Ben Horowitz
Co-founder of the venture firm Andreessen Horowitz and author of The Hard Thing About Hard Things
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Ben Horowitz is an American entrepreneur and investor who co-founded Loudcloud, later Opsware, with Marc Andreessen and sold it to HP for $1.6 billion. In 2009 they founded Andreessen Horowitz, one of Silicon Valley’s biggest venture firms. His book The Hard Thing About Hard Things is a business bestseller.
Biography
Background
Horowitz was born in London to American parents and grew up in Berkeley, California. He studied computer science at Columbia and Stanford.
Netscape and Loudcloud
He worked at Netscape, then co-founded Loudcloud with Marc Andreessen in 1999. After the dot-com crash he steered it into the software company Opsware, which HP bought in 2007.
Andreessen Horowitz
Founded in 2009, a16z invested in Facebook, Airbnb, GitHub and many crypto and AI companies, and offered founders extensive support services.
Writing
His books The Hard Thing About Hard Things (2014) and What You Do Is Who You Are (2019) mix management advice with hip-hop lyrics.
Timeline
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1966
Born in London, England
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1995
Joins Netscape
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1999
Co-founds Loudcloud
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2007
HP buys Opsware
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2009
Founds Andreessen Horowitz
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2014
The Hard Thing About Hard Things
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2019
What You Do Is Who You Are
Notable works
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2014
The Hard Thing About Hard Things Book
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2019
What You Do Is Who You Are Book
Did you know?
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1
Each chapter of his first book opens with rap lyrics.
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2
His father David Horowitz is a political writer.
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3
His blog posts formed the basis of his first book.
Connections
Frequently asked
Who is Ben Horowitz?
Ben Horowitz is an American entrepreneur and investor who co-founded Loudcloud, later Opsware, with Marc Andreessen and sold it to HP for $1.6 billion. In 2009 they founded Andreessen Horowitz, one of Silicon Valley’s biggest venture firms. His book The Hard Thing About Hard Things is a business bestseller.
How old is Ben Horowitz?
Ben Horowitz is 60 years old, born on 13 June 1966 in London, England.
Where is Ben Horowitz from?
Ben Horowitz was born in London, England.
What is Ben Horowitz known for?
Ben Horowitz is best known for Co-founding Loudcloud/Opsware and Andreessen Horowitz (a16z); management books.
References
- Ben Horowitz — Wikipedia. Wikipedia. Retrieved 4 November 2026.
- Ben Horowitz — IMDb. IMDb. Retrieved 4 November 2026.
- Ben Horowitz — Goodreads author page. Goodreads. Retrieved 4 November 2026.
- Ben Horowitz (Q4885859) — structured data. Wikidata. Retrieved 4 November 2026.
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