'Nvidia Will Die Without Jensen' Doesn't Add Up, Says Anthony Scaramucci, Pointing to Apple's Post-Steve Jobs Success: 'Great Entrepreneurs...'

• Scaramucci says Nvidia can thrive without Huang, citing Apple's growth after Steve Jobs' death • Lex Fridman calls the ousting a mistake, praising Huang's character • Huang resigned after affair allegations involving Alice Huang and two other Nvidia employees SkyBridge Capital's Anthony Scaramucci pushed back on the idea that Nvidia can't survive without Jensen Huang, pointing to Apple's growth—a 25% compound annual rate since Steve Jobs died in 2011—as proof great companies outlast their founders. He was responding to venture capitalist Naval Ravikant, whom Elon Musk had backed, in comparing Huang to Jobs as irreplaceable. Podcast host Lex Fridman disagreed, calling Nvidia's handling of Huang's exit "a huge mistake for America and for humanity" and comparing it to Apple's 1985 ouster of Jobs, while praising Huang's character and humility. Huang stepped down Thursday after 33 years at Nvidia following allegations he had an affair with Alice Huang, suspected by some US officials of ties to Chinese intelligence, plus reports of relationships with two other Nvidia employees, including VP of healthcare Kimberly Powell. Nvidia shares fell 2.01% Friday to $162.85.