Ben Horowitz

American businessman · United States · On the map · Founders · Born 1966 · age 60

Benjamin Abraham Horowitz is an American businessman, investor, blogger, and author. He is a technology entrepreneur and co-founder of the venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz along with Marc Andreessen.

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2018“Following conventional wisdom and relying on shortcuts can be worse than knowing nothing at all.”In their words28 June 2018Forbes: "5 Obstacles That Inspired Me To Innovate"Read the whole statement

2012“The important thing about mobile is, everybody has a computer in their pocket.”In their wordsBen Horowitz in: Maria Bartiromo, "Maria Bartiromo interviews tech investor Ben Horowitz," for USA TODAY, 2/20/2012.Read the whole statement

2011“In life, everybody faces choices between doing what's popular, easy, and wrong vs. doing what's lonely, difficult, and right.”In their words7 August 2011bhorowitz.comRead the whole statement

“Every time you make the hard, correct decision you become a bit more courageous and every time you make the easy, wrong decision you become a bit more cowardly.”In their words5 August 2011Fortune: "Ben Horowitz: There's a fine line between fear and courage"Read the whole statement

“By far the most difficult skill I learned as a C.E.O. was the ability to manage my own psychology.”In their words31 March 2011bhorowitz.comRead the whole statement

“It helps to have founded and run a company if you're going to help somebody run a company who is a founder.”In their wordsBen Horowitz in: Ben Parr, "VC Ben Horowitz Says Founders Make Best Startup CEOs," at mashable.com, 2011/10/18Read the whole statement

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He previously co-founded and served as president and chief executive officer of the enterprise software company Opsware, which Hewlett-Packard acquired in 2007. Horowitz is the author of The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers, a book about startups, and What You Do Is Who You Are: How to Create Your Business Culture.

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Penny Pritzker53.4 of 100

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