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100	1		_aHorowitz, Ben, _d1966- _eauthor. _9809163
245	1	4	_aThe hard thing about hard things : _bbuilding a business when there are no easy answers /
250			_aFirst edition.
264		4	_c©2014
264		1	_aNew York : _bHarper Business, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, _c[2014]
300			_ax, 289 pages ;
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references.
505	0		_aFrom communist to venture capitalist -- "I will survive" -- This time with feeling -- When things fall apart -- Take care of the people, the products, and the profits ... in that order -- Concerning the going concern -- How to lead even when you don't know where you are going -- First rule of entrepreneurship: There are no rules -- The end of the beginning -- Appendix : Questions for head of enterprise sale force.
520			_aIn this book, Ben Horowitz, cofounder of Andreessen Horowitz, draws on his own story of founding, running, selling, buying, managing, and investing in technology companies to offer essential advice and practical wisdom for navigating the toughest problems business schools don't cover. His blog has garnered a devoted following of millions of readers who have come to rely on him to help them run their businesses. A lifelong rap fan, Horowitz amplifies business lessons with lyrics from his favorite songs and tells it straight about everything from firing friends to poaching competitors, from cultivating and sustaining a CEO mentality to knowing the right time to cash in. His advice is grounded in anecdotes from his own rise -- from cofounding the early cloud service provider Loudcloud to building the successful Andreessen Horowitz venture capital firm, both with fellow tech superstar Marc Andreessen (inventor of Mosaic, the Internet's first popular Web browser). This is no polished victory lap; he analyzes issues with no easy answers through his trials, including demoting (or firing) a loyal friend; whether you should incorporate titles and promotions, and how to handle them; if it's OK to hire people from your friend's company; how to manage your own psychology while the whole company is relying on you; what to do when smart people are bad employees; why Andreessen Horowitz prefers founder CEOs, and how to become one; and whether you should sell your company and how to do it.
650		0	_aNew business enterprises _xManagement. _9809164
650		0	_aEntrepreneurship. _9809165
650		0	_aSuccess in business. _9809166
650		7	_aManagement. _2cct
650		7	_aEntrepreneurship. _2fast _0(OCoLC)fst00912787 _9809165
650		7	_aNew business enterprises _xManagement. _2fast _0(OCoLC)fst01036850 _9809164
650		7	_aSuccess in business. _2fast _0(OCoLC)fst01137062 _9809166
650		7	_aSelbstständiger _2gnd _9809167
650		7	_aUnternehmensgründung _2gnd _9809168
650		7	_aKlein- und Mittelbetrieb _2gnd _9809169
650		7	_aManagement _2gnd
650		7	_aFramgångsrikt företagande. _2sao _9809170
650		7	_aEntreprenörskap. _2sao _9809171
655		4	_aNonfiction. _9809172
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