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Ben Horowitz

Geboren: June 13, 1966 – London, England, United Kingdom

Ben Horowitz is an American entrepreneur, investor, and author focused on startups, leadership, and company culture. He co-founded venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz and wrote The Hard Thing About Hard Things and What You Do Is Who You Are. His work has shaped modern startup management and venture investing.

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"Venture capitalist Ben Horowitz is hailed as a Silicon Valley sage today"

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"Ben Horowitz has built a cult following for insights that begin with rap lyrics from Kanye or Nas"

WIRED

"Ben Horowitz is tough as nails"

Marc Andreessen

"Venture capitalist Ben Horowitz has been called high tech's new Andy Grove and the CEO Whisperer"

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"Ben Horowitz is the management guru to all of the young entrepreneurs in the Valley"

Mark Zuckerberg

"Ben Horowitz walks the walk when it comes to diversity"

Henry Louis Gates Jr

"Ben Horowitz was quietly racking up a reputation as the go-to mentor for a new generation of entrepreneurs"

Fortune

"No one in Silicon Valley has gone through the number of near-death experiences that Ben Horowitz has"

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