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What I learned from reading The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers by Ben Horowitz.
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There's no recipe for complicated, dynamic situations [0:01]
Meeting Marc Andreessen [8:30]
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<p dir="ltr">Is building a business really full of hustle, ups and downs? Or can it be easy and effortless?</p> <p dir="ltr">I think it's so important for us to share the reality of building a business, so in this episode I wanted to share with you:</p> <ul> <li dir="ltr" aria-le ... Show More