Masters of Scale

Rapid Response: Scaling when you’re already at scale, w/Qualcomm's Cristiano Amon

Feb 10, 2022

Cristiano Amon, CEO of Qualcomm and semiconductor industry expert, shares insights on navigating the global chip shortage with agility and creativity. He discusses the importance of aligning teams around a unified strategy while emphasizing the need for work-life balance in fast-paced environments. Amon explores the impact of 5G technology on various sectors and the collaborative efforts in addressing safety concerns at airports. He highlights Qualcomm's evolution and the vital role of semiconductors in pushing connectivity forward.

27:15

Episode guests

Cristiano Amon

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Episode notes

Intro

4min

Navigating the Semiconductor Supply Chain

11min

Navigating the 5G Safety Debate at Airports

2min

Entrepreneurial Journey: Building Dreams from Scratch

2min

Navigating Work Culture and Corporate Strategy

9min

Transforming Connectivity and Employee Engagement

5min

As the global chip shortage unfolded last year, Qualcomm’s engineers quickly redesigned their products – an effort that tapped into “every possible capacity we could find,” says CEO Cristiano Amon. Their story is a great lesson in how an established company can and must move with the speed of a startup. One key to moving at speed, says Amon: aligning the entire organization around a single strategy. But along with an all-hands effort, he insists, must also come time to rest. “Everything's new, everything's always changing, we have to move fast, but at the end of the day, we also need time for ourselves and our family,” he reminds us.

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