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This is the WBZ Book Club.
I'm Jordan Rich. The Hard Thing About

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Hard Things Building a Business When there
are No easy Answers a great title by

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Ben Horowitz. Ben is a successful
Silicon Valley entrepreneur and offers great advice on

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building and running a startup company,
advice from someone who's done it himself from

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the ground up, handling very challenging
problems that often business schools don't prepare you

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for. There are issues to be
confronted every day by business leaders in areas

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such as development, management, buying, selling and investing, and understanding the

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arc of technology that is a fact
of present day business life. The focus

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in the book is on creating a
CEO mentality and making decisions that at times

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are very tough, firing employees,
staving off competitors, and knowing just when

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it's time to move on. Personal
anecdotes from a guy in the business world

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who's been there and done that.
The Hard Thing About Hard Things Building a

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business When there are no easy answers
by Ben Horowitz. The Book Club WBZ,

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