Legendary former Intel CEO Andy Grove is dead at 79

The Verge:

Grove was the first hire at Intel, which was founded in 1968 by former employees of Fairchild Semiconductor. Grove joined on day one as the company’s director of engineering, became Intel’s president in 1979, and its CEO in 1987.

Grove was one of the great CEOs. Here’s a link to the Intel news release announcing his death.