Motley Fool Hidden Gems Investing Nvidia’s Next Big Market
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May 3, 2026 
Stephen Witt, author of The Thinking Machine and FT Business Book of the Year winner, joins to unpack NVIDIA’s trajectory. He debates whether an AI bubble exists. He explores Jensen Huang’s political ties, the company’s R&D culture and employee stock strategy. He reveals how NVIDIA created new markets, moved into robotics inference chips, and defends against disruption with long-term bets.
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Valuation Hinges On Execution Not Multiples
- Nvidia's valuation looks reasonable by classic metrics but its future depends on whether expected earnings materialize.
- Jensen Huang spent a year structurally aligning geopolitical and talent factors to help ensure those earnings actually arrive, including access to H-1B hires and eased chip restrictions.
Company Strategy Includes Geopolitical Relationship Building
- Jensen Huang has actively shaped policy and relationships to benefit Nvidia, including cultivating a close relationship with the Trump administration.
- These moves preserved chip export flexibility and immigration access, keeping Nvidia's global engineering talent pool intact.
Nvidia Operates As A Global R&D Powerhouse
- Nvidia functions as a large R&D laboratory more than a traditional chipmaker, aggregating global engineering talent.
- The company's commercial strength comes from turning that research into products at scale, likened to Bell Labs but with superior commercialization.
