Book · recommended on 3 episodes
The Hard Thing About Hard Things
Ben Horowitz ISBN 0062273213
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This book by Ben Horowitz has come up 3 times on Tim Ferriss. 3 of those mentions were genuine on-air recommendations, not just passing references. The people who brought it up: Bobby Hundreds, Daniel Ek, Harley Finkelstein. The earliest mention we indexed is from 2020-12-09 and the most recent from 2023-05-17. Every occurrence below links to the episode page and to the exact second it was said on YouTube.
“I put him on to books like that like the hard thing about hard things or Ben Horowitz Ben yeah Ben horowitz's book”— Bobby Hundreds
The guest here is Bobby Hundreds: Artist, designer, and storyteller; co-founder and chief creative officer of streetwear brand The Hundreds, and author of 'This Is Not a T-Shirt' and 'NFTs Are a Scam / NFTs Are the Future.'. Streetwear founder Bobby Hundreds tells Tim Ferriss how community, scarcity, and collaboration built The Hundreds into a lasting brand.
“i think that horowitz is book hard things about hard things it's almost like the modern iteration of high output management”— Harley Finkelstein
The guest here is Harley Finkelstein: Entrepreneur, lawyer, and Chief Operating Officer of Shopify, which he joined around 2010. He founded his first company at 17 while a student at McGill and is an advisor to Felicis Ventures. Shopify COO Harley Finkelstein on building the entrepreneurship company, lessons from law school, the Build-A-Business competition, and the accelerated future of retail.
“hard things about hard things by ben harrow it's also really good for someone who's first time journey and going through and kind of learning the basics”— Daniel Ek
The guest here is Daniel Ek: Daniel Ek is the Swedish founder, CEO, and chairman of Spotify, the world's most popular audio streaming service. At the time of recording it had roughly 320 million users including about 144 million subscribers across 92 markets. Spotify CEO Daniel Ek shares the habits, mental models, and leadership systems behind his focus, energy, and decision-making.
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