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Only the Paranoid Survive

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Intel CEO Andy Grove's playbook for surviving strategic inflection points: moments when the basis of competition shifts and old strengths become liabilities. Huang has named Grove's books among his favorites, and 'productive paranoia' is built into NVIDIA's DNA.

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Jensen Huang

acquired.fm · Jensen Huang

“I really enjoyed Andrew Grove's books. They're all really good.”

From the same Acquired podcast lightning round on favorite business books. Grove's 'productive paranoia' is widely cited by Huang biographers as a foundational influence on NVIDIA's culture.
Ben Horowitz

businessinsider.com · Ben Horowitz Picks His Five Favorite Books 2014 3

“I read this book as part of my MBA program. It's full of common sense...”

Page cites a Business Insider article quoting Ben Horowitz's favorite books.
Vinod Khosla

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“Andy's Only the Paranoid Survive is one of [my] favorite books on entrepreneurship”

Page cites a tweet by Vinod Khosla.
Charlie Munger

Charlie Munger's Recommended Books (Farnam Street)

Farnam Street's compiled Munger reading list confirms this title (also in Poor Charlie's Almanack).
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Marc Andreessen

tim.blog · The Tim Ferriss Show Transcripts Marc Andreessen

“Only the Paranoid Survive, which is one of my favorite topics. And so that is also a very good book we recommend.”

Cited from the transcript of Andreessen's appearance on The Tim Ferriss Show.
Steve Jobs

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Drew Houston

yahoo.com · Dropbox Ceo Drew Houstons Favorite 200232108.html

One of Houston's four favorite business books per CNBC's 2018 feature; also cited among the Andy Grove books Houston loves on Fortune's 'Leadership Next' podcast (2025), as reported by Business Insider.