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> [Many of the people that you lay off will have closer relationships with the people who stay than you do, so treat them with an appropriate level of respect.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-horowitz/many-of-the-people-that-you-lay-off-will-have-closer-relationships/)

[Ben Horowitz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-horowitz/)

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## More by Ben Horowitz

> [There is no silver bullet. There are always options and the options have consequences.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-horowitz/there-is-no-silver-bullet-there-are-always-options-and-the-options/)

[Ben Horowitz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-horowitz/)

> [Groupon looked like a very high valuation, but any investment in a great company at any stage is almost always a good investment.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-horowitz/groupon-looked-like-a-very-high-valuation-but-any-investment-in-a/)

[Ben Horowitz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-horowitz/)

> [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,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-horowitz/by-far-the-most-difficult-skill-i-learned-as-a-c-e-o-was-the-ability/)

[Ben Horowitz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-horowitz/)

> [“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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-horowitz/the-hard-thing-is-when-those-great-people-develop-a-sense-of/)

[Ben Horowitz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-horowitz/)

> [“As painful as it might be, I knew that we had to get into the broader market in order to understand it well enough…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-horowitz/as-painful-as-it-might-be-i-knew-that-we-had-to-get-into-the-broader/)

[Ben Horowitz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-horowitz/)

> [“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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-horowitz/on-my-grandfather-s-tombstone-you-will-find-his-favorite-marx-quote/)

[Ben Horowitz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-horowitz/)

> [“Bill Campbell: "It's not about the money." Ben Horowitz: "What's it about, Bill?" Bill: "It's about the FUCKING money.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-horowitz/bill-campbell-it-s-not-about-the-money-ben-horowitz-what-s-it-about/)

[Ben Horowitz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-horowitz/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-horowitz/when-the-value-of-the-company-clearly-has-fallen-below-what-its/)

[Ben Horowitz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-horowitz/)

> [One person is never as stupid as a group of people. That's why they have lynch mobs, not lynch individuals.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-horowitz/one-person-is-never-as-stupid-as-a-group-of-people-that-s-why-they/)

[Ben Horowitz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-horowitz/)

> [“out the right product is the innovator’s job, not the customer’s job.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-horowitz/out-the-right-product-is-the-innovator-s-job-not-the-customer-s-job/)

[Ben Horowitz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-horowitz/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-horowitz/as-companies-move-to-web-based-computing-they-get-a-lot-more-servers/)

[Ben Horowitz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-horowitz/)

> [Breakthrough ideas usually come from guys who look like they're hallucinating](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-horowitz/breakthrough-ideas-usually-come-from-guys-who-look-like-they-re/)

[Ben Horowitz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-horowitz/)

> [When screening engineers from other companies, its smart to value engineers from great companies more than those from mediocre companies.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-horowitz/when-screening-engineers-from-other-companies-its-smart-to-value/)

[Ben Horowitz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-horowitz/)

> [“No matter who you are, you need two kinds of friends in your life. The first kind is one you can call when something…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-horowitz/no-matter-who-you-are-you-need-two-kinds-of-friends-in-your-life-the/)

[Ben Horowitz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-horowitz/)

> [“The difference between being mediocre and magical is often the difference between letting people take creative risk and holding them too tightly accountable. Accountability…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-horowitz/the-difference-between-being-mediocre-and-magical-is-often-the/)

[Ben Horowitz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-horowitz/)

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