Jensen Huang, Nvidia co-founder, urges students to embrace pain and suffering for success. His own journey of resilience led to $2 trillion company.

Nvidia didn't have to get hardcore with employees because it's always been intense, alums say.

As the oft-repeated story goes, Nvidia was founded in a San Jose Denny’s by Chris Malachowsky, Curtis Priem, and Jensen Huang, the company’s CEO. The three originally set out in 1993 to make ...