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 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
Going public today is fraught with peril on many levels. One is earnings guidance. If you miss guidance, the stock price becomes very volatile. Short sellers can put a tremendous downward pressure on the stock. Ben Horowitz downwardearningsfraught 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
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 basebusinesscompany 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
