# Ben Horowitz

Ben Horowitz is a cofounder and general partner at Andreessen Horowitz. He is the author of the New York Times bestsellers The Hard Thing About Hard Things and What You Do Is Who You Are. Prior to a16z, Ben was cofounder and CEO of Opsware (formerly Loudcloud), acquired by Hewlett-Packard for $1.6 billion in 2007. Ben has an MS and a BA in computer science from UCLA and Columbia University, respectively.

Ben Horowitz is a cofounder and general partner at Andreessen Horowitz. He is the author of the New York Times bestsellers The Hard Thing About Hard Things and What You Do Is Who You Are. Prior to a16z, Ben was cofounder and CEO of Opsware (formerly Loudcloud), acquired by Hewlett-Packard for $1.6 billion in 2007. Ben has an MS and a BA in computer science from UCLA and Columbia University, respectively.

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