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And then there was András István Gróf, a Hungarian refugee who’d narrowly escaped the Nazis and reached the U.S. at age twenty with no money, little English, and severe hearing loss. He was a coiled and compact man with curly hair and a maniacal drive. By dint of sheer will and brainpower, he rose to the top of the most admired organization in Silicon Valley and led it to phenomenal success. During Grove’s eleven-year tenure as CEO, Intel would return more than 40 percent per annum to its shareholders, on a par with the arc of Moore’s law.
Measure What Matters
John Doerr
In advertising an idea results from a new combination of specific knowledge about products and people, with general knowledge about life and events.
A Technique for Producing Ideas
James Webb Young
Design surely played a role in the shaping of the computer, but far more important was the role the computer played in the shaping of design.
Make It New
Barry M. Katz and John Maeda
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