Michael Dell & Andy Groves
The Differences and Similarities of Two CEO’s There are many computer companies in the world. Two men who have made contributions to the field are Michael Dell and Andy Grove. Michael Dell is the founder and CEO of Dell
Computers. Andy Grove the former CEO and cofounder of Intel. How these two men got started in their perspective fields and the obstacles they have overcame to make their companies on the Fortune 500 list. We will compare their styles, changes they made, and how they kept their companies on top of their perspective fields. Michael Dell started his computer company in college dorm room (Krames,2003). He spent most of his high school years hanging out at the Radio Shack and piecing computers together for fun(Krames, 2003). He began selling the computers he built in 1984 and three years later started
Dell Computers. He makes computers based on what the customer orders, builds the machine, and then delivers it to the customer (Krames, 2003). Andy Grove is a cofounder and former
CEO of Intel (Krames., 2003). He started making memory chips and then decided to reinvent the company into microprocessors, the thinking chips, to keep up with changing times (Krames,
2003).
Andy Grove and the Intel group wanted to make a chip that could increase the function but not increase the cost (Krames, 2003). They did well until the Japanese started doing it better and cheaper (Krames, 2003 They had to readjust their thinking. They started making the microprocessor chip in addition to their memory chips, sort of like a three legged stool, memory, micro processing, and manufacturing, all equal (Krames, 2003). The company continued until their next problem or Strategic Infection Point as Grove calls them (Krames, 2003). When the market was flooded with Companies flooding the market. Intel decided to rid themselves of the memory chip side and concentrate on the micro processing side. Grove stated that Intel was late
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Computers. Andy Grove the former CEO and cofounder of Intel. How these two men got started in their perspective fields and the obstacles they have overcame to make their companies on the Fortune 500 list. We will compare their styles, changes they made, and how they kept their companies on top of their perspective fields. Michael Dell started his computer company in college dorm room (Krames,2003). He spent most of his high school years hanging out at the Radio Shack and piecing computers together for fun(Krames, 2003). He began selling the computers he built in 1984 and three years later started
Dell Computers. He makes computers based on what the customer orders, builds the machine, and then delivers it to the customer (Krames, 2003). Andy Grove is a cofounder and former
CEO of Intel (Krames., 2003). He started making memory chips and then decided to reinvent the company into microprocessors, the thinking chips, to keep up with changing times (Krames,
2003).
Andy Grove and the Intel group wanted to make a chip that could increase the function but not increase the cost (Krames, 2003). They did well until the Japanese started doing it better and cheaper (Krames, 2003 They had to readjust their thinking. They started making the microprocessor chip in addition to their memory chips, sort of like a three legged stool, memory, micro processing, and manufacturing, all equal (Krames, 2003). The company continued until their next problem or Strategic Infection Point as Grove calls them (Krames, 2003). When the market was flooded with Companies flooding the market. Intel decided to rid themselves of the memory chip side and concentrate on the micro processing side. Grove stated that Intel was late
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References: Krames, Jeffrey A., What the Best CEO”S Know. 7 Exceptional Leaders and their Lessons for Transforming any Business , The McGraw-Hill Company 2003