Podcast

Lenny's Podcast: Product | Career | Growth

Author: Lenny Rachitsky
Feed episode count: 355
Official site: https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/podcast
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Summary

Deeply researched product, growth, and career advice for product leaders, founders, and ambitious builders.

Episodes

Aug 2, 2026 · not_requested

This CPO regrets that product management exists | Tom Verrilli (CPO of Whatnot)

Duration seconds: 5098
Source: https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/this-cpo-regrets-that-product-management

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Jul 26, 2026 · processed

Anthropic’s first technical PM on token maxing, the jagged edge, and living in the future | Dianne Penn

Duration seconds: 5630
Source: https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/anthropics-first-technical-pm-on

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Jul 19, 2026 · processed

Why Netflix is betting on systems thinkers—not specialists—in the AI era | Elizabeth Stone (CPTO)

Duration seconds: 4327
Source: https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/netflix-cpto-on-ai-and-the-future

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Jul 12, 2026 · processed

How tech workers actually feel about AI in 2026 | Annual AI sentiment survey (Noam Segal)

Duration seconds: 5789
Source: https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/how-tech-workers-actually-feel-about

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Jul 9, 2026 · not_requested

Adam Mosseri: AI is a tailwind for authenticity

Duration seconds: 4109
Source: https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/adam-mosseri-ai-is-a-tailwind-for

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Jun 28, 2026 · processed

OpenAI Codex lead on the new shape of product work | Andrew Ambrosino

Duration seconds: 4196
Source: https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/openai-codex-lead-on-the-new-shape

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Jun 21, 2026 · not_requested

What happens after coding is solved? | Fiona Fung (Manager of the Claude Code and Cowork Teams)

Duration seconds: 5925
Source: https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/building-the-most-ai-pilled-engineering

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Jun 14, 2026 · not_requested

The hidden pattern behind successful products | Mark Pincus (founder of Zynga)

Duration seconds: 5963
Source: https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/the-common-pattern-behind-successful

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Jun 7, 2026 · not_requested

Father of the iPod and iPhone on building taste, judgment, and creativity in the AI era | Tony Fadell

Duration seconds: 5707
Source: https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/father-of-the-ipod-and-iphone-on

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May 31, 2026 · not_requested

A rational conversation on where AI is actually going | Benedict Evans

Duration seconds: 4790
Source: https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/a-rational-conversation-on-where

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May 24, 2026 · not_requested

The AI paradox: More automation, more humans, more work | Dan Shipper

Duration seconds: 5646
Source: https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/the-ai-paradox-dan-shipper

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May 17, 2026 · not_requested

Why we’re at the beginning of the AI hardware boom | Caitlin Kalinowski (ex–OpenAI, Meta, Apple)

Duration seconds: 5950
Source: https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/why-were-at-the-beginning-of-the

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May 10, 2026 · not_requested

How to build a company that withstands any era | Eric Ries, Lean Startup author

Duration seconds: 5962
Source: https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/how-to-build-a-company-that-withstands

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May 3, 2026 · not_requested

Why cultivating agency matters more than cultivating skills in the AI era | Max Schoening (Head of Product, Notion)

Duration seconds: 5242
Source: https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/why-cultivating-agency-matters-more

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Apr 26, 2026 · not_requested

Snapchat CEO: Why distribution has become the most important moat | Evan Spiegel

Duration seconds: 4224
Source: https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/snapchat-ceo-why-distribution-is

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Apr 23, 2026 · not_requested

How Anthropic’s product team moves faster than anyone else | Cat Wu (Head of Product, Claude Code)

Duration seconds: 5134
Source: https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/how-anthropics-product-team-moves

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Apr 19, 2026 · not_requested

Why half of product managers are in trouble | Nikhyl Singhal (Meta, Google)

Duration seconds: 5711
Source: https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/why-half-of-product-managers-are-in-trouble

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Apr 12, 2026 · not_requested

Hard truths about building in the AI era | Keith Rabois (Khosla Ventures)

Duration seconds: 4959
Source: https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/hard-truths-about-building-in-the-ai-era

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Apr 5, 2026 · not_requested

Head of Growth (Anthropic): “Claude is growing itself at this point” | Amol Avasare

Duration seconds: 6769
Source: https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/anthropics-1b-to-19b-growth-run

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Apr 2, 2026 · not_requested

An AI state of the union: We’ve passed the inflection point, dark factories are coming, and automation timelines | Simon Willison

Duration seconds: 5991
Source: https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/an-ai-state-of-the-union

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Mar 29, 2026 · not_requested

From skeptic to true believer: How OpenClaw changed my life | Claire Vo

Duration seconds: 6395
Source: https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/how-openclaw-changed-my-life-claire-vo

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Mar 22, 2026 · not_requested

The art of influence: The single most important skill that AI can’t replace | Jessica Fain (Webflow, ex-Slack)

Duration seconds: 5613
Source: https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/the-art-of-influence-jessica-fain

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Mar 15, 2026 · not_requested

The tactical playbook for getting 20-40% more comp (without sounding greedy) | Jacob Warwick (Executive Negotiator)

Duration seconds: 6894
Source: https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/the-tactical-playbook-for-getting-more-comp

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Mar 12, 2026 · not_requested

How I built a 1M+ subscriber newsletter and top 10 tech podcast | Lenny Rachitsky

Duration seconds: 4013
Source: https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/how-i-built-a-1m-subscriber-newsletter

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Mar 8, 2026 · not_requested

The most successful AI company you’ve never heard of | Qasar Younis

Duration seconds: 5063
Source: https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/the-most-successful-ai-company-youve-never-heard-of

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Mar 1, 2026 · not_requested

The design process is dead. Here’s what’s replacing it. | Jenny Wen (head of design at Claude)

Duration seconds: 4645
Source: https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/the-design-process-is-dead

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Feb 26, 2026 · not_requested

AI is critical for humanity’s survival: Cisco president on the AI revolution | Jeetu Patel

Duration seconds: 5243
Source: https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/ai-is-critical-for-humanitys-survival

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Feb 19, 2026 · not_requested

Head of Claude Code: What happens after coding is solved | Boris Cherny

Duration seconds: 5265
Source: https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/head-of-claude-code-what-happens

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Feb 15, 2026 · not_requested

Sequoia CEO coach: Why it’s never been easier to start a company, and never been harder to scale one | Brian Halligan (co-founder, HubSpot)

Duration seconds: 4477
Source: https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/sequoia-ceo-coach-why-its-never-been

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Feb 12, 2026 · not_requested

“Engineers are becoming sorcerers” | The future of software development with OpenAI’s Sherwin Wu

Duration seconds: 4779
Source: https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/engineers-are-becoming-sorcerers

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Feb 8, 2026 · not_requested

The rise of the professional vibe coder (a new AI-era job) | Lazar Jovanovic (Professional Vibe Coder)

Duration seconds: 6150
Source: https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/getting-paid-to-vibe-code

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Feb 1, 2026 · not_requested

A child psychologist’s guide to working with difficult adults | Dr. Becky Kennedy

Duration seconds: 5516
Source: https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/dr-becky-on-the-surprising-overlap

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Jan 29, 2026 · not_requested

Marc Andreessen: The real AI boom hasn’t even started yet

Duration seconds: 6275
Source: https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/marc-andreessen-the-real-ai-boom

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Jan 25, 2026 · not_requested

5 questions to ask when your product stops growing | Jason Cohen (2x unicorn founder)

Duration seconds: 6364
Source: https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/why-your-product-stopped-growing

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Jan 18, 2026 · not_requested

The non-technical PM’s guide to building with Cursor | Zevi Arnovitz (Meta)

Duration seconds: 4512
Source: https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/the-non-technical-pms-guide-to-building-with-cursor

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Jan 15, 2026 · not_requested

How to show up in any room with a low heart rate: Silicon Valley’s missing etiquette playbook | Sam Lessin

Duration seconds: 5195
Source: https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/silicon-valleys-missing-etiquette-playbook

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Jan 11, 2026 · not_requested

Why most AI products fail: Lessons from 50+ AI deployments at OpenAI, Google, and Amazon

Duration seconds: 5182
Source: https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/what-openai-and-google-engineers-learned

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Jan 4, 2026 · not_requested

The high-growth handbook: Molly Graham’s frameworks for leading through chaos, change, and scale

Duration seconds: 5516
Source: https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/the-high-growth-handbook-molly-graham

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Jan 1, 2026 · not_requested

We replaced our sales team with 20 AI agents—here’s what happened | Jason Lemkin (SaaStr)

Duration seconds: 6131
Source: https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/we-replaced-our-sales-team-with-20-ai-agents

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Dec 28, 2025 · not_requested

10 contrarian leadership truths every leader needs to hear | Matt MacInnis (Rippling)

Duration seconds: 5777
Source: https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/10-contrarian-leadership-truths

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Dec 21, 2025 · not_requested

The coming AI security crisis (and what to do about it) | Sander Schulhoff

Duration seconds: 5561
Source: https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/the-coming-ai-security-crisis

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Dec 18, 2025 · not_requested

The new AI growth playbook for 2026: How Lovable hit $200M ARR in one year | Elena Verna (Head of Growth)

Duration seconds: 5515
Source: https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/the-new-ai-growth-playbook-for-2026-elena-verna

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Dec 14, 2025 · not_requested

Why humans are AI’s biggest bottleneck (and what’s coming in 2026) | Alexander Embiricos (OpenAI Codex Product Lead)

Duration seconds: 5113
Source: https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/why-humans-are-ais-biggest-bottleneck

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Dec 7, 2025 · not_requested

The 100-person AI lab that became Anthropic and Google's secret weapon | Edwin Chen (Surge AI)

Duration seconds: 4231
Source: https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/surge-ai-edwin-chen

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Dec 4, 2025 · not_requested

Why LinkedIn is turning PMs into AI-powered "full stack builders” | Tomer Cohen (LinkedIn CPO)

Duration seconds: 4052
Source: https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/why-linkedin-is-replacing-pms

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Nov 30, 2025 · not_requested

What world-class GTM looks like in 2026 | Jeanne DeWitt Grosser (Vercel, Stripe, Google)

Duration seconds: 5162
Source: https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/what-the-best-gtm-teams-do-differently

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Nov 23, 2025 · not_requested

A guide to difficult conversations, building high-trust teams, and designing a life you love | Rachel Lockett

Duration seconds: 6319
Source: https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/a-guide-to-difficult-conversations

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Nov 20, 2025 · not_requested

Slack founder: Mental models for building products people love ft. Stewart Butterfield

Duration seconds: 5435
Source: https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/slack-founder-stewart-butterfield

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Nov 16, 2025 · not_requested

The Godmother of AI on jobs, robots, and why world models are next | Dr. Fei-Fei Li

Duration seconds: 4774
Source: https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/the-godmother-of-ai

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Nov 13, 2025 · not_requested

“Dumbest idea I’ve heard” to $100M ARR: Inside the rise of Gamma | Grant Lee (CEO)

Duration seconds: 6834
Source: https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/how-50-people-built-a-profitable-ai-unicorn

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Nov 9, 2025 · not_requested

"Sell the alpha, not the feature": The enterprise sales playbook for $1M to $10M ARR | Jen Abel

Duration seconds: 4895
Source: https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/the-enterprise-sales-playbook-1m-to-10m-arr

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Nov 2, 2025 · not_requested

The woman behind Canva shares how she built a $42B company from nothing | Melanie Perkins

Duration seconds: 3970
Source: https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/the-making-of-canva

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Oct 26, 2025 · not_requested

How Block is becoming the most AI-native enterprise in the world | Dhanji R. Prasanna

Duration seconds: 5201
Source: https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/how-block-is-becoming-the-most-ai-native

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Oct 23, 2025 · not_requested

Al Engineering 101 with Chip Huyen (Nvidia, Stanford, Netflix)

Duration seconds: 4955
Source: https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/al-engineering-101-with-chip-huyen

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Oct 19, 2025 · not_requested

How to measure AI developer productivity in 2025 | Nicole Forsgren

Duration seconds: 4068
Source: https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/how-to-measure-ai-developer-productivity

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Oct 16, 2025 · not_requested

Figma’s CEO: Why AI makes design, craft, and quality the new moat for startups | Dylan Field

Duration seconds: 5209
Source: https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/why-ai-makes-design-craft-and-quality-the-new-moat

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Oct 10, 2025 · not_requested

Inside Google's AI turnaround: The rise of AI Mode, strategy behind AI Overviews, and their vision for AI-powered search | Robby Stein (VP of Product, Google Search)

Duration seconds: 4897
Source: https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/how-google-built-ai-mode-in-under-a-year

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Oct 9, 2025 · not_requested

First interview with Scale AI’s CEO: $14B Meta deal, what’s working in enterprise AI, and what frontier labs are building next | Jason Droege

Duration seconds: 5041
Source: https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/first-interview-with-scale-ais-ceo-jason-droege

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Oct 5, 2025 · not_requested

How to find hidden growth opportunities in your product | Albert Cheng (Duolingo, Grammarly, Chess.com)

Duration seconds: 5125
Source: https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/how-to-find-hidden-growth-opportunities-albert-cheng

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Sep 28, 2025 · not_requested

A 4-step framework for building delightful products | Nesrine Changuel (Spotify, Google, Skype)

Duration seconds: 5062
Source: https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/a-4-step-framework-for-building-delightful-products

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