Leader profile

Ben Horowitz

Benjamin Abraham Horowitz is an American businessman, investor, blogger, and author. He is a technology entrepreneur and co-founder of the venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz along with Marc Andreessen.

Current role

Role: Co-founder
Company: a16z
Official link: https://x.com/bhorowitz

Recent viewpoints

Survival mode becomes dangerous inside large organizations

Horowitz argues that a founder behaving as though a large organization remains in survival mode can create problems because employees may carry that mentality too far.

Ben Horowitz Founder Development Source at 32:57

Horowitz backed Kalanick because of his competitive resilience

Horowitz says his investment conviction developed quickly because he had long observed Kalanick aggressively confronting difficult competition and believed that characteristic remained intact.

Ben Horowitz Investment Conviction Source at 36:45

Recent interviews

Travis Kalanick: How AI Will Transform the Physical World

Aug 15, 2026

Major topics

Design IterationLast interview Aug 15, 2026 TypographyLast interview Aug 15, 2026 InternationalizationLast interview Aug 15, 2026 Visual PrototypingLast interview Aug 15, 2026 Logo DesignLast interview Aug 15, 2026 Project PlanningLast interview Aug 15, 2026 Creative CollaborationLast interview Aug 15, 2026 Meaningful DesignLast interview Aug 15, 2026 Accessible ComputingLast interview Aug 15, 2026 Design ConstraintsLast interview Aug 15, 2026