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The Hard Thing About Hard Things Ben Horowitz

The Hard Thing About Hard Things By Ben Horowitz

The Hard Thing About Hard Things by Ben Horowitz


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The Hard Thing About Hard Things Summary

The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers by Ben Horowitz

Ben Horowitz, cofounder of Andreessen Horowitz and one of Silicon Valley's most respected and experienced entrepreneurs, offers essential advice on building and running a startup-practical wisdom for managing the toughest problems business school doesn't cover, based on his popular ben's blog. While many people talk about how great it is to start a business, very few are honest about how difficult it is to run one. Ben Horowitz analyzes the problems that confront leaders every day, sharing the insights he's gained developing, managing, selling, buying, investing in, and supervising technology companies. A lifelong rap fanatic, he amplifies business lessons with lyrics from his favorite songs, telling it straight about everything from firing friends to poaching competitors, cultivating and sustaining a CEO mentality to knowing the right time to cash in. Filled with his trademark humor and straight talk, The Hard Thing About Hard Things is invaluable for veteran entrepreneurs as well as those aspiring to their own new ventures, drawing from Horowitz's personal and often humbling experiences.

The Hard Thing About Hard Things Reviews

More than any other business book released this year, Hard Things gives an insider's perspective on what it's like to lead and scale a startup. -- --Business Insider's Best Business Books of 2014 This is easily one of the essential books every business leader should read if they're looking for proven and honest management advice. -- --Entrepreneur's 25 Amazing Business Books from 2014 The most valuable book on startup management hands down -- PandoDaily There is more than enough substance in Mr. Horowitz's impressive tome to turn it into a leadership classic. -- The Economist

About Ben Horowitz

Ben Horowitz is the cofounder and general partner of Andreessen Horowitz, a Silicon Valley-based venture capital firm that invests in entrepreneurs building the next generation of leading technology companies. The firm's investments include Airbnb, GitHub, Facebook, Pinterest, and Twitter. Previously he was cofounder and CEO of Opsware, formerly Loudcloud, which was acquired by Hewlett-Packard for $1.6 billion in 2007. Horowitz writes about his experiences and insights from his career as a computer science student, software engineer, cofounder, CEO, and investor in a blog that is read by nearly ten million people. He has also been featured in the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, the New Yorker, Fortune, the Economist, and Bloomberg Businessweek, among others. Horowitz lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with his wife, Felicia.

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GOR006150697
9780062273208
0062273205
The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers by Ben Horowitz
Used - Good
Hardback
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
20140424
304
N/A
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