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One of the great things about building a tech company is the amazing people that you can hire.

Ben Horowitz

What do you get when you cross a herd of sheep with a herd of lemmings? A herd of venture capitalists.
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Lemming Sheep Venture
You can take somebody’s job, you have to take their job, but you don’t have to take their dignity.
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Dignity Jobs Management
You know what the difference between a vision and a hallucination is? They call it a vision when other people can see it.
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Differences People Vision
I don’t believe in statistics. I believe in calculus.
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Believe Statistics
Hire sales people who are really smart problem solvers, but lack courage, hunger and competitiveness, and your company will go out of business.
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People Problem Smart
Leadership is hard to train on.
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Hard Leadership Train
When I was CEO, and I’d listen to music, a lot of people listen to music and you get inspiration from it. And a lot of things in hip hop are very instructive for being in business. Particularly, hip hop is a lot about business, and so it was very useful for me in any job.
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Express Inspiration Jobs People
A manager can’t act like a role model. They need to BE a role model.
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Manager Models Needs Role
How do you make your company a good place to work in general? That’s a really really really large and complex set of skills.
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Jobs Skills Training
In Silicon Valley, when you’re a private company, the entrepreneur can do no wrong.
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Company Entrepreneur Valleys
It’s quite possible for an executive to hit her goal for the quarter by ignoring the future.
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Executive Goal Quarters
There are no silver bullets.
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Bullets Growth No Silver
You don’t need every investor to believe that you can succeed. You only need one.
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Believe Inspiration Needs
For example, the vast majority of security break-ins occur as a result of problems with known fixes. With an automated system, you can keep up to date.
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Date Example Majority Problem Result
It’s hard in daily life. It’s even harder in management because it’s the stress of the moment.
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Daily Life Management Stress
Note to self: It’s a good idea to ask, “What am I not doing?
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Ask Good Ideas Notes Self

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