Books recommended by Ben Horowitz

Ben Horowitz is a cofounder of Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), one of the most influential venture capital firms in Silicon Valley. Before that, he was cofounder and CEO of Opsware, a software company sold to HP for more than 1 billion dollars. He is also the author of the books The Hard Thing About Hard Things and What You Do Is Who You Are, works widely read by founders and executives.

His reading recommendations reflect a mind shaped by both hip-hop culture and management philosophy and military history — an unusual combination that makes his curation especially interesting for those thinking about leadership, organizational culture, and decision-making under pressure.