The Hard Thing About Hard Things
Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers: Straight Talk on the Challenges of Entrepreneurship
Ben Horowitz
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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 scho...
Tim Ferriss mentioned this book as a good read for anyone going through a difficult time.
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It helped me with the startup world, and also just helped me with the lows of life. It was written by a guy who went through some serious stuff, and the book really helped me to get through a rough pa...
— Episode: #780 - Tim Ferriss - The Lessons, Hacks...
Episode: #780 - Tim Ferriss - The Lessons, Hacks & Books Th...
Tim Ferriss mentioned this book as a good read for anyone going through a difficult time.
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It helped me with the startup world, and also just helped me with the lows of life. It was written by a guy who went through some serious stuff, and the book really helped me to get through a rough patch in my life.
He highlighted The Hard Thing About Hard Things as a key read for operating as a wartime CEO during economic crises and stagflation.
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The second, and I think it's because it's very, very tied to a time period that we're in right now, is called The Hard Thing About Hard Things. It's about Ben Horowitz. And it's about operating as a w...
— Episode: From $1M to $100M w/ the CEO Whisperer
Episode: From $1M to $100M w/ the CEO Whisperer
He highlighted The Hard Thing About Hard Things as a key read for operating as a wartime CEO during economic crises and stagflation.
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The second, and I think it's because it's very, very tied to a time period that we're in right now, is called The Hard Thing About Hard Things. It's about Ben Horowitz. And it's about operating as a wartime CEO versus a peacetime CEO.
It was discussed in the context of Ben's experiences with Opsware, highlighting the challenges and lessons learned during the company's tumultuous journey.
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You just gotta imagine he was eight and his family went through this wow you know a busted IPO doesn't seem so hard after stuff like this
— Episode: Andreessen Horowitz Part I
Episode: Andreessen Horowitz Part I
It was discussed in the context of Ben's experiences with Opsware, highlighting the challenges and lessons learned during the company's tumultuous journey.
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You just gotta imagine he was eight and his family went through this wow you know a busted IPO doesn't seem so hard after stuff like this
later Ben of course would write the hard thing about hard things and you know live through all this crazy technology stuff
if I had to describe Andy with one word it would be gentlemen.
if I'd learned anything it was that conventional wisdom had nothing to do with the truth and that the efficient market hypothesis was deceptive how else could one explain Opsware which is what they changed the name of the company to trading and half the cash we had in the bank when we had a 20 million dollar a year contract and 50 of the smartest engineers in the world.
a lot of crying by me
Episode: Eventbrite (with Julia & Kevin Hartz)
The Hard Things About Hard Things was mentioned when Julia Hartz, CEO of Eventbrite, explained how she and her team navigated the company through COVID. She shared that she found the book's advice on embracing struggle and finding silver linings very helpful.
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I actually went back and read some of the parts that I had highlighted from that book, The Hard Things About Hard Things. And I think two things resonate with me now more than ever. And one is embrace the struggle and not try to avoid the really difficult things and get right to the hardest thing. And two is see the silver lining in the worst case scenario.
And I remember thinking in the second week of March, tabletop my ass. Like this is there is no tabletop exercise that could actually prepare us for this.
It was discussed as a New York Times Best Seller that offered business lessons from historical events, particularly regarding corporate culture.
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Ben has written a few excellent books and this latest one takes on historical events and turns them into business lessons especially with respect to culture, corporate culture.
— Episode: 270: Ben Horowitz | What You Do Is Who Y...
Episode: 270: Ben Horowitz | What You Do Is Who You Are
It was discussed as a New York Times Best Seller that offered business lessons from historical events, particularly regarding corporate culture.
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Ben has written a few excellent books and this latest one takes on historical events and turns them into business lessons especially with respect to culture, corporate culture.
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