“No matter who you are, you need two kinds of friends in your life.“Over the past decades, technological advances have dramatically lowered the financial bar for starting a company, but the courage bar remains as high as it has ever been.”.They are hard because you don’t know the answer and you cannot ask for help without showing weakness.” They are hard because your emotions are at odds with your logic. “Hard things are hard because there are no easy answers or recipes.“The most important lesson in entrepreneurship: Embrace the struggle.”.If you are going to be someone in charge of anything in any kind of a company, read this book.īen touches on all complex issues that you are likely to encounter when starting and building a the book made a lot sense, seemed to cover new ground and was a quick read.Įvery entrepreneur needs to understand that most times, the right thing is the hardest thing and that makes ‘The Hard Thing About Hard Things’ a must read. If you are planning to start a company, whether it is a high-tech company or any kinds, read this book.

The book makes a lot sense, and covers a lot of new ground and is a quick read.Įxcept some profanity at the beginning, it is worth reading. Reading this book for the second time and there are new insights I always pick. You will learn to cope and take the pragmatic steps necessary to see the mission through. You walk away with a sense of community, a sense of sanity and a sense of purpose. The book addresses a lot of the “oh crap” moments that every entrepreneur and leader deals with… the book takes the CEO imposter syndrome head on. It provides insight into how things work in the real world. You can tell when a book has been written by someone that was already “done that, been there” and this book is totally that.

Here Ben breaks down the realities and hardships of startups and company culture. This is not a feel-good book about entrepreneurship. There are no easy ways or answers when building or running a business/company.īuilding a business is hard, building a tech startup is even harder. I just knew from this that this book is going to be an interesting ride. Often books of this nature start each chapter with quotations from the ancient sage or wise philosophers, but this one, each chapter starts with quotes from rap songs and artists such Nas, and Jay-Z.

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