuff... you make a list of your top 10 vendors and you fly to them all and say big orders are coming, be ready."
• Prepare operationally for increased demand.• Strengthen relationships with key partners during scaling."Our AI algorithms today are not particularly efficient."
• Optimize algorithms to reduce resource waste.• Efficient algorithms improve computational performance."I underestimated it... the first time I underestimated the size of the market by a lot."
• Stay adaptable to market changes.• Perform continuous market analysis for strategic planning."In interactive mode, milliseconds matter."
• Prioritize reducing latency in real-time applications.• Small delays can lead to user dissatisfaction."Now, AI became useful, not just to a select group in Silicon Valley, but to my dad, to my brothers, the doctors, to ordinary people."
• Observe adoption shifts to mainstream users.• Tailor products to address practical needs."The fundamental architecture of the GPU with off-chip memory is not great for inference."
• Identify and solve problems that competitors overlook.• Innovate product design to gain a competitive advantage."I have a very simple rule... Would my mother be proud?"
• Use personal values as a compass for ethical decisions.• Ethical considerations can guide strategic choices."If you are in a business in which running a business is a benefit, then experience matters a great deal."
• Leverage past experiences to manage growth effectively.• Experienced leadership improves operational decision-making."The first step in computer architecture is deciding what you're not going to do."
• Define product scope by clearly excluding non-essential features.• Avoid feature creep to maintain focus and efficiency."We saw the rise of a new workload. This is every computer architect's dream. We saw a new problem to solve."
• Seize emerging trends to create groundbreaking products.• Build specialized solutions for new problems to gain a competitive edge.