According to former employees interviewed by Business Insider, NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang is known for his distinct email style, resembling Japanese haikus. Huang's emails are typically brief, limited to no more than six lines, which he encourages employees to do the same.

A "TL;DR" Approach: "Too Long; Didn't Read."

A former NVIDIA employee compared Jensen Huang's email writing style to a succinct TL;DR approach, shorthand for "too long; didn't read." According to the ex-employee, there was an early emphasis on condensing messages into a concise format, with the entire company operating in this manner, not just Huang.

According to a former company executive, this approach aimed to encourage clarity and focus. Sending lengthy emails to Huang was discouraged, with NVIDIA's email format typically featuring double-spaced, one-sentence-per-line messages restricted to no more than five or six lines.

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The idea was to convey one's message and send it succinctly. If further discussion for additional information were needed, then another conversation would take place rather than through another email. The former executive emphasized the importance of pinpointing key points to grab people's attention. This effective communication method swiftly summarizes complex subjects but might require some practice.

NVIDIA CEO's Quick Pulse Check Approach

According to individuals interviewed by BI, NVIDIANs are required to email Huang and their managers the top five priorities they are tackling each week to facilitate focus. Another individual says this assists Huang in obtaining a quick pulse check of the company's activities, prompting him to suggest cross-departmental or regional collaboration among employees to address challenges effectively.

Resembling Amazon's Meeting Culture

The anticipation for a meticulously crafted email resembles Jeff Bezos' practice of distributing six-page memos to Amazon staff at the start of meetings. Bezos has indicated that these memos are read silently and serve as an aid to formulate concepts and ideas better.

Bezos discussed Amazon's unconventional management approach at the Bush Center's Forum on Leadership in 2018, saying it was one of Amazon's most intelligent decisions ever.

Bezos introduced a novel meeting format at Amazon, replacing PowerPoint presentations with a six-page memo that each participant must read silently for approximately the first 30 minutes of the meeting. He believes this memo establishes the context for a productive discussion, during which attendees are encouraged to take notes and participate once the reading period concludes. Bezos asserts that this approach ensures everyone has read the memo, preventing executives from relying on superficial knowledge in meetings due to busy schedules.

Before transitioning to memo-based meetings, Bezos observed that Amazon adhered to a traditional approach where junior executives invested significant effort in crafting PowerPoint presentations. However, senior executives often interrupted these presentations, skipping ahead to ask about further slides and disrupting the flow. While PowerPoint slides can convey complex information, Bezos favors memos because they feature clear and structured sentences, paragraphs, and topics.

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