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Re: Andy Grove has died

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Post by voltagex_ »

ausjke wrote: post #6
akamaka wrote: post #2

For those who are interested in knowing more about Andy Grove and the early days of Intel, I highly recommend Tedlow's biography. Of all the biographies or business histories I've read, I can't think of one which does a better job of making you feel like you're hanging out with him, hearing his war stories, and getting a real feel for what kind of guy he was and what drove him and his company to success. http://www.a…

Thanks. Just bought a copy.

Are these the same book?

http://www.amazon.com/Andy-Grove-Times-American-Business/dp/...

http://www.amazon.com/Andy-Grove-Life-Times-American/dp/1591...

There doesn't seem to be a Kindle / ePub version, unfortunately.

Re: Andy Grove has died

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Post by lifeisstillgood »

It may just be a function of my own middle-age, but we seem to be losing more of the old Giants - in politics, arts and commerce, and looking ahead, everyone seems, well, smaller in comparison.

Just as software without silicon to run on is, well, smaller, the software moguls of today can only run on hardware because people like Andy put it underneath them a generation before.

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Post by Adams472 »

After reading Only the Paranoid Survive and High Output Management, I have a deep respect for Andy Grove and the work he did to make Intel an enduring company. He'll be missed.

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Post by filereaper »

akamaka wrote: post #2

For those who are interested in knowing more about Andy Grove and the early days of Intel, I highly recommend Tedlow's biography. Of all the biographies or business histories I've read, I can't think of one which does a better job of making you feel like you're hanging out with him, hearing his war stories, and getting a real feel for what kind of guy he was and what drove him and his company to success. http://www.a…

I read this book about Andy Grove and Intel in high-school, made a huge impact in my career choices.

https://www.amazon.ca/Inside-Intel-Worlds-Powerful-Company/d...

Re: Andy Grove has died

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Post by jmspring »

Uhhrrr wrote: post #4

From Wikipedia, >Grove's office was an 8-ft by 9-ft cubicle like the other employees, as he disliked separate "mahogany-paneled corner offices." He states, "I've been living in cubicles since 1978 — and it hasn't hurt a whole lot." Preferring this egalitarian atmosphere, he thereby made his work area accessible to anyone who walked by. There were no reserved parking spaces, and Grove parked wherever there was a space…

It seems like early Intel and HP higher ups were more in tune with egalitarianism as well not being aloof or unapproachable. The Moore foundation has been an amazing charity. Here in Santa Cruz, Andy Grove built a house out on one of the streets near the beach between Santa Cruz and Capitola. He worked with neighbors (according to local press) to not be out of place in the design, etc.

Contrast that with Zuckerberg and his recent building issues, or how many modern C-levels want their out of the way offices, etc.

Maybe it was just a different time.

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Post by p4wnc6 »

What an unfortunate attitude for him to take, promoting a poor quality working environment merely because it anecdotally didn't create problems for him, thereby damaging others who may have physiological conditions (such as misophonia) or who may be more strongly introverted and need privacy for productivity.

And how bad for us now that we laud such poor anecdotes and allow words like "egalitarian" to be associated with such dysfunctional, unhealthy, and productivity-damaging workspace. It's similar to hearing a 1950s endorsement for cigarettes and finding it endearing, instead of realizing that while it may have been a product of its time, the full light of data and progressive analysis has shown how horrible it really is.

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