Ben Horowitz on Business Quotes

"The struggle is where greatness comes from."

"Innovation is the lifeblood of any business."

"Every great entrepreneur has to deal with the struggle."

"Learning is a lifelong process."

"Culture is not a set of beliefs; it's a set of actions."

"CEO psychology is the most difficult thing to manage."

"You have to be willing to fail to succeed."

"Management is about getting things done through other people."

"The difference between a good company and a great company is the culture."

"The most important skill for a CEO is the ability to communicate."

"A great CEO is someone who can see the future and lead their team there."

"The first rule of entrepreneurial leverage is: Niche down."

"The struggle is not failure, but it causes failure. Especially if you are weak. Always if you are weak."

"If you don't treat your employees well, they won't treat your customers well."

"The hard thing about hard things is that there is no formula for dealing with them."

"Business is a marathon, not a sprint."

"There are no silver bullets for this, only lead bullets."

"The key to success is to never give up."

"Startups are hard because you are doing something that hasn't been done before."

"If you are going to eat shit, don't nibble."

"In business, you either win or you learn."

"Every time you make a hard decision, you are building your character."

"Focus on the things that matter."

"Hire for strength, not lack of weakness."

"The only way to build a great company is to hire great people."

"Take care of the people, the products, and the profits—in that order."

"The hard thing isn’t setting a big, hairy, audacious goal. The hard thing is laying people off when you miss the big goal."

"Leadership is the ability to get people to follow you when you don't have all the answers."

"The most important thing for a CEO is to manage their own psychology."

"You have to be able to tell a story that people want to be a part of."

"Culture is how your employees decide to solve the problems you didn’t tell them how to solve."

"Don't be afraid to take risks."

"Wartime CEO is paranoid. Peacetime CEO knows that the company has to win and utilizes the contingent to do so."