A lot of people have been asking me what my upcoming book, The Hard Thing About Hard Things , will be like. Here's a piece that I wrote for the book that did not make the cut. I still think it's a pretty good story and gives you a flavor.

I just tell the truth so I'm cool in every hood spot
21 years and I ain't ever met a good cop
—Drake, “I’m Goin In”

After we transitioned the business from Loudcloud to Opsware, we needed a head of finance. Therefore, when the CFO from one of the best-run en...