# When tech founders leave, what happens to their companies?

https://mins.news/en/item/143681

- Al Jazeera, 2026-11-14 14:24 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2026/11/14/when-tech-founders-leave-what-happens-to-their-companies?traffic_source=rss

> Analysts warn Nvidia could lose 25 to 30 percent of its value after cofounder Jensen Huang stepped down as CEO. The company named Colette Kress interim chief and Harvey Jones its first board chair. The report examines how technology firms’ fortunes can depend on their founders and compares Nvidia’s succession challenge with questions facing Tesla and SpaceX.

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