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AcquiredJanuary 27, 2025
TSMC Founder Morris Chang
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We flew to Taiwan to interview TSMC Founder Morris Chang in a rare English interview. In fact, the last long-form video interview we could find was 17 years ago at the Computer History Museum… conducted by the one-and-only Jensen Huang! This episode came about after asking ourselves a version of the Jeff Bezos “regret minimization” question: what conversations would we most regret not having if the chance passed Acquired by? Dr. Chang was number one on our list, and thanks to a little help from Jensen himself, we’re so happy to make it happen. Dr. Chang shares the stories of a few crucial moments from TSMC’s history which have only been written about in his (currently Chinese-only) memoirs, including how TSMC won Apple’s iPhone and Mac chip business and a 2009 discrepancy with NVIDIA that almost jeopardized their relationship, and the lessons he took from them. We can’t think of a better way to kick off 2025. Please enjoy!
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“Dr. Chang just published volume two of his autobiography a couple months ago after a 26-year hiatus from volume one. It is written in traditional Chinese and not published in the Western world.”
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Trigger: Morris Chang's autobiography
For: Readers interested in Asian leadership and technology history.
Key quote: “Dr. Chang just published volume two of his autobiography a couple months ago after a 26-year hiatus from volume one.”
The host mentions Dr. Chang's recently published volume two of his autobiography, highlighting the long gap since the first volume. The book's traditional Chinese language and lack of Western publication are noted as significant details.
ASIN: 1979870810
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