Ben Horowitz
American venture capitalist; co-founder of Andreessen Horowitz and author.
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Andreessen Horowitz (co-founded it in 2009)
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- Ben Horowitz is an American entrepreneur, investor and author, born in London in 1966.
- He co-founded Loudcloud in 1999 and led it, renamed Opsware, until Hewlett-Packard bought it for $1.6 billion in 2007.
- In 2009 he and Marc Andreessen launched the venture firm Andreessen Horowitz.
- He wrote The Hard Thing About Hard Things (2014) and What You Do Is Who You Are.
Key facts
- Born
- 13 January 1966, London; raised in Berkeley, California1
- Education
- BA in computer science, Columbia (1988); MS in computer science, UCLA (1990)1
- Before
- Silicon Graphics; Netscape (product manager from 1995); AOL eCommerce Division1
- Loudcloud / Opsware
- Co-founded in September 1999; president and CEO until HP bought it for $1.6B in July 20071
- Andreessen Horowitz
- Launched with Marc Andreessen on 6 July 20091
- Books
- The Hard Thing About Hard Things (2014); What You Do Is Who You Are1
Roles
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- Andreessen HorowitzOrganization
co-founded it in 2009 source on Andreessen Horowitz
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