In a company, hundreds of decisions get made, but objectives and goals are thin. — Ben Horowitz Copy Share Image
“Some things that you want to encourage will be quantifiable, and some will not. If you report on the quantitative goals and… — Ben Horowitz Copy Share Image
“Every time I read a management or self-help book, I find myself saying, “That’s fine, but that wasn’t really the hard thing… — Ben Horowitz Copy Share Image
Nothing motivates a great employee more than a mission that's so important that it supersedes everyone's personal ambition. — Ben Horowitz Copy Share Image
I emphasize to C.E.O.s, you have to have a story in the minds of the employees. It's hard to memorize objectives, but… — Ben Horowitz Copy Share Image
It's quite possible for an executive to hit her goal for the quarter by ignoring the future. — Ben Horowitz Copy Share Image
There is no silver bullet. There are always options and the options have consequences. — Ben Horowitz Copy Share Image
Groupon looked like a very high valuation, but any investment in a great company at any stage is almost always a good investment. — Ben Horowitz Copy Share Image
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,… — Ben Horowitz Copy Share Image
“The hard thing is when those “great people” develop a sense of entitlement and start demanding unreasonable things. The hard thing isn’t setting up… — Ben Horowitz Copy Share Image
“As painful as it might be, I knew that we had to get into the broader market in order to understand it well enough… — Ben Horowitz Copy Share Image
“On my grandfather’s tombstone, you will find his favorite Marx quote: “Life is struggle.” I believe that within that quote lies the most important… — Ben Horowitz Copy Share Image
“Bill Campbell: "It's not about the money." Ben Horowitz: "What's it about, Bill?" Bill: "It's about the FUCKING money.” — Ben Horowitz Copy Share Image
When the value of the company clearly has fallen below what its assets are worth, having a shareholder who says, 'Let's get a better… — Ben Horowitz Copy Share Image
One person is never as stupid as a group of people. That's why they have lynch mobs, not lynch individuals. — Ben Horowitz Copy Share Image
“out the right product is the innovator’s job, not the customer’s job.” — Ben Horowitz Copy Share Image
As companies move to web-based computing they get a lot more servers, which are difficult to manage and control. All kinds of problems can… — Ben Horowitz Copy Share Image
Breakthrough ideas usually come from guys who look like they're hallucinating — Ben Horowitz Copy Share Image
