A16Z Ben Horowitz: Hesitation is the Worst Leadership Trait
- * Marc Andreessen's View on Confidence: Marc Andreessen believes a key part of his firm's (Andreessen Horowitz) job is helping people overcome a lack of confidence.
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* Marc Andreessen‘s View on Confidence: Marc Andreessen believes a key part of his firm’s (Andreessen Horowitz) job is helping people overcome a lack of confidence.
* Andreessen Horowitz’s response: Representatives from Andreessen Horowitz did not respond to a request for comment from Business Insider.
* CEO Qualities: Andreessen suggests CEOs should be “C-minus students” rather than “A+ students” as they are more accustomed to making mistakes.He believes it’s disconcerting for those used to always being right (like high-achieving engineers) to be in a leadership role where mistakes are unavoidable.
* Source: This information comes from a discussion on “Lenny’s Podcast.”
* Publication: The information was reported by Business Insider.
* Link: A link to another Business Insider article is included: https://www.businessinsider.com/how-pivoted-software-engineering-ai-product-management-2025-9