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Unapologetically Ambitious: Shellye Archambeau

Wisdom From The Top with Guy Raz

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How Did Ben Horwitz Tell You Not to Take the Job?

Shelly was commuting back and forth from Dallas to San Francisco every week for three years. She eventually moved the family to Silicon Valley after her daughter graduated high school. In 2002, you were offered a CEO position at a company called Zapplet that was on the brink of bankruptcy. Ben Horwitz discouraged you from taking the job: "Don't do it. It's going to be disaster"

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