The Hard Thing About Hard Things

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.

This is by no means a worthy successor to the old Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary. Printed on thick paper, it has nowhere near the number of entries, has none of the interesting and charming Contents such as Correct Ceremonious Forms of Address and Supplement, and is cumbersome to the hand. Serious crossword addicts and etymologists should try Chambers English Dictionary, 1993This is by no means a worthy successor to the old Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary. Printed on thick paper, it has nowhere near the number of entries, has none of the interesting and charming Contents such as Correct Ceremonious Forms of Address and Supplement, and is cumbersome to the hand. Serious crossword addicts and etymologists should try Chambers English Dictionary, 1993