#280 – Cristiano Amon: Qualcomm CEO

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