B2174 words1:13Speech American AccentPublished Apr 29, 2026 · Updated Apr 29, 2026

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Jensen warns that even the smartest strategy or most carefully designed product will not survive the real world.

He explains that things will inevitably go wrong regardless of how well a student prepares for their career.

What separates agile companies from rigid ones is not their initial plan, but how quickly they can pivot.

These successful teams listen to reality and let go of original ideas that are no longer working.

NVIDIA started with graphics chips, then moved into scientific computing and eventually embraced machine learning and AI.

Each time the company changed, it had to let go of what it used to be to grow.

While these graduates were rewarded for being right, the real world often requires them to be wrong.

The skill is starting over without any shame until they finally reach the correct solution.

His final advice is that the world is moving faster, so the graduates had better run toward their goals.

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They had better welcome the pain along the way as they race into a rapidly changing future.

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Jensen Huang at Caltech: Be Willing to Pivot