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Only the Paranoid Survive

by Andrew Grove · 1996

Andrew Grove's account of strategic inflection points, Intel's memory-to-microprocessor pivot, and operating through industry change.

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Andrew Grove · Intel engineer-operator

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Andrew GroveIntel engineer-operator

Engineer, Intel CEO, and author on semiconductor operations and management.

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Only the Paranoid Survive appears in 3 currently documented source-backed recommendations.

Charlie Munger Investor, Berkshire Hathaway

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Documented citation: Listed on the official Poor Charlie's Almanack recommended-reading page as part of Charlie Munger and Peter Kaufman's recommended reading.

Documented citation Recommended book Poor Charlie's Almanack

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Stripe Press · 2023 · accessed 2026-06-22

The official Stripe Press web edition labels the section as Charlie Munger and Peter Kaufman's recommended reading and lists Only the Paranoid Survive by Andrew S. Grove.

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Recommended · Recommended-reading list · book Source 2023

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Drew Houston Co-founder & CEO, Dropbox

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Documented citation: Business Insider reported that Houston loves Only the Paranoid Survive and credited Grove's books with shaping the mindsets needed for demanding CEO work.

Documented citation Recommended article Dropbox CEO Drew Houston's favorite books on business and management include these 4 must-reads

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Business Insider · 2025-06-11 · accessed 2026-06-20

Business Insider reports Houston's Fortune Leadership Next appearance, names Only the Paranoid Survive among his favorite/loved leadership books, and quotes his explanation of the CEO mindsets those books taught.

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Recommended · Reported podcast recommendation · article Source 2025-06-11

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Jensen Huang Co-founder and CEO, Nvidia

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Documented citation: Fortune reports that Huang told Acquired he really enjoyed Andrew Grove's business books and that they were all really good; Fortune identifies Only the Paranoid Survive among those Grove books.

Documented citation Recommended article Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang says his AI powerhouse is 'always in peril' despite a $1.1 trillion market cap

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Fortune · 2023-11-11 · accessed 2026-06-22

Fortune reports that Huang told Acquired he had read Andrew Grove's business books, called them really good, and identifies Only the Paranoid Survive among those Grove books. The Acquired transcript supplies the favorite-business-books prompt and Grove-books praise.

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Recommended · Reported podcast title identification · article Source 2023-11-11

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