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    Ben Horowitz

    Cofounder and General Partner of Andreessen Horowitz

    Cofounder and General Partner, Andreessen Horowitz

    Background

    Ben Horowitz is a technology entrepreneur, investor, and author who co-founded the venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz with Marc Andreessen. He previously co-founded and served as president and CEO of Opsware, an enterprise software company acquired by Hewlett-Packard for $1.6 billion in 2007. Horowitz is the author of The Hard Thing About Hard Things and What You Do Is Who You Are, influential books on business and startup culture.

    Key facts

    Born
    January 13, 1966source
    Opsware acquired by Hewlett-Packard
    $1.6 billion in cash in July 2007source
    Co-founded Andreessen Horowitz
    with Marc Andreessen in 2009source
    Education
    BA from Columbia University (1988) and MS from UCLA (1990) in computer sciencesource

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    Sources

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