Ben Horowitz

Ben Horowitz is a co-founder of Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), one of Silicon Valley’s most influential venture capital firms, investing in companies like Coinbase, Airbnb, and Facebook. Before becoming an investor, he co-founded Loudcloud, which later became Opsware, and sold it to Hewlett-Packard for $1.6 billion. Known for his candid style and love of hip-hop analogies, Horowitz’s writing combines raw honesty with street-level pragmatism. Beyond his business ventures, he’s an advocate for diverse leadership, strong culture, and the belief that enduring struggle is what separates good CEOs from great ones.