Ben Horowitz

First law of Business Physics

"For any given company, the larger the company becomes, the more opportunities emerge to screw it up".

—Ben Horowitz

Second law of Business Physics

"The more screwed up your company, the more people will complain about it and blame you".

—Ben Horowitz

human interaction trust

"In any human interaction, the required amount of communication is inversely proportional to the level of trust".

​—​Ben Horowitz​

local incentives human behavior defeat global goals

"Specifically, local incentives, if not properly managed, will sharply motivate human behavior and defeat the global goals."

​—​Ben Horowitz​

Lawof crappy people

"For any title level in a large organization, the talent on that level will eventually converge to the crappiest person with the title"

—Ben Horowitz