By far the most difficult skill I learned as a C.E.O. was the ability to manage my own psychology. Organizational design, process design, metrics, hiring and firing were all relatively straightforward skills to master compared with keeping my mind in check. Ben Horowitz Read Quote
If I’m in my position at a company, I may not have the knowledge of the C.E.O., I may not know what’s possible, or I may not have the creativity, but if I can identify a problem, that’s a valuable thing. Ben Horowitz Read Quote
The hardest thing about starting a company and running a company is, there’s just so many expectations on you, and there are so many people who have things that they want you to do. It’s a lot like life about that. Ben Horowitz Read Quote
It is very helpful to me, in my job, for people to know me better. A lot of that is, it’s a communication job. Ben Horowitz Read Quote
Do you have a real interest in people who work for you? Most good leaders have that – it’s hard to get someone to follow you if they feel like you hate ’em. Ben Horowitz Read Quote
The first rule of the C.E.O. psychological meltdown is ‘Don’t talk about the psychological meltdown.’ Ben Horowitz Read Quote
When screening engineers from other companies, its smart to value engineers from great companies more than those from mediocre companies. Ben Horowitz Read Quote
