This is one of the best Business books ever written. Most books speak of how to run businesses in a near perfect world (peace time). Some autobiographies are honest enough to recognize the struggle of the entrepreneur and not only the glory that made them famous. In The Hard Thing About Hard Things, Ben Horowitz does both things. His nerve wrecking story make you question yourself if you really want to be an entrepreneur or may be enchanted by the legends of the Mark Zuckerberg, the Steve Jobs, the Bill Gates, etc. Reading Ben story is like reading 100 Harvard Business Cases in 1 and making decisions without the information provided.
In the second part Ben presents a detail debrief of his experience. Unlike a classical business book à la Jim Collins, Ben's is not a prescription of how to run a business but a summary of what worked for him. However the underlying principles are applicable to many different settings.
The last part of the book is a short summary of a16z, their VC firm. More than the VC itself this part and the book exposes the need of Ben to share his experience and help founders succeed.
If you are considering starting an entrepreneurship career The Hard Thing About Hard Things is a must read.
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