Emotional guidance and solidarity for founders going through difficult times
"Ben's book — Hard Things — it was the first emotionally honest book about business that was ever written. And that's why founders love it. That's why I love it. Cuz you read it and you're like, 'Wow, I'm not the only one that's anxious and feels like a fail..."
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Understanding the breadth of challenges in product management
"Not to be clichéd, but The Hard Thing About Hard Things I still think is the best book written about product management — just from a breadth of things that you have to go through and try and do and screw up a lot."
Learning about sales-driven business management and dealing with difficult business situations
"I think Ben Horowitz and like The Hard Thing About Hard Things is a very good book and inspiration for especially like a more sales-driven business."