About the author
Ben Horowitz is an American technology entrepreneur, investor, and co-founder of the venture-capital firm Andreessen Horowitz. He previously co-founded Loudcloud, led its transformation into Opsware, and sold the company to Hewlett-Packard.
The Hard Thing About Hard Things draws on that operating history to discuss layoffs, executive changes, fear, wartime leadership, and decisions with no clean answer. His later writing extends the same direct style to organisational culture.
Where to start
Start with The Hard Thing About Hard Things for Horowitz's operating memoir and management advice, especially if you want cases from moments when a company is not performing well.
