The Hard Thing about Hard Thing: Building a Business When There are No Easy Answers

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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Filled with his trade mark 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. Who you are is not the values you list on the wall. It’s not what you say in company-wide meeting. It’s not your marketing campaign. It’s not even what you believe. Who you are is what you do.

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Harper Business
Publication date ‏ : ‎ 8 June 2014
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Print length ‏ : ‎ 304 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0062273205
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0062273208
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 294 g
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 15.24 x 2.57 x 22.86 cm
Net Quantity ‏ : ‎ 1.0 Count
Importer ‏ : ‎ HarperCollins Publishers India
Packer ‏ : ‎ HarperCollins Publishers India
Generic Name ‏ : ‎ BOOK
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