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020 _a9780062273208
040 _cIIT Kanpur
041 _aeng
082 _a658.4092
_bH785h
100 _aHorowitz, Ben
245 _aThe hard thing about hard things
_bbuilding a business when there are no easy answers
_cBen Horowitz
260 _bHarper Collins
_c2014
_aNew York
300 _ax, 289p
520 _aBen 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, 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, telling it straight about everything from firing friends to poaching competitors, cultivating and sustaining a CEO mentality to knowing the right time to cash in. Filled with his 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.
650 _aStartups -- Management
650 _aBusiness enterprises -- Management
650 _aLeadership
942 _cBK
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