Only the Paranoid Survive: How to Exploit the Crisis Points That Challenge Every Company

Andrew S. Grove

Jun 2021 · Gildan Media · Narrated by Jason Leikam

About this audiobook

Andy Grove, founder and former CEO of Intel shares his strategy for success as he takes the listener deep inside the workings of a major company in Only the Paranoid Survive. Under Andy Grove's leadership, Intel became the world's largest chip maker and one of the most admired companies in the world. In Only the Paranoid Survive, Grove reveals his strategy for measuring the nightmare moment every leader dreads--when massive change occurs and a company must, virtually overnight, adapt or fall by the wayside--in a new way. Grove calls such a moment a Strategic Inflection Point, which can be set off by almost anything: mega-competition, a change in regulations, or a seemingly modest change in technology. When a Strategic Inflection Point hits, the ordinary rules of business go out the window. Yet, managed right, a Strategic Inflection Point can be an opportunity to win in the marketplace and emerge stronger than ever. Grove underscores his message by examining his own record of success and failure, including how he navigated the events of the Pentium flaw, which threatened Intel's reputation in 1994, and how he has dealt with the explosions in growth of the Internet. The work of a lifetime, Only the Paranoid Survive is a classic of managerial and leadership skills.

About the author

Andrew S. Grove is chairman and former CEO of Intel Corporation in Santa Clara, California. He is the author of several books on technology and management, including High Output Management (1983), One-on-One With Andy Grove: How to Manage Your Boss, Yourself, and Your Co-Workers (1987) and Only the Paranoid Survive (1996). He has also written a weekly column on management for the San Jose Mercury News. Born September 2, 1936, in Budapest, Hungary, Grove emigrated to the U.S. in 1957 and became a naturalized citizen in 1962. He studied Chemical Engineering at City College in New York, and earned a Ph.D. in 1963 from University of California, Berkeley. He began working at Fairchild Semiconductor Research Laboratory in San Jose, California in 1963, gradually moving up the ranks to become Assistant Director of Research and Development in 1967. He joined Intel Corporation in 1968 as Vice President and Director of Operations. In 1997, Grove received the Technology Leader of the Year award from Industry Week, and was named Man of the Year by Time Magazine.