"Hire sales people who are really smart problem solvers, but lack courage, hunger and competitiveness, and your company will go out of business."
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Quotes by Ben Horowitz
Ben Horowitz is a renowned entrepreneur and venture capitalist, celebrated for his influential role in Silicon Valley. Born on June 13, 1967, he co-founded Andreessen Horowitz, a prominent venture capital firm that has backed numerous successful startups, including Facebook and Twitter. Prior to his venture capital career, Horowitz served as the CEO of Opsware, a software company he helped lead to a successful IPO. His insightful perspectives on leadership and management are captured in his bestselling book, "The Hard Thing About Hard Things," solidifying his legacy as a thought leader in the tech industry.
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"In my experience as CEO, I found that the most important decisions tested my courage far more than my intelligence."
Ben Horowitz
"The big value of the founder running the company is really two things: the knowledge and the commitment."
Ben Horowitz
"John D. Rockefeller said that he found friendships based on business to be far more long lasting and profitable than the reverse. I think there's something to that. A company can end up being very Confucian, where the good of the individual is subjugated to the good of the whole."
Ben Horowitz