Episode · a16z Podcast · 2016-05-26
Books mentioned on a16z Podcast: Managing Uncertainty -- Layoffs and Talent
In many ways, managing startups is about managing uncertainty: in product, market, and... people.
Alex Rampell discussed The Hard Thing About Hard Things by Ben Horowitz.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The Hard Thing About Hard Things
The Hard Thing About Hard Things by Ben Horowitz is a pragmatic, highly candid business guide that addresses the brutal emotional and operational realities of running a company when standard management rules fail.
Discussed“you read his book the struggle like he didn't always know what he you know what the right answer was but his employees always felt that he did”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (1) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Passing The Hard Thing About Hard Things
“I think the end thing just to like doing stuff like that and if you've read Ben's book or if you've read some of Ben's blogs or if you've heard our compensation thing I was laid off in the second layoff”