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Intel Lost $100 Billion to Shareholders While Neglecting Chip Manufacturing Innovation
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Former Intel CEO on What Went Wrong, What's Next + Lovable CEO on the Real Promise of Vibe Coding
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"In the 5 years, 5, 6 years before I came back, Intel gave $100 billion to shareholders. $100 billion. What I wouldn't have done for another $100 billion. It hadn't built a new factory in a decade when I got there. How can you not be building? How could you not buy EUV machines?"
Former Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger reveals that Intel returned $100 billion to shareholders through dividends and buybacks in the years before his return, while simultaneously failing to invest in critical infrastructure like factories and EUV lithography machines. This strategic mistake allowed competitors like TSMC and Nvidia to dominate the semiconductor industry. Gelsinger argues the company's shift from technical to business leadership directly caused these failures.
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- All-In Podcast
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- Former Intel CEO on What Went Wrong, What's Next + Lovable CEO on the Real Promise of Vibe Coding
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