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The Hard Thing About Hard Things

Ben Horowitz · 2014
Mentioned 23 times across 7 podcasts · 2020–2026
Mention timeline23 mentions
20202026
Where it's mentioned
2026
This CPO regrets that product management exists | Tom Verrilli (CPO of Whatnot)
Lenny's Podcast: Product | Career | Growth · Aug 2026 · 78:01
not to be cliched but the hard thing about hard things i still think is the best book written about product management ▶ tap to hear this moment · 5s
How Replit Agent made $1M on day one (then $250M in a year)
My First Million · May 2026 · 51:48
i think ben harwood's and like the hard things about hard things is a is a very good book and inspiration for especially like a more sales driven uh business ▶ tap to hear this moment · 13s
AI is critical for humanity’s survival: Cisco president on the AI revolution | Jeetu Patel
Lenny's Podcast: Product | Career | Growth · Feb 2026 · 79:29
and then the other one that i love is um ben horowitz's book hard thing about hard things ▶ tap to hear this moment · 4s
Ben Horowitz - Backing America’s Future
Invest Like the Best with Patrick O'Shaughnessy · Feb 2026 · 19:52
i wrote the hard thing about hard things was basically intended to be the updated version of it ▶ tap to hear this moment · 6s
2025
Weird ways Ben Horowitz makes Founders more confident
My First Million · Dec 2025 · 32:48
i think uh you know the hard things about the hard things are like badass ▶ tap to hear this moment · 3s
$46B of hard truths from Ben Horowitz: Why founders fail and why you need to run toward fear (a16z co-founder)
Lenny's Podcast: Product | Career | Growth · Sep 2025 · 1:36
he's also the author of two new york times bestselling books the hard thing about hard things and what you do is who you are ▶ tap to hear this moment · 6s
Inside the expert network training every frontier AI model | Garrett Lord (Handshake CEO)
Lenny's Podcast: Product | Career | Growth · Aug 2025 · 64:32
hard things about hard things obviously but these are these are all quite common books ▶ tap to hear this moment · 4s
Why Uber’s CPO delivers food on weekends | Sachin Kansal
Lenny's Podcast: Product | Career | Growth · Jun 2025 · 76:19
i have recommended hard thing about hard things by ben horowitz ▶ tap to hear this moment · 4s
Disrupting healthcare job hunting, with Incredible Health’s Dr. Iman Abuzeid
Masters of Scale · May 2025 · 32:07
i love ben horowitz's hard things about hard things it really describes like how insane the journey is to building a company ▶ tap to hear this moment · 6s
2024
I got rejected from YC (4x)…. now my side hustle is worth $1.16B
My First Million · Dec 2024 · 63:23
he wrote the hard thing about hard things where like he teaches you like about what it means to run a company ▶ tap to hear this moment · 6s
Becoming more strategic, navigating difficult colleagues, harnessing founder mode, and more | Anneka Gupta (Chief Product Officer at Rubrik)
Lenny's Podcast: Product | Career | Growth · Oct 2024 · 64:38
what are two or three books that you've recommended most to other people the hard thing about hard things ▶ tap to hear this moment · 6s
2023
#671: Bobby Hundreds — Building an Iconic Streetwear Brand, Making $7 Million in 40 Minutes, The Power of Garfield, Why Korean Entertainment is Taking Over the World, Maintaining the Mystery, The Fickleness of Fortune, and Developing “Nunchi”
The Tim Ferriss Show · May 2023 · 190:55
i put him onto books like that like the hard thing about hard things or ben horowitz ▶ tap to hear this moment · 5s
2022
How to fire people with grace, work through fear, and nurture innovation | Matt Mochary (CEO coach)
Lenny's Podcast: Product | Career | Growth · Nov 2022 · 16:04
and then i read another book hard thing about hard things but ben horowitz was like oh my god there are even more answers ▶ tap to hear this moment · 5s
Benchmark Part I
Acquired · Sep 2022 · 190:33
i had just read the hard thing about hard things and i was like oh my god ▶ tap to hear this moment · 3s
#607: Luis von Ahn, Co-Founder and CEO of Duolingo — How to Be (Truly) Mission-Driven, Monetization Experiments, 10x Growth, Org Chart Iterations for Impacting Metrics, The Intricate Path to an IPO, Best Hiring Practices, Catching Exam Cheaters, The Allure of Toto Toilets, The Future of Duolingo, an
The Tim Ferriss Show · Jul 2022 · 48:49
and the other was the hard thing about hard things if i'm getting the title right i can never remember this title by ben horowitz ▶ tap to hear this moment · 7s
#233 Elon Musk, Peter Thiel, Max Levchin (PayPal)
Founders · Feb 2022 · 23:46
if you read ben horowitz's book the hard thing about hard things in that book ▶ tap to hear this moment · 4s
2021
Andreessen Horowitz Part I
Acquired · Jul 2021 · 13:11
later ben of course would write the hard thing about hard things ▶ tap to hear this moment · 3s
#181 - How Virtual Horses are Making Millions, A Potential 9-Figure Company & How to Bet on Anything
My First Million · May 2021 · 65:58
ben horwitz has it in his book which is there's no silver bullet there's only lead bullets ▶ tap to hear this moment · 5s
Thomas Tull - New Physics of Business - [Founder’s Field Guide, EP. 30]
Invest Like the Best with Patrick O'Shaughnessy · Apr 2021 · 45:55
ben horwitz you wrote a book called the hard thing about hard things one of the best business books i've ever read ▶ tap to hear this moment · 6s
2020
#486: Harley Finkelstein — Tactics and Strategies from Shopify, The Future of Retail, and More
The Tim Ferriss Show · Dec 2020 · 11:34
and then actually i think ben horowitz's book hard things about hard things is almost like the modern iteration of high upput management as well ▶ tap to hear this moment · 7s
#484: Daniel Ek, CEO of Spotify — Habits, Systems and Mental Models for Top Performance
The Tim Ferriss Show · Dec 2020 · 63:47
hard things about hard things by ben howitz is also really good for someone who's first time journey ▶ tap to hear this moment · 6s
Zac Bookman – How Government Works – [Founder’s Field Guide, EP.10]
Invest Like the Best with Patrick O'Shaughnessy · Dec 2020 · 54:43
have you read that book yeah of course it's kinda a little bible for early stage entrepreneurs where it's just like why is this so hard i remember reading it like cradle like he understands me ▶ tap to hear this moment · 11s
Eventbrite (with Julia & Kevin Hartz)
Acquired · Aug 2020 · 78:21
ben horowitz's experience and the hard things about the hard things isn't hold a candle to julia in her team story ▶ tap to hear this moment · 7s