New York Times Bestseller
The Hard Thing About Hard Things
There are lots of people talking about how great it is to start a business, but only Ben Horowitz is brutally honest about how hard it is to run one. Filled with Ben Horowitz's 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 no polished victory lap. Ben analyzes issues with no easy answers through his trials, including:
- Demoting (or firing) a loyal friend.
- Whether or not you should incorporate titles and promotions, and how to handle them.
- If it's ok to hire people from your friend’s company.
- How to manage your own psychology, while the whole company is relying on you.
- What to do when smart people are bad employees.
- Why Andreessen Horowitz prefers founder CEOs, and how to become one.
- Whether you should sell your company, and how to do it.
Praise for The Hard Thing About Hard Things

The hard thing isn't setting a big, hairy, audacious goal. The hard thing is laying people off when you miss the big goal.
The hard thing isn't dreaming big. The hard thing is waking up in the middle of the night in a cold sweat when the dream turns into a nightmare.
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