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From Communist to Venture Capitalist

From The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers by Ben Horowitz

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From Communist to Venture Capitalist

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The chapter is the book's compressed memoir of how Horowitz got to the position of writing it. — The Hard Thing About Hard Things, Ch. 1 · From Communist to Venture Capitalist Full chapter free at readstacks.com (link in bio). New chapter every week. Save this for your TBR. #booktok #nonfiction #booksummary #thehardthingabouthardthings #benhorowitz

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I.THE CLAIM“The chapter isthe book'scompressed memoirof how Horowitzgot to theposition ofwriting it.”from The Hard Thing About Hard Thingsby Ben Horowitz
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II.THE IDEAThe arc isconventionallysummarized assuccess;the book isconcerned withthe partsconventionalsummaries omit.from The Hard Thing About Hard Thingsby Ben Horowitz
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III.THE MOVEHorowitz arguesthat thewillingness tooperate insurvival modewithoutpsychologicalcollapse is therarest.from TheHard Thing About Hard Thingsby Ben Horowitz
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