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Early in my career as an engineer, I’d learned that all decisions were objective until the first line of code was written. After that, all decisions were emotional.

Ben Horowitz

A CEO needs great intelligence and great courage. And I always found my courage was tested more.
BEN HOROWITZ

Entrepreneur Found Needs
A lot of it is on the job training, combined with excellent mentorship.
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Excellent Job Lot Mentorship Training
As a company grows, communication becomes its biggest challenge.
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Challenges Communication Company
I believe in strength over lack of weakness.
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Believe Strength Weakness
Mark [Andressen] was more popular than me at the time … He was like Beyoncé, I was Kelly Rowlings
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Beyonce Mark More Popular Time
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
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
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
Wartime CEO is too busy fighting the enemy to read management books written by consultants who have never managed a fruit stand.
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Book Enemy Fighting
A manager can’t act like a role model. They need to BE a role model.
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Manager Models Needs Role
The person they’re working with, is going to be the person they’ll know more. So if that person leaves, they’re going to go – well, should have I left too? What did they get and how does that compare to my deal.
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Company Deal Leaves Management
Yeah, I became a successful entrepreneur… Eventually
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Become Entrepreneur Successful
One of the great things about building a tech company is the amazing people that you can hire.
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Building Great People Things
Early in my career as an engineer, I’d learned that all decisions were objective until the first line of code was written. After that, all decisions were emotional.
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Career Decision Emotional
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
There are no silver bullets.
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Bullets Growth No Silver

Early in my career as an engineer, I’d learned that all decisions were objective until the first line of code was written. After that, all decisions were emotional.

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Early in my career as an engineer, I’d learned that all decisions were objective until the first line of code was written. After that, all decisions were emotional.

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