Ben Horowitz: Silicon Valley's Premier Technology Investor — biographical portrait
A Documentary Film

Ben Horowitz: Silicon Valley's Premier Technology Investor

b. 1966

Ben Horowitz stands as one of the most influential figures in Silicon Valley, renowned as a venture capitalist, entrepreneur, and author who has shaped the technology industry through multiple successful companies and investments. As co-founder and general partner of Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), one...

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60
Years Old
7
Chapters
Visionary
Status

Chapters

01

Origins

The Beginning

Ben Horowitz stands as one of the most influential figures in Silicon Valley, renowned as a venture capitalist, entrepreneur, and author who has shaped the technology industry through multiple successful companies and investments. As co-founder and general partner of Andreessen Horowitz...

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The Rise

Building a Legacy

Ben Horowitz's professional career reached its first major inflection point when he joined Netscape Communications in 1995. Netscape was the hottest technology company of the era, having just released its Navigator web browser and preparing for one of the most significant IPOs in...

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The Work

Defining Moments

Ben Horowitz's first major entrepreneurial venture was Loudcloud, co-founded in 1999 with Marc Andreessen, Tim Howes, and In Sik Rhee. Loudcloud was one of the first companies to offer cloud computing infrastructure services—a concept so early that the term "cloud computing" had not yet...

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The Peak

Greatest Achievements

Ben Horowitz's career is marked by extraordinary business achievements that have made him one of the most influential figures in Silicon Valley. These accomplishments span entrepreneurship, venture capital, and thought leadership.

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The Legacy

Lasting Impact

Ben Horowitz grew up in Berkeley, California, in a family that valued intellectual engagement and social consciousness. His father was a psychiatrist, and his mother was an author and environmental activist.

The Hard Thing About Hard Things,

— Silicon Valley’s Premier Technology Investor

The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers.

— Silicon Valley’s Premier Technology Investor

What You Do Is Who You Are: How to Create Your Business Culture

— Silicon Valley’s Premier Technology Investor

The Hard Thing About Hard Things.

— From Engineer to Venture Capital Icon

What You Do Is Who You Are,

— From Engineer to Venture Capital Icon

Innovations

Year Title Role/Impact Type
2009 The Andreessen Horowitz Revolution Venture Business
2014 The Hard Thing About Hard Things Venture Business
2019 What You Do Is Who You Are Venture Business
1966 Birth and Childhood in Berkeley Venture Business
1990 Silicon Valley in the Early 1990s Venture Business
1995 The Netscape Opportunity Venture Business
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