Episode · a16z Podcast · 2019-01-02
Books mentioned on a16z Podcast | Ben and Marc Explain (Practically) Everything – Part 2
Ben Horowitz discussed The Hard Thing About Hard Things by Ben Horowitz. Also mentioned: The Lean Startup by Eric Ries.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The Lean Startup
The Lean Startup by Eric Ries is a foundational business guide that advocates for validated learning, rapid experimentation, and minimum viable products to help entrepreneurs build successful companies without wasting time or resources.
Critiqued“and I think there's a little bit too much in the valley right now of the pivot and the lean start you know the lean startup and the you know that everything's experiment and Minimum Viable Product and failure is good”
Where to get it
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The Hard Thing About Hard Things
The Hard Thing About Hard Things by Ben Horowitz is a candid, highly practical guide to navigating the severe emotional and logistical challenges of running a startup when conventional rules do not apply.
Discussed“I mean I think that to your point though it was my story and the reason for that I mean there was a really specific reason for that which is building these companies tends to be very dynamic and very situational”
Where to get it
