Nobody sets out to be a bad CEO, run a dysfunctional organi… - Ben Horowitz

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Nobody sets out to be a bad CEO, run a dysfunctional organization, or create a massive bureaucracy that grinds her company to a screeching halt. Yet no CEO ever has a smooth path to a great company. Along the way, many things go wrong and all of them could have and should have been avoided.

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Ben Horowitz (born June 13, 1966) is an American businessman, investor, blogger, and author.

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