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What defines a company’s success?

Hard work also plays a crucial role.

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NVIDIA RTX 4070

“And the reason the startups work is because the people work like hell.”

How did it get to achieve these feats?

However, their hard work doesn’t go unnoticed.

A general view of the Google DeepMind offices

Several sources with knowledge of the arrangement indicate that employees receive generous pay packages.

The meetings would often turn into shouting matches due to differences in opinion and strategy.

NVIDIA employees describe the working environment at the company as “a pressure cooker.”

Sergey Brin attends the 2025 Vanity Fair Oscar Party Hosted By Radhika Jones at Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts on March 02, 2025 in Beverly Hills, California.

The golden handcuffs are a metaphor for NVIDIA’s employee stock compensation package.

According to NVIDIA, the rate of employee turnover is 17.7%.

Elsewhere, NVIDIA isn’t the only company breaking the bank to further its AI advances.

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Philanthropist and former Microsoft CEO Bill Gates speaks with a microphone

American philanthropist and Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates speaks at an event in New Delhi on March 19, 2025.

Bill Gates, co-chairman of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, delivers a keynote speech on the closing day of the Global Solutions Summit in Berlin, Germany, on Tuesday, May 7, 2024.

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