Ben Horowitz Books

Ben Horowitz is a founding partner at venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz. Previously, he was a co-founder and CEO at the IT company Opsware, which he eventually sold to Hewlett-Packard in 2007 for $1.6 billion. His blog has over 10 million readers.

  1. 1The Hard Thing About Hard Things

    The Hard Thing About Hard Things

    Ben Horowitz

    Building A Business When There Are No Easy Answers

    4.3 (610 ratings)

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    What's The Hard Thing About Hard Things about?

    These blinks explain why the job of a CEO is among the toughest and loneliest in the world, and how you can survive all the stress and heartache involved.

    Who should read The Hard Thing About Hard Things?

    • Present or future CEOs and founders
    • Anyone who wants to understand how businesses are run successfully
    • Anyone who is ever in a position where they have to hire or fire someone
  2. 2What You Do Is Who You Are

    What You Do Is Who You Are

    Ben Horowitz

    How to Create Your Business Culture

    4.2 (137 ratings)

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    What's What You Do Is Who You Are about?

    In What You Do Is Who You Are (2019), venture capitalist and management expert Ben Horowitz offers his own definition of business culture. Through contemporary examples and some historical detours past such notables as Genghis Khan and the samurai, he offers fascinating advice on how to create a culture that’s best suited to your business.

    Who should read What You Do Is Who You Are?

    • CEOs and company founders
    • Aspiring entrepreneurs
    • Aspiring leaders looking to create an ideal workplace culture