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Key insights from Ben Horowitz's
The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers
Key insights from Ben Horowitz's
The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers
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Learn how to make tough decisions when starting your business.
Creating your own startup might sound like a dream come true, but the unfortunate reality is that entrepreneurship involves more stress than joy. In this Snapshot, you’ll learn about the professional path of entrepreneurial expert and venture capitalist Ben Horowitz. He shares his expert tips for managing stress as a CEO, dealing with employees, improving workplace culture, and making peace with failure.
Read this Snapshot if you:
- Are interested in entrepreneurship and risk management
- Want guidance for your leadership journey
- Are curious about the best strategies for improving workplace morale
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Introduction
Being a CEO requires you to constantly confront difficult choices. Should you restructure a flawed product just days before its launch? How do you maintain positive morale without being disingenuous about your company’s shortcomings? What’s the best way to carry out a series of painful layoffs?
In these scenarios, no answer feels especially desirable, but the ability to parse out difficult situations and choose between imperfect options is at the heart of entrepreneurship.
An Unexpected Journey
As a young software engineer, Ben Horowitz cut his teeth working for internet...
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