Do you know or can you recommend a biography of an IT exec describing his career and challenges?

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Technology Strategist in Software5 years ago

Does it have to be a he?

Senior Information Security Manager in Software5 years ago

Not exactly a biography, but 'Only the Paranoid Survive: How to Identify and Exploit the Crisis Points that Challenge Every Business' by the late, great Andy Grove of Intel is excellent.

https://www.amazon.com/Only-Paranoid-Survive-Exploit-Challenge/dp/0385483821

CEO in Software5 years ago

Hard Things About Hard Things (Ben Horowitz)

CTO in Software7 years ago

I'm currently reading the Wise Guy, by Guy Kawasaki. Not exactly as I asked but I strongly recommend it.

CTO in Education7 years ago

I liked "Jab, Jab, Jab right Hook" by G. Vaynerchuck.I absolutely loved "Boonstra" by Manfred Bik (Biography of former Philips CEO) but I don't know if it's available in English.

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