Author, entrepreneur, and venture capitalist Ben Horowitz does a great job in recounting and distilling many tough lessons he learned FIRST HAND as a startup entrepreneur, developer, and manager. The book is told from his first person perspective, historically, of the challenges, dilemmas, and outcomes from his long history in the tech startup world. The questions he faced and poses to the reader will help you to understand these seemingly impossible circumstances, how to navigate through them, communicate to key stakeholders, but also come through the experiences having learned a great deal no matter what. I recommend this book for any entrepreneurs, managers, as well as employees that want to understand more deeply the true life experiences at the top of major companies and that it’s definitely not as easy as many people would think it is.