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First Rule of Entrepreneurship: There Are No Rules

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

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The chapter walks through several specific examples where Horowitz violated conventional advice and the violation was correct. — The Hard Thing About Hard Things, Ch. 8 · First Rule of Entrepreneurship 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 walksthrough severalspecific exampleswhere Horowitzviolatedconventionaladvice and theviolation wascorrect.”from The Hard Thing About Hard Thingsby Ben Horowitz
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II.THE IDEAHe cut costs inways thatconventionaladvice wouldhave considereddestructive.from The Hard Thing About Hard Thingsby Ben Horowitz
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III.THE MOVEThe chaptercloses with theobservation thatgood judgmentunder specificconditions isthe operator'sactualcontribution.from TheHard Thing About Hard Thingsby Ben Horowitz
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READ THE FULL CHAPTERRead Stacksfrom The Hard Thing About HardThingsby Ben Horowitzreadstacks.com
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