Ben Horowitz

Founding Partner, Andreessen Horowitz and Author, The Hard Thing About Hard Things

Ben Horowitz is a cofounder and general partner at Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) and a New York Times best-selling author. Previously, he was cofounder and CEO of Opsware (formerly Loudcloud), acquired by Hewlett-Packard for $1.6 billion in 2007. He has held executive roles at HP, AOL, and Netscape, where he led major product divisions.

Sometimes called the “CEO Whisperer," Horowitz has helped a16z invest in companies like Facebook, Instagram, Airbnb, and Oculus. He has been featured in The Washington Post and on the cover of Fortune.

Horowitz holds a BA from Columbia University and an MS in computer science from UCLA. He serves on the boards of Anyscale, Databricks, Okta, and others. He founded the a16z Cultural Leadership Fund to connect cultural leaders with tech and expand opportunities for young African Americans in the industry.

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CEO masterclass: 3 ways to burst the “positivity delusion”

Andreessen Horowitz cofounder Ben Horowitz thought that “blowing sunshine” was the right way to handle pressure — here’s how he corrected his mistake.

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Ben Horowitz: Quit being a coward and do the hard thing

“You need to run towards the pain and darkness and not away from it. I think the best leaders always run towards the darkness. They always run towards a problem.”

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