Episode · The Ben & Marc Show · 2025-11-26
Books mentioned on The Secret Marketing Strategy That Built a16z: From Zero to Legendary VC Firm
Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz sit down with Margit Wennmachers—the woman who turned two unknown entrepreneurs with $300 million and zero investing track record into the most talked-about firm in venture capital.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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What You Do Is Who You Are
What You Do Is Who You Are by Ben Horowitz is a prominent business and leadership book that examines corporate culture, accountability, and the actionable lessons drawn from both historical figures and unconventional modern environments.
Discussed“I like the title I've been living by what you do is who you are forever. I like that title better, but I think this is a more important book and it's way more kind of usable for for people.”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (1) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Own book The Hard Thing About Hard Things
“When I talk to like Ted Sarandos or somebody like that, they're like, "Oh yeah, that's a book I like." But you have to run a very large organization and you you have to have gotten beyond the things hard thing about hard things to start to think about okay how do you program the culture of the whole organization”