I try to help people with management stuff a lot. Ben Horowitz lotmanagementpeople Change image and share on social
People say the most important thing is building a world-class team. Ben Horowitz buildclassimportant Change image and share on social
One of the things I say to people is: Imagine if we succeeded. Ben Horowitz imaginepeoplesucceed Change image and share on social
I think when companies are struggling, they don't want to talk to the press. The guys who write business books aren't interested in it because nobody wants to learn what it's like to be a mess, you want to learn how to be successful. That's slanted the whole thing quite a bit. Ben Horowitz bitebookbusiness share on social
I think that business book reporting, it's all Jim Collins, it's the story of victory; it's success bias over and over again. Ben Horowitz biasbookbusiness Change image and share on social
Most companies that go through layoffs are never the same. They don't recover because trust is broken. And if you're not honest at the point where you're breaking trust anyway, you will never recover. Ben Horowitz breakcompanyhonest Change image and share on social
The bad thing about young people starting a company is that sometimes they do it for the wrong reasons or because they have the wrong skill set, but the good thing is that they don't have any of the old paradigms baked into them, so they have a lot of the bright new ideas that are harder to come by as you get older. Ben Horowitz badbakebright share on social
When the value of the company clearly has fallen below what its assets are worth, having a shareholder who says, 'Let's get a better board' can be helpful. Ben Horowitz assetboardcompany Change image and share on social
I emphasize to C.E.O.s, you have to have a story in the minds of the employees. It's hard to memorize objectives, but it's easy to remember a story. Ben Horowitz easyemphasizeemployee Change image and share on social