164 Quotes by Ben Horowitz

Relationships built from a business do better than the reverse.

Mark [Andressen] was more popular than me at the time ... He was like Beyoncé, I was Kelly Rowlings

A CEO needs great intelligence and great courage. And I always found my courage was tested more.

I think theres a lot to be said about just enjoying your work. It can be very contrived when people say their work is for the good of mankind.

The bigger you get, the harder this gets because the more aggressive the people working for you are.

Your employees know each other better than they know you.

The person they're working with, is going to be the person they'll know more. So if that person leaves, they're going to go - well, should have I left too? What did they get and how does that compare to my deal.

Volatility and length, that's the value on an option. 10 years on a startup stock, that's a big valuable thing.

There is no silver bullet. There are always options and the options have consequences.