
In this exclusive conversation from a16z’s Bio and Health BUILD Summit, founding partner Ben Horowitz sits down with general partner Jorge Conde.
Originally released in August 2023, the episode covers everything from the inspiration behind Ben’s book The Hard Thing About Hard Things and how the open internet was secured, to the difference between wartime and peacetime CEOs, what it really means to scale culture, and how bio and healthcare innovation differs from other forms of technology.
Ben’s Book:
本期播客是a16z联合创始人本·霍洛维茨与生物与健康领域普通合伙人豪尔赫·孔德的对话精华。他们深入探讨了创业、领导力、公司文化以及生物科技领域的独特性。本·霍洛维茨以其畅销书《创业维艰》闻名,他分享了关于个人在历史中的决定性作用、战时CEO心态、以及如何构建真正有效文化的深刻见解。
本·霍洛维茨的核心观点之一,是强调个人(尤其是创始人)在关键时刻的决定性作用,这与当下流行的“宏大文化力量决定论”相悖。
本区分了两种截然不同的领导模式,这对于应对市场剧变至关重要。
这是本·霍洛维茨关于文化最核心、最颠覆性的观点。
相较于普通科技领域,生物和医疗创新有其特殊性。
面对AI的飞速发展,本给创业者的建议是:
最后,本·霍洛维茨用说唱歌手拉基姆的歌词总结了真正的创业者精神: 当潮流退去,只有那些真正致力于构建重要事物的人会留下来。在顺境中涌入的人,往往会在逆境时转身离开。坚持,本身就是一种领导力。
In this exclusive conversation from a16z’s Bio and Health BUILD Summit, founding partner Ben Horowitz sits down with general partner Jorge Conde.
Originally released in August 2023, the episode covers everything from the inspiration behind Ben’s book The Hard Thing About Hard Things and how the open internet was secured, to the difference between wartime and peacetime CEOs, what it really means to scale culture, and how bio and healthcare innovation differs from other forms of technology.
Ben’s Book: