#48 in the ranking · business · 2014
The Hard Thing About Hard Things
77people cite it
11years with mentions
5since 2023
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Peak: 15 mentions in 2017
Mentions per year: 2007: 0; 2008: 0; 2009: 0; 2010: 0; 2011: 0; 2012: 0; 2013: 0; 2014: 6; 2015: 10; 2016: 13; 2017: 15; 2018: 11; 2019: 9; 2020: 10; 2021: 3; 2022: 2; 2023: 0; 2024: 4; 2025: 1; 2026: 0.
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The Hard Thing About Hard Things - This is a great book about building businesses, and business in general.
Hacker News · 2020 · in “Ask HN: Mind bending books to read and never be the same as before?” · see comment ↗
Highly recommend The Hard Thing About Hard Things, Ben Horowitz.
Hacker News · 2018 · in “Ask HN: Favorite books on how to be a good manager?” · see comment ↗
the hard thing about hard things(Ben Horowitz): This book is mostly recommended for managers but I found it very useful to adjust my estimations about life.
Hacker News · 2017 · in “Ask HN: Books you wish you had read earlier?” · see comment ↗