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> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-horowitz/the-hardest-thing-about-starting-a-company-and-running-a-company-is/)

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

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> [The bad thing about young people starting a company is that sometimes they do it for the wrong reasons or because they have the wrong skill set, but the good thing is that they don't have any of the old…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-horowitz/the-bad-thing-about-young-people-starting-a-company-is-that-sometimes/)

[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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