Insights From The Hard Thing About Hard Things

An honest take on what are the difficulties you will face starting and running a business and how to handle them.

What you'll learn
What are the untold hard things that business leaders have to face when running a business
How to handle situations that are out of one's sphere of control
How to react and handle mistakes and get your act together
How to design a culture that impacts and drives performance
How to judge if it is the right time to give up your leadership/ownership
Requirements
This course is suitable for beginners.
Description
With this book-based course, learn from best-seller The Hard Thing About Hard Things by Ben Horowitz in bite-sized video lessons.The Hard Thing About Hard Things tells the story of how computer science graduate Ben Horowitz came to be regarded as one of the world's most respected techpreneurs. Based on his varied experiences, from how to run a start-up to wisdom about dealing with uncontrollable, this 9-part series is an entrepreneur’s guide to survival. Through Horowitz’s advice, insights and wisdom, learn how to build and run a successful startup, whether you are a veteran or a new or aspiring entrepreneur.Upskill with book-based courses by Emeritus InsightsNow get key insights from business best-sellers and autobiographies of world leaders such as Blitzscaling, The Art of War, Atomic Habits, The 4-Hour Workweek, The Lean Startup, Entrepreneurial You, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, and others, within minutes.On Emeritus Insights you can build 50+ in-demand skills like leadership, communication, productivity, data science, business planning, marketing, negotiation, strategic thinking, and others to achieve your professional goals. Whether you are a business leader or on your way to becoming one, Emeritus Insights is your learning partner. Upskill, reskill and cross-skill with bite-sized video lessons to shape your success.

Overview

Section 1: The Hard Thing About Hard Things

Lecture 1 Straight from the Horses's Mouth

Lecture 2 You Can't Control Everything

Lecture 3 Dealing with the "Struggle"

Lecture 4 Get The Hiring Right

Lecture 5 Make It A Great Place To Work

Lecture 6 Harness The Network

Lecture 7 Mistakes Are Just Lessons

Lecture 8 The Challenges of War And Peace

Lecture 9 Selling Your Baby

Lecture 10 Summary of Insights

Lecture 11 Activity 1

Lecture 12 Activity 2

Lecture 13 Activity 3

This course is for anyone in a CEO or a leadership position, who manages or leads a team