#280 – Cristiano Amon: Qualcomm CEO

About this episode

<p>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:<br /> &#8211; <b>Scale</b>: <a href="https://scale.com/lex">https://scale.com/lex</a><br /> &#8211; <b>Truebill</b>: <a href="https://truebill.com/lex">https://truebill.com/lex</a><br /> &#8211; <b>BiOptimizers</b>: <a href="http://www.magbreakthrough.com/lex">http://www.magbreakthrough.com/lex</a> to get 10% off<br /> &#8211; <b>Four Sigmatic</b>: <a href="https://foursigmatic.com/lex">https://foursigmatic.com/lex</a> and use code LexPod to get up to 60% off<br /> &#8211; <b>Fundrise</b>: <a href="https://fundrise.com/lex">https://fundrise.com/lex</a></p> <p><b>EPISODE LINKS:</b><br /> Cristiano&#8217;s Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/cristianoamon">https://twitter.com/cristianoamon</a><br /> Qualcomm&#8217;s Website: <a href="https://qualcomm.com">https://qualcomm.com</a></p> <p><b>PODCAST INFO:</b><br /> Podcast website: <a href="https://lexfridman.com/podcast">https://lexfridman.com/podcast</a><br /> Apple Podcasts: <a href="https://apple.co/2lwqZIr">https://apple.co/2lwqZIr</a><br /> Spotify: <a href="https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8">https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8</a><br /> RSS: <a href="https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/">https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/</a><br /> YouTube Full Episodes: <a href="https://youtube.com/lexfridman">https://youtube.com/lexfridman</a><br /> YouTube Clips: <a href="https://youtube.com/lexclips">https://youtube.com/lexclips</a></p> <p><b>SUPPORT &#38; CONNECT:</b><br /> &#8211; Check out the sponsors above, it&#8217;s the best way to support this podcast<br /> &#8211; Support on Patreon: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman">https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman</a><br /> &#8211; Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/lexfridman">https://twitter.com/lexfridman</a><br /> &#8211; Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman">https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman</a><br /> &#8211; LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman">https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman</a><br /> &#8211; Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/lexfridman">https://www.facebook.com/lexfridman</a><br /> &#8211; Medium: <a href="https://medium.com/@lexfridman">https://medium.com/@lexfridman</a></p> <p><b>OUTLINE:</b><br /> Here&#8217;s the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time.<br /> (00:00) &#8211; Introduction<br /> (06:43) &#8211; Football/soccer<br /> (07:38) &#8211; Smartphones<br /> (10:09) &#8211; 5G<br /> (26:27) &#8211; Snapdragon<br /> (32:45) &#8211; Apple and Google<br /> (37:19) &#8211; Future of Qualcomm<br /> (48:20) &#8211; Autonomous vehicles<br /> (50:05) &#8211; Robots<br /> (52:31) &#8211; Chip shortage<br /> (56:40) &#8211; Lawsuits<br /> (1:00:07) &#8211; Leadership<br /> (1:04:26) &#8211; Advice for young people<br /> (1:08:17) &#8211; Meaning of life</p>