Adapting Episode 3: Intel

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Ben Gilbert and David Rosenthal

Venturecapital, Ma, Investing, Acquisitions, Startups, Vc, Investment, Business, Technology

4.8 • 2.9K Ratings

🗓️ 12 May 2020

⏱️ 83 minutes

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Summary

When you think of Intel today, you probably think of the microprocessor company. Maybe you also think about about 'Intel Inside' and their famous jingle. You might even think "big, stable, boring public company". But for the first two decades of Intel's life, absolutely none of those things were true. Today we tell the incredible story of how the company that started it all in Silicon Valley clawed back from a crisis that brought them to the brink of death, and of one man who rose as the ultimate survivor to become their leader and a legend even in his own time: the late, great Andy Grove.

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0:00.0	I don't think so I mean we said on adapting we weren't doing any grading I don't know I don't know what we would
0:06.2	I mean it's the decision to pivot
0:09.0	Let's see a Hey? Welcome to this Potapalooza Special. We are in episode three of our
0:26.2	adapting miniseries where we tell the stories of great companies and leaders who are
0:31.2	adapting to a world that's changing in real time.
0:34.0	For those keeping track at home, welcome to season six, episode six of acquired.
0:38.0	I'm then Gilbert.
0:40.0	I'm David Rosenthal.
0:41.0	And we are your hosts.
0:42.0	Today we tell a historical story of a company
0:46.0	in crisis. A different and more industry-specific crisis than the one we are all going
0:51.2	through right now, but a crisis nonetheless.
0:54.8	This is the story of a business whose amazing and differentiated core product line became a pure commodity
1:01.1	overnight, and the realization, action, and bravery that followed thereafter.
1:06.6	Today we cover Intel and their incredible, bet the company move on their
1:13.0	newly emerging microprocessor business in 1985.
1:15.0	This was an astounding part of the research for me
1:18.0	was a full 17 years after their founding.
1:21.0	Yep, they weren't the microprocessor company when they started, but we'll get into all that.
1:26.7	To all of you listening out there for the very first time as part of Potapalooza, welcome to acquired
1:32.3	and adapting.
1:33.4	On this podcast, we tell the stories of great companies.
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