Interesting interview:
"We make mistakes here all the time, that's the only way to move forward, to learn. You should know how many fuck-ups it takes to make the most complex machine in the world. But the context has changed. In my previous position on the board of directors, sometimes things went disastrously wrong with our EUV machines. Back then, all I had to do was face an angry customer – now the whole world is looking at ASML."
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"We make mistakes here all the time, that's the only way to move forward, to learn. You should know how many fuck-ups it takes to make the most complex machine in the world. But the context has changed. In my previous position on the board of directors, sometimes things went disastrously wrong with our EUV machines. Back then, all I had to do was face an angry customer – now the whole world is looking at ASML."
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Christophe Fouquet, ceo ASML: ‘Je moest eens weten hoeveel fuck-ups er nodig zijn om de meest complexe machine ter wereld te maken’
Chipmachines: Christophe Fouquet werd in april de baas van ASML. Zijn eerste maanden waren hectisch – de kwartaalcijfers vielen tegen, en kwamen te vroeg online. Maar: „Zelfs tijdens die crisis was ik niet gestresst.”