paranoid

The last time I met Mukund, he recommended Andrew Grove: Only the paranoid survive. The kind of opinionated reader I am, I just thought, why do we have to be paranoid in running a business.

Last week I picked the book finally. It is a short read. I found 10X lingo in many instances.

The book is about disruptive technology and what a leader should do to survive. The author wrote it in 1996. It talks in detail about the early days of Intel challenges within the team and competitors. All around decision making capability, listening to the external world, and changing dynamics.

As a leader, it teaches you a few things like grit, perseverance, self-belief, and team.