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<p class="null1">The definitive biography of an enigmatic business legend</p> <p>Andy Grove, the CEO of Intel during its years of explosive growth, is on the shortlist of America's most admired businesspeople, along with Steve Jobs, Warren Buffett, and Bill Gates. Brilliant, brave, and willing to defy conventional wisdom, Grove is, according to Harvard Business School professor Richard S. Tedlow, “the best model we have for leading a business in the twenty-first century.”</p> <p>Grove gave Tedlow unprecedented access to his private papers, along with wide-ranging interviews and access to his closest friends and key business associates. Nothing was off limits, and Tedlow was free to draw his own conclusions. The result is not just a gripping life story but a fascinating analysis of how Grove attacks problems.</p> <p>Born a Hungarian Jew in 1936, Andras Istvan Grof survived the Nazis only to face the Soviet invasion of his country. He fled to America at age twenty, studied engineering, and arrived in Silicon Valley just in time for a historic opportunity. He became the third employee of Intel, working for the legendary Gordon Moore and Robert Noyce.</p> <p>As talented as he was as an

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Author
Tedlow, Richard S.
Publisher
Portfolio ; Turnaround [distributor
Published
2006
Language
EN
ISBN
9781591841395
Category
biography
Subjects
Economics, Fiction, Memoir
Rating
3.92 / 5 (80 ratings)
Updated
2026-03-14

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