Only the Paranoid Survive
How to Exploit the Crisis Points That Challenge Every Company
About the book
Intel chief executive Andy Grove builds his argument around strategic inflection points: moments when the basis of a business shifts so sharply that the rules behind past success stop working. Such points, he argues, can be set off by a giant competitor, an obscure regulatory change or an apparently small advance in technology. Drawing on several he lived through himself, Grove looks at how these shifts unfold, which sources can warn a leader before trouble appears, and how to manage the emotional and practical strain. Handled well, he contends, an inflection point can leave a company stronger than before. The account takes readers inside the workings of a major corporation.
Steve Jobs said it centers on one vital idea, strategic inflection points, which every reader will live through sooner or later. Marc Andreessen put it on his list for people leaving college, and Ben Horowitz called it a great book on strategy.
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This book has 7 recommendations
Steve Jobs (Founder/Apple)
This book is about one super-important concept. You must learn about Strategic Inflection Points, because sooner or later you are going to live through one.
Charlie Munger (Vice Chairman/Berkshire Hathaway)
In my whole life, I have known no wise people (over a broad subject matter area) who didn't read all the time -- none, zero. You'd be amazed at how much Warren reads -- and at how much I read. My children laugh at me. They think I'm a book with a couple of legs sticking out.
Marc Andreessen (Netscape, Loudcloud, Andreessen Horowitz)
Other Books for Those Getting out of College:
- 4 Steps to the Epiphany
- High Output Management, Andrew Grove– Best book on management ever written
- Only the Paranoid Survive
- Peter Theil – Zero to One
Ben Horowitz (Co-founder/Andreessen Horowitz)
Andy Grove's Only the Paranoid Survive is a great book on strategy.
Chris Goward (Founder/WiderFunnel & GO Group Digital)
Here are some of the books that have been very impactful for me, or taught me a new way of thinking: [...] Only the Paranoid Survive.
On Codie Sanchez’s LinkedIn post: I've read around 200 books on money. These are the 15 worth your time
On my Top Ten List. Great Book. Grove was CEO of Intel.
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Sources
- Steve Jobs' reading list
- 20 Book Recommendations from Billionaire Charlie Munger That will Make you Smarter
- Marc Andreessen — Lessons, Predictions, and Recommendations from an Icon
- Ben Horowitz on Quora
- Chris Goward, Author & Founder of Conversion Optimization Company WiderFunnel, on the Books That Taught Him a New Way of Thinking
- LinkedIn post: I've read around 200 books on money. These are the 15 worth your time
- Mohnish's Bookshelf: Books on Entrepreneurship, Management and Leadership