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Literary FictionPublished 2014

The Hard Thing About Hard Things

by Ben Horowitz

Pages

320

Difficulty

Moderate

Tone

Operatic

Rating

4.0

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Editorial review

Drawing on his career at Loudcloud, Opsware, and as co-founder of Andreessen Horowitz, Horowitz writes candidly about the situations no business school case prepares you for: when to fire a friend, how to lay off thoughtfully, what to do when you're losing.

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Summary

Drawing on his career at Loudcloud, Opsware, and as co-founder of Andreessen Horowitz, Horowitz writes candidly about the situations no business school case prepares you for: when to fire a friend, how to lay off thoughtfully, what to do when you're losing.

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Key takeaways

  • 1

    The Hard Thing About Hard Things rewards readers who want substance as well as story.

  • 2

    The prose and structure earn a second look after the final page.

  • 3

    A strong entry point for literary fiction on your reading list.

  • 4

    ZKChatbot highlights it for balanced, high-quality discovery.

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