A lifelong rap fan, Horowitz amplifies business lessons with lyrics from his favorite songs and tells it straight about everything from firing friends to poaching competitors, from cultivating and sustaining a CEO mentality to knowing the right time to cash in. His blog has garnered a devoted following of millions of readers who have come to rely on him to help them run their businesses. In The Hard Thing About Hard Things, Ben Horowitz, cofounder of Andreessen Horowitz and one of Silicon Valley's most respected and experienced entrepreneurs, draws on his own story of founding, running, selling, buying, managing, and investing in technology companies to offer essential advice and practical wisdom for navigating the toughest problems business schools don't cover. A lot of people talk about how great it is to start a business, but only Ben Horowitz is brutally honest about how hard it is to run one.
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When the couple returns, the city is no longer as gloomy as it was before and Hemingway feels once more inspired. Hadley is excited to hear about the news, waiting eagerly to leave Paris and its gloominess. Hemingway returns home to his wife Hadley and on the road he begins to think that maybe they should leave Paris and move to another place where they can enjoy the little things in life. When she leaver, Hemingway feels drained and without a purpose in life. A beautiful woman enters the bar and Hemingway is almost immediately attracted by her and by her physique. Hemingway goes to the cafe where he starts writing. Hemingway is affected by the cold but he refuses to buy twigs or anything to burn because he is afraid it will be a waste of money. The author then describes a coffee where the people are always drunk and sad. The author begins with the description of Paris in fall, a city affected by the bad weather. 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