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Mar 26, 2019 get this book for free with a trial of audible. Ben horowitz is an extremely experienced entrepreneur, stemming from silicon valley he was the cofounder of andreessen horowitz, a private venture capital firm. Ben horowitz is an entrepreneur and investor, cofounder of silicon valleybased venture capital firm andreessen horowitz also known as a16z, and the author of the hard thing about hard things, one of the best books for startup founders who want to know what to expect from their chosen path ben cofounded and served as ceo and president of opsware formerly loudcloud, which was bought by. Ben horowitz is a cofounder and general partner of the leading venture capital firm andreessen horowitz and the new york times bestselling author of the hard thing about hard things, which is now available in over 16 languages. He is the author of the new york times bestseller, the hard thing about hard things, and the upcoming harper business book, what you do is who you are, available october 29th. He is a technology entrepreneur and cofounder along with marc andreessen of the venture capital firm andreessen horowitz. Ben horowitz is a cofounder and general partner at the venture capital firm andreessen horowitz.
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Ben horowitzs new book, the hard thing about hard things, is not one of those books. The conversation was stilted, and dry, and people slowly filed out of the austin convention. A complete catalog of every hiphop reference in ben horowitzs new book and how they relate to building a company. Horowitz s greatgrandparents were jewish immigrants from the russian empire who arrived in the u.
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