Only the Paranoid Survive: How to Exploit the Crisis Points That...

Features

• Cover Type: Paperback with 240 pages
• Published by: Doubleday Business March 16, 1999
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 0385483821
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-0385483827
• Book Dimensions: 8.1 x 5.4 x 0.7 inches
• Weighs: 8 ounces

Product Review
"Probably the best book on business written by a business human being since
Alfred Sloan's My Years with General Motors."
--Forbes

"This terrific book is dangerousIt will make people think."
--Peter Drucker

"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."
--Steve Jobs, CEO, Pixar Animation Studios

"Andy explains--with modesty that cannot conceal his brilliance, how he has led Intel through changes and challenges that many companies could not cope withThe country will benefit from his vision."
--Reed Hundt, Chairman, Federal Communications Commission -- Review

Product Review
"Probably the best book on business written by a business human being since
Alfred Sloan's My Years with General Motors."
--Forbes

"This terrific book is dangerousIt will make people think."
--Peter Drucker

"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."
--Steve Jobs, CEO, Pixar Animation Studios

"Andy explains--with modesty that cannot conceal his brilliance, how he has led Intel through changes and challenges that many companies could not cope withThe country will benefit from his vision."
--Reed Hundt, Chairman, Federal Communications Commission

Reader Reviews
Like many popular management books, Andy Grove's "Only the Paranoid Survive" is unlikely to knock your socks off with its insightful business advice. Rather, the book is chock full of common sense, backed up with case studies from the world of successful -- and not so successful -- American businesses. Although Grove wrote this book during the early days of the Internet bubble, he clearly did not get wrapped up in the all of the excitement of that era, much to his credit. His thoughts are measured, sensible and coldly rational, as befits an industry titan and the ex-CEO of the most successful chip company on the planet. If you haven't read this book, now is as good a time to do so as any. Today's readers have the benefit of knowing how technology and business have evolved since "Only the Paranoid Survive" was published in 1996. The seven years that have since elapsed reveal that Grove really knows what he's talking about. His understanding of how the Internet would affect Intel underscores his management prescience. And his skepticism regarding gee-whiz technological innovations like "Internet appliances" provides an interesting example of how Intel maintained its strategic focus, and emerged from the bubble as strong as ever. "Only the Paranoid Survive" breaks no new ground in the business-management genre. But the book is well written, well organized, and well worth the read for those who want a glimpse inside the mind of an incomparable American success story.