
Ben Horowitz cofounder of Andreessen Horowitz & one of Silicon Valley's most respected & experienced entrepreneurs offers essential advice on building & 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 & 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 & sustaining a CEO mentality to knowing the right time to cash in Filled with his trademark humor & 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 & often humbling experiences