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Only the Paranoid Survive
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Only the Paranoid Survive

How to Exploit the Crisis Points that Challenge Every Company

Andrew S. Grove
Currency, 1999
First Edition: 1988

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Editorial Rating

8

Qualities

  • Innovative
  • Applicable

Recommendation

Part business memoir and part corporate-strategy guide, Andrew S. Grove's insightful book gives the reader an inside look at how microprocessor giant Intel prospered in one of the most competitive industries on earth. Grove writes candidly about the moments when he had to admit his company was simply failing to keep up with the competition. His response: to undertake drastic changes in his organization. Grove writes about what it is like to lead a company out of the wilderness of change and into safer, more secure markets. He also introduces useful tools and ideas that will help the next generation of corporate scions stay ahead in times of rapid change. Face it: Someone, somewhere is plotting right now how to outperform your company in the marketplace. This is the right book book for those who are paranoid – and for those who ought to be.

Take-Aways

  • Strategic inflection points are periods of extreme change.
  • Not just any change qualifies as a strategic inflection – its impact must be ten times (10X) bigger than what you would normally expect.
  • Six great forces determine what inflection points your company will face: competition, suppliers, customers, competitors, substitute products and complementary products.

About the Author

Andrew S. Grove is the former CEO and current chairman of the board of Intel. He is a Hungarian emigrant, having come to the U.S. in 1956. In 1997, he was named Time magazine's "Man of the Year." Grove teaches at the Stanford University Graduate School of Business.

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