Episode
#280 – Cristiano Amon: Qualcomm CEO
1:14:35
Published: Wed Apr 27 2022
Description
Cristiano Amon is the CEO of Qualcomm, world-leader in 5G wireless communication and computation systems inside premium Android phones and other robots. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - Scale: https://scale.com/lex - Truebill: https://truebill.com/lex - BiOptimizers: http://www.magbreakthrough.com/lex to get 10% off - Four Sigmatic: https://foursigmatic.com/lex and use code LexPod to get up to 60% off - Fundrise: https://fundrise.com/lex EPISODE LINKS: Cristiano's Twitter: https://twitter.com/cristianoamon Qualcomm's Website: https://qualcomm.com PODCAST INFO: Podcast website: https://lexfridman.com/podcast Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lwqZIr Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8 RSS: https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/ YouTube Full Episodes: https://youtube.com/lexfridman YouTube Clips: https://youtube.com/lexclips SUPPORT & CONNECT: - Check out the sponsors above, it's the best way to support this podcast - Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman - Twitter: https://twitter.com/lexfridman - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lexfridman - Medium: https://medium.com/@lexfridman OUTLINE: Here's the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time. (00:00) - Introduction (06:43) - Football/soccer (07:38) - Smartphones (10:09) - 5G (26:27) - Snapdragon (32:45) - Apple and Google (37:19) - Future of Qualcomm (48:20) - Autonomous vehicles (50:05) - Robots (52:31) - Chip shortage (56:40) - Lawsuits (1:00:07) - Leadership (1:04:26) - Advice for young people (1:08:17) - Meaning of life
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