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The Hard Thing About Hard Things

Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers

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The Hard Thing About Hard Things

Written by: Ben Horowitz
Narrated by: Kevin Kenerly
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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 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.

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i should have got this book few years ago. it's a eye opener book. Thank you

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such a Best Book I listened and learnt . Narration was excellent ..started again 2nd time listening ..the life lesson

one of the Best Book I re-listened again again

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amazing books, must read for all entrepreneurs.listen it twice already, the teaching will stay with me forever.

A must read for all entrepreneurs

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Lots of useful insights on a wide range of management topics. very little early stage advice. most of it seems to apply once you are a 100+ person tech company

Very insightful

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Loved reading the book, it's definitely not a one time read, a book that you can go through based on the scenarios as and when one encounters

Great Read

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