The Hard Thing About Hard Things

By Ben Horowitz,

Book cover of The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers

Book description

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…

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Why read it?

1 author picked The Hard Thing About Hard Things as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

Ben Horowitz is the cofounder of Andreessen Horowitz, one of the most successful venture capitals in the world.

However, he chose to write a book from his experience and perspective as an entrepreneur. Ben’s descriptions and storytelling enables the reader to really feel what he felt, and completely identify with the challenges he went through.

I loved his references to rap music throughout the book– very creative. 

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