Uploaded March 2026 | Updated September 2026, 4 hours ago
Before co-founding a16z, Ben Horowitz was a founder and CEO himself. His bestselling book, The Hard Thing About Hard Things, tells the story of how he led enterprise software company Opsware from a stock price under a dollar to an eventual $1.6 billion acquisition by HP.
In this fireside chat, Ben discusses the real challenges founders face when scaling companies... and explains why a company’s story is actually its strategy.
💡 Are you a founder building the next big thing? Join Speedrun, the startup accelerator designed to help founders move fast with capital, mentorship, and top investors.
👉 Apply now: speedrun.a16z.com
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Before co-founding a16z, Ben Horowitz was a founder and CEO himself. His bestselling book, The Hard Thing About Hard Things, tells the story of how he led enterprise software company Opsware from a stock price under a dollar to an eventual $1.6 billion acquisition by HP.
In this fireside chat, Ben discusses the real challenges founders face when scaling companies... and explains why a company’s story is actually its strategy.
💡 Are you a founder building the next big thing? Join Speedrun, the startup accelerator designed to help founders move fast with capital, mentorship, and top investors.
👉 Apply now: speedrun.a16z.com
📲 Follow us for more insights:
X (Twitter): https://x.com/speedrun
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/school/a16zspeedrun
