Andrew Grove
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"Andrew Stephen ("Andy") Grove" (born 2 September 1936), is a Hungarian-born American businessman, engineer, and author. He is a science pioneer in the semiconductor industry. He escaped from Communist-controlled Hungary at the age of 20 and moved to the United States where he finished his education. He later became CEO of Intel Corporation and helped transform the company into the world's largest manufacturer of semiconductors.

As a result of his work at Intel, and from his books and professional articles, Grove had a considerable influence on the management of modern electronics manufacturing industries worldwide. He has been called the "guy who drove the growth phase" of Silicon Valley. Steve Jobs, when he was considering returning to be Apple's CEO, called Grove, who was someone he "idolized," for his personal advice. One source notes that by his accomplishments at Intel alone, he "merits a place alongside the great business leaders of the 20th century."

In 2000, he was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease and is a contributor to several foundations that sponsor research towards a cure.

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I don't know that you can say it's over, but our industry has its ups and downs superimposed upon a steadily increasing growth curve.

It is likely that the Internet appliance is a case of turning the clock backward.

Craig has been developing his capabilities, scope and reach. He's been chief operating officer for five years, president over a year and he's ready.

I'm very pleased that we have managed to transform the company from a broad-line general producer of semiconductors that was struggling in the mid '80s from Japanese competition and turned it into a highly-focused company....,

I will take any kind of developments so long as those tens of tens of millions become twice as many.

Our biggest competition in achieving our ambitions, ... is a television set.

Just as you would not permit a fellow employee to steal a piece of office equipment, you shouldn't let anyone walk away with the time of his fellow managers.

I consider myself highly paranoid.

1997 will be a year of major product transitions for Intel.