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📖 Lenny's Pick

The Hard Thing About Hard Things

by Ben Horowitz

4.5/5

Lenny's Take:

Raw, honest advice about the realities of building a company. Horowitz doesn't sugarcoat the challenges of leadership.

About This Book

Ben Horowitz offers essential advice on building and running a startup—practical wisdom for managing the toughest problems business school doesn't cover. Drawing on his experience as a co-founder of Andreessen Horowitz and his time as an executive at companies like Netscape, Horowitz provides honest, practical guidance for navigating the challenges of leadership.

Key Takeaways

  • There are no easy answers in business, only hard choices
  • The importance of making decisions with incomplete information
  • How to manage through crisis and uncertainty
  • Building company culture during difficult times
  • The difference between peacetime and wartime CEOs

Book Details

Genre:Entrepreneurship/Leadership
Published:2014
Pages:304
Publisher:Harper Business
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