A Bit Personal with Jodi Shelton

Joined September 2025
"If you won't cross the lines people say can't be crossed, history will be written for you." Rene Haas, CEO of Arm, looks back at two companies from his hometown, Kodak and Xerox, that once held the future in their hands and didn't move. It's a lesson he carries into how Arm thinks about what comes next. πŸŽ™οΈ A Bit Personal with Jodi Shelton πŸ“… Rene Haas episode out now #ReneHaas #Arm #Kodak #Xerox #Innovation #Leadership #Technology
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His first business review with Jensen Huang didn't go as planned. Rene Haas, CEO of Arm, recalls walking in with his team and a spreadsheet, only to be asked to explain his business on a whiteboard from memory. Years later, it shapes how he leads his own team today. πŸŽ™οΈ A Bit Personal with Jodi Shelton πŸ“… Rene Haas episode out now #ReneHaas #Arm #JensenHuang #NVIDIA #Leadership #Semiconductors
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Who should be responsible for keeping AI safe? Rene Haas, CEO of Arm Holdings, shares why he believes the responsibility for AI's rapid growth and its potential risks shouldn't rest with the government, but with the companies building it. πŸŽ™οΈ A Bit Personal with Jodi Shelton πŸ“… Rene Haas episode out now #ReneHaas #Arm #AI #AISafety #Technology #Semiconductors
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"You can slow them down for three years. But what happens in 10, in 20?" Christophe Fouquet, CEO of ASML, shares his view on export restrictions and why he believes they can push others to build alternatives that may one day compete on the global stage. πŸŽ™οΈ A Bit Personal with Jodi Shelton πŸ“… Christophe Fouquet episode out now #ChristopheFouquet #ASML #Semiconductors #Geopolitics #Technology #Leadership
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"Don't pick people that flatter you. They're useless." Christophe Fouquet, CEO of ASML, explains why success can be a leader's biggest threat, and why the people worth keeping close are the ones who tell you the truth. πŸŽ™οΈ A Bit Personal with Jodi Shelton πŸ“… Christophe Fouquet episode out now #ChristopheFouquet #ASML #Leadership #CareerAdvice #CEO #Semiconductors
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When he walks through his front door, ASML stays outside. Christophe Fouquet, CEO of ASML, shares why he leaves work at work, and why being fully present with his family matters just as much as leading one of the world's most important tech companies. πŸŽ™οΈ A Bit Personal with Jodi Shelton πŸ“… Christophe Fouquet episode out now #ChristopheFouquet #ASML #WorkLifeBalance #Family #Leadership #Semiconductors
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"The CEO is the least important person in the company." Christophe Fouquet, CEO of ASML, explains why great companies are never built by one person, and why the idea that one man can do it all is "an absolute nonsense." πŸŽ™οΈ A Bit Personal with Jodi Shelton πŸ“… Christophe Fouquet episode out now #ChristopheFouquet #ASML #Leadership #CEO #Semiconductors #Technology
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Three co-founders. Three very different ways to take a leap. Astera Labs co-founders Jitendra Mohan, Sanjay Gajendra, and Casey Morrison reveal how each of them approaches risk, and how a company that started almost by accident became what it is today. πŸŽ™οΈ A Bit Personal with Jodi Shelton πŸ“… Astera Labs episode out now #AsteraLabs #JitendraMohan #SanjayGajendra #CaseyMorrison #Entrepreneurship #Startups #Semiconductors
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Great teams don't always agree. They know how to disagree well. Astera Labs co-founders Jitendra Mohan, Sanjay Gajendra, and Casey Morrison open up about why healthy debate is built into how they work, and what it means for the company they've built together. πŸŽ™οΈ A Bit Personal with Jodi Shelton πŸ“… Astera Labs episode out now #AsteraLabs #JitendraMohan #SanjayGajendra #CaseyMorrison #Leadership #Teamwork #Semiconductors
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"You work for me. But I work for you too." Astera Labs co-founders Jitendra Mohan, Sanjay Gajendra, and Casey Morrison share the philosophy behind how they lead, and why teamwork at Astera runs in both directions. πŸŽ™οΈ A Bit Personal with Jodi Shelton πŸ“… Astera Labs episode out now #AsteraLabs #JitendraMohan #SanjayGajendra #CaseyMorrison #Leadership #Teamwork #Semiconductors
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Explaining what you do is easy. Explaining it at a dinner party is another story. Astera Labs co-founders Jitendra Mohan (CEO), Sanjay Gajendra (President and COO), and Casey Morrison take on a deceptively simple question: how do you describe your work to someone outside the industry? πŸŽ™οΈ A Bit Personal with Jodi Shelton πŸ“… Astera Labs episode out now #AsteraLabs #JitendraMohan #SanjayGajendra #CaseyMorrison #AI #Semiconductors #Technology
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Roads. Bridges. Chips. Lip-Bu Tan, CEO of Intel, shares how he made the case to President Trump that semiconductors are national infrastructure, and why the U.S. needs to invest in them the way other nations already do. πŸŽ™οΈ A Bit Personal with Jodi Shelton πŸ“… Lip-Bu Tan episode out now #LipBuTan #Intel #Semiconductors #Infrastructure #Technology #Leadership
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Trust isn't given. Sometimes it has to be earned in the room. Lip-Bu Tan, CEO of Intel, recalls the moment President Trump called for his resignation and the conversation that changed everything. πŸŽ™οΈ A Bit Personal with Jodi Shelton πŸ“… Lip-Bu Tan episode out now #LipBuTan #Intel #Leadership #Semiconductors #Technology
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Great investors don't chase what's hot. They back what's disruptive. Lip-Bu Tan, CEO of Intel, shares where he's placing his bets: quantum computing, optical AI, and cooling technology. For Lip-Bu, the companies worth backing are the ones bold enough to change how the industry works, not just improve on it. πŸŽ™οΈ A Bit Personal with Jodi Shelton πŸ“… Lip-Bu Tan episode out now #LipBuTan #Intel #QuantumComputing #OpticalAI #VentureCapital #Semiconductors
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Nobody would bet on him, so he bet on himself. Lip-Bu Tan, CEO of Intel, looks back on leaving MIT to break into venture capital. No firm would hire him or back his fund, so he borrowed $3 million from his family and his father-in-law and got to work. That fund grew into $6 billion. Conviction doesn't wait for permission. πŸŽ™οΈ A Bit Personal with Jodi Shelton πŸ“… Lip-Bu Tan episode out now #LipBuTan #Intel #VentureCapital #Semiconductors #Leadership #Technology
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Seeing the future is one thing. Preparing for it is another. Sanjay Mehrotra, CEO of Micron, reflects on the company's 2023 earnings call, where he explained that leading-edge memory supply would become increasingly constrained as AI demand accelerated. That meant making disciplined decisions early to ensure Micron could scale production and meet the next wave of demand. πŸŽ™οΈ A Bit Personal with Jodi Shelton πŸ“… Sanjay Mehrotra episode out now #SanjayMehrotra #Micron #AI #Semiconductors #Technology
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Making memory chips is one of the hardest engineering challenges in the world. Sanjay Mehrotra, CEO of Micron, explains how creating advanced memory requires the mastery of physics, chemistry, materials science, and precision manufacturing. It’s an incredibly complex process, and one that pushes the limits of innovation every day. πŸŽ™οΈ A Bit Personal with Jodi Shelton πŸ“… Sanjay Mehrotra episode out now #SanjayMehrotra #Micron #Semiconductors #Engineering #Technology
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Building a semiconductor megafab isn't a gamble. It's a disciplined decision. Sanjay Mehrotra, CEO of Micron, explains how investments of this scale are driven by rigorous data, long-term planning, and careful analysis. That disciplined approach is what gives Micron the confidence to invest in next-generation greenfield semiconductor manufacturing. πŸŽ™οΈ A Bit Personal with Jodi Shelton πŸ“… Sanjay Mehrotra episode out now #SanjayMehrotra #Micron #Semiconductors #Technology #Innovation
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More than 40 years in the memory industry have taught Sanjay Mehrotra one thing: great investments require discipline. The Micron CEO explains that every major investment is grounded in careful analysis and data. In an industry that moves quickly, long-term success comes from making disciplined decisions, not emotional ones. πŸŽ™οΈ A Bit Personal with Jodi Shelton πŸ“… Sanjay Mehrotra episode out now #SanjayMehrotra #Micron #Leadership #Technology #Innovation
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Great leaders know when to zoom out and when to dive into the details. Sanjay Mehrotra, CEO of Micron, reflects on his leadership style, admitting there have been times he's veered into micromanaging. But in technology, he believes leaders need to understand both the big picture and the technical details to make the best decisions. πŸŽ™οΈ A Bit Personal with Jodi Shelton πŸ“… Sanjay Mehrotra episode out now #SanjayMehrotra #Micron #Leadership #Technology #Innovation
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