How to Survive in a Paranoid World: A Guide to Becoming a Paranoid Survivor

P. Tcholakov: Much as with High Output Management, Grove packs a ton of wisdom into a very compact volume. Both are in the top 5% of business books I've read, and would highly recommend to anyone interested in the genre.

Germany on Jan 03, 2024

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Brazil on Dec 26, 2023

Sumit Saurabh: Only Paranoid Survive
By- Andrew S. Grove

If you’re wrong, you will die. But most companies don’t die because they are wrong; most dies because they don’t commit themselves. They fritter away their momentum and their valuable resources while attempting to make a decision. The greatest danger is in standing still.Only paranoid survive is a classic lesson in leadership skills that every manager and investor will benefit from. The most powerful concept of the book in my opinion is the following concept from Andy Grove: If you see someone coming up with a new idea or a completing product, then you should ask yourself the question: If this is a thread to the business if this get 10 times bigger or better or faster than the probability of this actually happening is very big and you must have to do something about it. And fast.The final chapter in the book deals with how Grove thought about the internet. One should remind that this book was written in 1997, but it is fascinating how Grove already identified industries which would be badly affected by the Internet. He already was aware that for instance a lot of AD revenues would flow from print into the Internet. One...

India on Sep 02, 2023

Jason: "Only the Paranoid Survive" is an absolute game-changer! Andy Grove's insights are invaluable, offering a unique perspective on thriving in a fast-paced, ever-changing business landscape. The way Grove seamlessly blends personal anecdotes with actionable strategies is both engaging and enlightening. His emphasis on the importance of being vigilant, adaptable, and willing to challenge the status quo resonated deeply with me. This book is a goldmine of wisdom for entrepreneurs, leaders, and anyone navigating the complexities of modern business. Grove's writing style is clear, concise, and peppered with real-world examples that make the concepts easy to grasp. "Only the Paranoid Survive" is a must-read that equips you with the mindset and tools needed not just to survive but to truly excel in today's competitive world. I can't recommend it enough!

United States on Aug 15, 2023

Carlos Sanchez Gonzalez: Every company goes through inflection points and this book helps them get through it.

Mexico on Mar 05, 2023

Ya Kil: You will read so much about "strategic inflection point" that you will think it was the title of the book. Andrew Grove is a great story teller. This is not a boring tale about technology but surprisingly, lessons in management and leadership. Well crafted, beautifully written and really addictive. I recommend this book to anyone who would like or who has started a business. Whether you are dreaming of world dominion or simply be the market leader in your niche, ONLY THE PARANOID SURVIVE may inspire you to question your activities, actions and resolve.

United Kingdom on Mar 13, 2022

L. Alexander: I’ve wanted to read this book for many years, finally ordered a copy and was not disappointed.

“Only the Paranoid Survive” was published in 1996 during Andy Grove’s tenure as CEO of Intel. At the time Intel was reaping the benefits of their strategic shift from memory chips to microprocessors. Mr. Grove describes the challenges that Intel faced when it became apparent to him that the profitability and viability of their core memory chip business was threatened by lower cost competitors. The situation exemplified what Mr. Grove terms a “strategic inflection point”, when a fundamental change in the business environment forces a company to make substantial changes to survive. Mr. Grove uses his experience navigating the transformation from memory chips to microprocessors to illustrate the multifaceted challenges posed by strategic inflection points. Further he explains how to mobilize an organization and lead through the uncertainty (referred to as “the valley of death”) to achieve transformation.

Chapter 9 discusses the growth of the Internet and considers if the Internet will pose a strategic inflection point for Intel’s business. Mr. Grove...

United States on Dec 26, 2020

Nancyhua: Grove comes across as a competitive, systematically rational man whose philosophy is to identify, confront, and welcome change. He writes that the main danger is in "standing still," and this book is valuable to me because it made me think more about how to apply this philosophy to my life.

The first ~70% of this book is the story of Intel's shift from the memory business to microprocessors when they realized they couldn't keep up with Japanese competition. Lessons gleaned from this experience are that when confronted with big change (what Grove calls a 10X force, for example a big competitor like the Japanese arising, the Walmart business model, the advent of the internet) you have to try to identify if you are in a strategic inflection point (by listening to prophets he calls Cassandras and those in the periphery who are more in touch with the world such as sales people) and react appropriately (by changing your product, your business model, your consumer, etc). Grove does not give a fool proof way of identifying if you are actually facing a strategic inflection point but he does outline some general, practical, common sense guidelines about how to think through these...

United States on Jan 25, 2011