Ben Horowitz - Why We Prefer Founding CEOs

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Ben Horowitz, successful entrepreneur and co-founder and general partner at Andreessen Horowitz explains the philosophy behind the firms most controversial investment strategy, that of preferne for keeping on founding CEOs. Industry wisdom generally indicates that startup CEOs should be replaced with professional CEOs to scale the business after achieving product-market fit, but Horowitz points to numerous historical examples indicating the opposite, and highlights the continuity and strength of vision of founding CEOs to make his point.

Credit: Ben Horowitz

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