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Ben Horowitz - "Your ONLY job is Right Product, Right Time"

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It was required reading for me when I started being a PM. I literally wrote it for seven people. That was the audience. The people, seven people, pro…

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Ben Horowitz shares lessons from building and scaling companies, drawing on his experience as a founder and CEO. He explains why a founder’s primary responsibility comes down to one thing: delivering the right product at the right time. The conversation covers how strategy actually develops in practice, why a company’s story is inseparable from its strategy, and how founders should think about hiring, fundraising, and decision-making in fast-changing environments. Horowitz also discusses how AI is reshaping teams, the increasing importance of creativity and relationships, and why roles may evolve toward more generalist “builders.” He also reflects on navigating uncertainty, the reality of pivots, and why defensibility still comes down to solving hard problems and building meaningful relationships with customers.
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It was required reading for me when I started being a PM. I literally wrote it for seven people. That was the audience. The people, seven people, product managers, who worked for me.

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