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Ben Horowitz
Co-founder, Andreessen Horowitz
Technology founder, operator, and venture capitalist who co-founded Opsware and Andreessen Horowitz.
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Books by Ben Horowitz
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Books Ben Horowitz recommends, documented so far
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High Output Management
the best management book I've ever read
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How a business book from the '80s became a cult classic in Silicon Valley
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The Washington Post · 2015-11-18 · accessed 2026-06-21
The Washington Post reports Horowitz calling High Output Management the best management book he had ever read and identifies him as the book's chief promoter.
The Black Jacobins
one of the books that I have been recommending for years was a book written by CLR James in 1937 called The Black Jacobins
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Ben Horowitz Transcript - The Tim Ferriss Show
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Tim Ferriss · 2019-11-12 · accessed 2026-06-23
In the transcript, Ferriss asks what books Horowitz would give a first-time founder; Horowitz says he has recommended The Black Jacobins for years and frames it as a leadership book.
My American Journey
I think Colin Powell's book, his autobiography, is very, very interesting on leadership.
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Ben Horowitz Transcript - The Tim Ferriss Show
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Tim Ferriss · 2019-11-12 · accessed 2026-06-23
In response to a books-for-founders question, Horowitz says Colin Powell's autobiography is very interesting on leadership.
The Lean Startup
I think if it's a little company, Eric Ries's book is great, The Lean Startup.
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Ben Horowitz Transcript - The Tim Ferriss Show
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Tim Ferriss · 2019-11-12 · accessed 2026-06-23
In response to a books-for-founders question, Horowitz says Eric Ries's The Lean Startup is great for a little company and explains its fundamental startup lessons.