Ben Horowitz

A lot of people talk about how great it is to start a business, but only Ben Horowitz is brutally honest about how hard it is to run one.In The Hard Thing About Hard Things, Ben Horowitz, cofounder of Andreessen Horowitz and one of Silicon Valley's most respected and experienced entrepreneurs, draws on his own story of founding, running, selling, buying, managing, and investing in technology companies to offer essential advice and practical wisdom for navigating the toughest problems business schools don't cover. His blog has garnered a devoted following of millions of readers who have come to rely on him to help them run their businesses. A lifelong rap fan, Horowitz amplifies business lessons with lyrics from his favorite songs and tells it straight about everything from firing friends to poaching competitors, from cultivating and sustaining a CEO mentality to knowing the right time to cash in.His advice is grounded in anecdotes from his own hard-earned rise—from cofounding the early cloud service provider Loudcloud to building the phenomenally successful Andreessen Horowitz venture capital firm, both with fellow tech superstar Marc Andreessen (inventor of Mosaic, the Internet's first popular Web browser). This is no polished victory lap; he analyzes issues with no easy answers through his trials, including demoting (or firing) a loyal friend;whether 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.Filled with Horowitz's trademark humor and straight talk, and drawing from his personal and often humbling experiences, The Hard Thing About Hard Things is invaluable for veteran entrepreneurs as well as those aspiring to their own new ventures.

Ben Horowitz, a leading venture capitalist, modern management expert, and New York Times bestselling author, combines lessons both from history and from modern organizational practice with practical and often surprising advice to help executives build cultures that can weather both good and bad times. Ben Horowitz has long been fascinated by history, and particularly by how people behave differently than you’d expect. The time and circumstances in which they were raised often shapes them—yet a few leaders have managed to shape their times. In What You Do Is Who You Are, he turns his attention to a question crucial to every organization: how do you create and sustain the culture you want?To Horowitz, culture is how a company makes decisions. It is the set of assumptions employees use to resolve everyday problems: should I stay at the Red Roof Inn, or the Four Seasons? Should we discuss the color of this product for five minutes or thirty hours? If culture is not purposeful, it will be an accident or a mistake.What You Do Is Who You Are explains how to make your culture purposeful by spotlighting four models of leadership and culture-building—the leader of the only successful slave revolt, Haiti’s Toussaint Louverture; the Samurai, who ruled Japan for seven hundred years and shaped modern Japanese culture; Genghis Khan, who built the world’s largest empire; and Shaka Senghor, a man convicted of murder who ran the most formidable prison gang in the yard and ultimately transformed prison culture.Horowitz connects these leadership examples to modern case-studies, including how Louverture’s cultural techniques were applied (or should have been) by Reed Hastings at Netflix, Travis Kalanick at Uber, and Hillary Clinton, and how Genghis Khan’s vision of cultural inclusiveness has parallels in the work of Don Thompson, the first African-American CEO of McDonalds, and of Maggie Wilderotter, the CEO who led Frontier Communications. Horowitz then offers guidance to help any company understand its own strategy and build a successful culture.What You Do Is Who You Are is a journey through culture, from ancient to modern. Along the way, it answers a question fundamental to any organization: who are we? How do people talk about us when we’re not around? How do we treat our customers? Are we there for people in a pinch? Can we be trusted?Who you are is not the values you list on the wall. It’s not what you say in company-wide meeting. It’s not your marketing campaign. It’s not even what you believe. Who you are is what you do. This book aims to help you do the things you need to become the kind of leader you want to be—and others want to follow.

This document focuses specifically on product management in the context of a "divlet" [small division] in AOL. Related key assumptions are that there is a corresponding "business owner" in each of the brands, and that the "products" are generally online services intended for individuals.

Em O lado difícil das situações difíceis, Ben Horowitz, um dos empreendedores mais respeitados e experientes do Vale do Silício, conta a história de como ele mesmo fundou, dirigiu, vendeu, comprou, geriu e investiu em empresas de tecnologia, oferecendo conselhos essenciais e normas de sabedoria prática para ajudar os empreendedores a resolver os problemas mais difíceis - aqueles de que as faculdades de administração não tratam. Seu blogue alcançou um público dedicado de milhões de leitores, que passaram a confiar no autor para ajudá-los a gerir suas próprias empresas. Horowitz, grande fã de rap, ilustra as lições empresariais com letras de suas músicas favoritas e fala a verdade nua e crua sobre os assuntos mais espinhosos, desde como demitir um amigo até saber o melhor momento para vender a empresa. Tradução de Marcelo Brandão Cipolla. Capa 312 páginas WMF Martins Fontes; Ediçã 1ª (17 de setembro de 2015) Português 857827976X 978-8578279769Dimensões do 20,8 x 13,8 x 1,8 cmPeso de 259 g

Please Note That The Following Individual Books As Per Original ISBN and Cover Image In this Listing shall be Dispatched The Hard Thing About Hard Things [Hardcover], What You Do Is Who You Are [Hardcover], High Output Management 3 Books Collection The Hard Thing About Hard Things [Hardcover]: Straight talk and advice on building and running a startup from Ben Horowitz, one of Silicon Valleys most respected voices. What You Do Is Who You Are [Hardcover]: The times and circumstances in which people were raised often shape them – yet a few leaders have managed to shape their times. In this follow-up to the bestselling business classic The Hard Thing About Hard Things, Ben Horowitz turns his attention to a question crucial to every organisation. High Output The essential skill of creating and maintaining new businesses--the art of the entrepreneur--can be summed up in a single managing. Born of Grove's experiences at one of America's leading technology companies, High Output Management is equally appropriate for sales managers, accountants, consultants, and teachers, as well as CEOs and startup founders.

Hayat mcadeledir. Bir start-up' kurmak, iletmek, bytmek, yaatmak ve satmak her giriimcinin hayali. Ama bu hayali geree dntrmek ok da kolay deil. Ben Horowitz, kendi teknoloji irketi Opsware'i 1,65 milyar dolar gibi mthi bir fiyatla, 2007'de Hewlett-Packard'a satt. Bu baar hikayesi iin ok zorlu dnemelerden geti. Bir start-up kurmann, kimsenin hakknda konumak istemedii zor yanlarn yaayarak rendi. Kk bir start-up'ta bile bir CEO gibi dnp davranmak, iyi yneticileri ie almak, yol arkadan iten karmak, irket ii ayak oyunlaryla ba etmek, giriimi doru zamanda satmak ve daha nice "zor ey", Horowitz'in deneyimleriyle bu kitapta yer buluyor. Mutlaka okunmas gereken i kitaplar listelerinin, yaymlandndan bu yana daimi yesi Zor eyler Hakknda Her ey, Trkede ilk kez okurlaryla buluuyor. Doru tavsiyeler almak isteyen her yneticinin mutlaka okumas gereken kitap. −Entrepreneur Horowitz'in etkileyici eseri, liderlik alannda bir klasik. −The Economist

Đã có rất nhiều những câu chuyện, những tấm gương khởi nghiệp thành công dù với hai bàn tay trắng hay một số vốn ít ỏi mà chúng ta đọc được ở đâu đó trong sách, trên báo hay nghe từ những phương tiện thông tin đại chúng. Điều đó khiến chúng ta có cảm tưởng rằng, khởi nghiệp là một chặng đường tươi đẹp, đầy hy vọng. Nhưng với Ben Horowitz thì không.Đối với Ben Horowitz, hay bất kỳ doanh nhân khởi nghiệp nào mà ông biết, khởi nghiệp là cuộc chiến đấu. Là người đồng sáng lập ra hai công ty công nghệ Loudcloud và Opsware, Ben Horowitz đã kinh qua những giai đoạn hiểm nghèo nhất của một doanh nhân khởi nghiệp. Đó là khi thị trường gần như sụp đổ, kéo theo nhiều công ty trong cùng lĩnh vực phá sản. Đó là khi gần như tất cả mọi thứ, từ nền kinh tế, những nhà đầu tư, người bạn đồng sáng lập cho đến những nhân viên,… đều quay lưng. Đó là những đêm ngủ không ngon giấc, toát mồ hôi lạnh vì nghĩ đến ngày mai…Ben Horowitz là một trong số ít những tác giả dám nhìn thẳng vào sự thật của khởi nghiệp mà chúng ta ít được nghe tới. Nhưng Ben Horowitz cũng thấm nhuần triết lý sống từ người ông của mình, và cũng là câu nói nổi tiếng của nhà cách mạng Karl Marx: Sống là chiến đấu.Cuốn sách Gian nan chồng chất gian nan của tác giả Ben Horowitz sẽ mang lại cho các bạn một góc nhìn mới về khởi nghiệp, mà đối với nhiều người, đó có thể là một góc nhìn không được tươi đẹp cho lắm. Nhưng trên hết, Ben Horowitz sẽ giúp bạn đọc hiểu được đâu mới là tinh thần đích thực của khởi nghiệp và những gì cần thiết để “chiến đấu” trên chặng đường khởi nghiệp.Alpha Books trân trọng giới thiệu!

Madrid. 21 cm. 295 p. Encuadernación en tapa blanda de editorial ilustrada. Horowitz, Ben 1966-. Traducido por Manuel Matés. Título The hard thing about hard things. Emprendedores. Gestión de empresas. Éxito en los negocios .. Este libro es de segunda mano y tiene o puede tener marcas y señales de su anterior propietario. 9788494522291; 9788494522284

Potíž není dávat si velké cílePotíž je propouštět lidi, když se nedaří. Potíž není mít velké sny, ale probudit se uprostřed noci se studeným potem na zádech, když se náš sen promění v noční můru. S potížemi je potíž.Spousta lidí je nadšená, když vypráví o plánech na založení vlastní firmy, podnikání. Ale jenom Ben Horowitz je až brutálně upřímný v tom, jak vlastně neskutečně těžké to je. V audioknize S potížemi je jedna potíž autor odhaluje, jak opravdu těžké je vše spojené s podnikáním. A říká to pěkně na rovinu.Audiokniha vtipně a výstižně provází čtenáře fascinující kariérou autora. Dozvíte se to, co nám ve škole neřeknou. Poradí, co s problémy, na které nás opravdu nikde předem nepřipraví. Autor tvrdí, že ve školách se o problémech můžete bavit, ale vlastně nikdo neřekne jak na ně. Protože tyto problémy nemají univerzální řešení, jak je vyřešit. V knize najdete rady, jak si nastavit firemní kulturu. Co dělat, když se z chytrých lidí stanou špatní zaměstnanci. Jak zvládnout psychický tlak, pokud na vás spoléhá celá společnost. Znáte nejdůležitější pravidla podnikání? Žádná neexistují!Náš tipPokud se tedy třeba chystáte založit svůj podnik a už jste slyšeli knihu Restart, tato audiokniha by mohla být dalším krokem k úspěchu a novým kouskem ve vaší virtuální poličce.O knize řekli:„Benova zkušenost a odbornost z něj dělají pro ty, co se zajímají o zakládání, růst nebo řízení velkých firem jednoho z nejdůležitějších lídrů. Tato kniha je neskutečně cenný zdroj informací, zároveň je napsaná velmi vtipně a bystře.“— Mark Zuckerberg, zakladatel Facebooku„Benova kniha se skvěle čte. Je v ní spousta nepříjemných pravd z podnikání a rad jak vést firmu. Je to také inspirativní příběh obchodního znovuzrození díky čiré vůli autora.“

Please Note That The Following Individual Books As Per Original ISBN and Cover Image In this Listing shall be Dispatched The Hard Thing About Hard Things [Hardcover], Meltdown How to turn your hardship into happiness, How To Be F*cking Awesome, Mindset With Muscle 4 Books Collection The Hard Thing About Hard Things [Hardcover]: While many people talk about how great it is to start a business, very few are honest about how difficult it is to run one. Ben Horowitz analyzes the problems that confront leaders every day, sharing the insights he's gained developing, managing, selling, buying, investing in, and supervising technology companies. A lifelong rap fanatic, he amplifies business lessons with lyrics from his favorite songs. How to turn your hardship into Meltdown is an instruction manual to turn your hardship into happiness by measuring and managing the things that are broken in your body, brain and business. Life can get on top of you sometimes and it can feel like there is no way out. How To Be F*cking This book shares 11 devastatingly powerful principles you can apply immediately to start getting more of what you want and less of what you don't want. So, if you are ready to take action, sick of the usual guru bullsh*t advice, and want to finally make your life truly awesome, then pick up this book, read it from cover to cover, and do every single thing Dan says. Mindset With HOW WOULD IT FEEL TO HAVE THE BODY AND BUSINESS YOU'VE ALWAYS DREAMED OF? Mindset with Muscle takes you on a different transformation journey. Rather than hitting the gym and obsessing about success, this book brings you 'sets and reps for the brain'.

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Please Note That The Following Individual Books As Per Original ISBN and Cover Image In this Listing shall be Dispatched Titles In This The Hard Thing About Hard Things [Hardcover] The Founders The Hard Thing About Hard Things [Hardcover] By Ben Horowitz, The Founders By Jimmy Soni 2 Books Collection The Hard Thing About Hard Things [Hardcover]: Ben Horowitz, cofounder of Andreessen Horowitz and one of Silicon Valley's most respected and experienced entrepreneurs, offers essential advice on building and running a startup—practical wisdom for managing the toughest problems business school doesn’t cover, based on his popular ben’s blog.While many people talk about how great it is to start a business, very few are honest about how difficult it is to run one. Ben Horowitz analyzes the problems that confront leaders every day. The In The Founders, award-winning author Jimmy Soni narrates how a once-in-a-generation collaboration turned a scrappy start-up into one of the most successful businesses of all time. Facing bruising competition, internal strife, the emergence of widespread online fraud, and the devastating dot-com bust of the 2000s, their success was anything but certain. But they would go on to change our world forever.Informed by hundreds of interviews and unprecedented access to thousands of pages of internal material, The Founders explores how the seeds of so much of what drives the internet today were planted two decades ago.

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"Je partage mon expérience, dans l'espoir qu'elle sera source d'idées et d'inspiration pour celles et ceux qui tentent de bâtir quelque chose à partir du néant."Première règle de l'entrepreneuriat : il n'y a pas de règle. Est-il donc si fabuleux de monter son business ? À la tête de l'un des fonds de capital risque les plus puissants de la Silicon Valley, le mentor high-tech Ben Horowitz retrace ici sans langue de bois son parcours, des obstacles et échecs essuyés - auxquels aucune formation ne prépare vraiment - aux succès durement acquis. Il offre ses conseils à tous ceux qui sont tentés par l'aventure ou qui ont besoin d'accélérer la croissance de leur entreprise.Avec humour et un style percutant et inspirant, rythmé par son amour du rap, Ben Horowitz fait de Hard Things un ouvrage essentiel pour les entrepreneurs aguerris et pour tous ceux qui souhaitent se lancer et garder le cap.