Lenny's Podcast: Product | Growth | Career

By: Lenny Rachitsky
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  • Interviews with world-class product leaders and growth experts to uncover concrete, actionable, and tactical advice to help you build, launch, and grow your own product.

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  • 4 questions Shreyas Doshi wishes he’d asked himself sooner | Former PM leader at Stripe, Twitter, Google

    4 questions Shreyas Doshi wishes he’d asked himself sooner | Former PM leader at Stripe, Twitter, Google
    Oct 31 2024
    Shreyas Doshi is a former product leader at Stripe, Twitter, Google, and Yahoo. He’s now a full-time advisor and coach to founders and executives. Shreyas is known for his incredibly insightful writing on products, which has garnered him a passionate following in the PM and startup community. Last week, we sat down together at the very first Lenny and Friends Summit in San Francisco for a special live episode. We covered:• Why product leaders often feel overwhelmed with work, and how to combat it• The importance of developing good taste, and how to do it• How to reduce frustration in your product leadership role• The critical skill of truly listening as a leader• Common pitfalls in annual planning and decision-making• Lots of laughs—To learn more from Shreyas, check out these courses:• Improving Your Product Sense: https://bit.ly/product-sense• Managing Your PM Career: https://bit.ly/pm-career-course—Brought to you by:• WorkOS—Modern identity platform for B2B SaaS, free up to 1 million MAUs• Paragon—Ship every SaaS integration your customers want• Vanta—Automate compliance. Simplify security—Find the transcript at: https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/shreyas-doshi-live—Where to find Shreyas Doshi:• X: https://x.com/shreyas• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shreyasdoshi/• Threads: https://www.threads.net/@shreyas.threads• Linktree: https://linktr.ee/shreyasdoshi• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ShreyasDoshiVideos—Where to find Lenny:• Newsletter: https://www.lennysnewsletter.com• X: https://twitter.com/lennysan• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lennyrachitsky/—In this episode, we cover:(00:00) Introduction(05:35) Question one: Why am I so busy?(10:08) Annual planning as an example(16:48) Tactical tips for staying less busy(25:20) Question two: Do I actually have good taste?(38:09) Question three: Why does my job feel so frustrating?(43:29) Question four: Am I really listening?(44:35) Closing remarks—Referenced:• Shreyas Doshi on pre-mortems, the LNO framework, the three levels of product work, why most execution problems are strategy problems, and ROI vs. opportunity cost thinking: https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/episode-3-shreyas-doshi• LNO framework: https://twitter.com/shreyas/status/1492345184171945984• Time management techniques that actually work: https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/time-management-techniques-that-actually• Part 2: Time management techniques that actually work: https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/part-2-time-management-techniques• Eisenhower quote: https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/dwight_d_eisenhower_164720• Stripe Connect: https://stripe.com/connect• Jeff Bezos explains one-way door decisions and two-way door decisions: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rxsdOQa_QkM• Spotify Is America’s Most Loved Workplace: https://www.newsweek.com/2021/10/29/spotify-americas-most-loved-workplace-1639982.html• Shreyas on “thinking is cheap”: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/shreyasdoshi_thinking-is-very-cheap-doing-is-very-expensive-activity-7225237421813116929-Qzi3/• Good Product Strategy, Bad Product Strategy from Shreyas: https://x.com/shreyas/status/1244810075908128768• Shreyas on annual planning and metrics:https://x.com/shreyas/status/1302423854095036421https://x.com/shreyas/status/1304628719374544896• Jensen Huang on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jenhsunhuang/• Patrick Mahomes’s website: https://www.adidas.com/us/patrick_mahomes• Virat Kohli: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virat_Kohli• Reversible and Irreversible Decisions: https://fs.blog/reversible-irreversible-decisions/• Fail fast: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fail_fast• 3 levels of product work: https://twitter.com/shreyas/status/1370248637842812936• Shakespeare quote: https://nosweatshakespeare.com/quotes/famous/to-thine-own-self-be-true/• Rick Rubin: Legendary Music Producer | Lex Fridman Podcast #275: https://Dwww.youtube.com/watch?v=H_szemxPcTI• Blake Burge on Rick Ruben: https://x.com/blakeaburge/status/1794470295828341222• Rick Rubin on X: https://x.com/RickRubin• Dee Hock on X: https://x.com/deewhock• Dee Hock quote on listening: https://x.com/shreyas/status/1351279398423465984• Peter Drucker: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Drucker• Peter Drucker quotes on listening: https://www.azquotes.com/author/4147-Peter_Drucker/tag/listening• Lenny’s first podcast recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YP_QghPLG-8—Production and marketing by https://penname.co/. For inquiries about sponsoring the podcast, email podcast@lennyrachitsky.com.—Lenny may be an investor in the companies discussed. Get full access to Lenny's Newsletter at www.lennysnewsletter.com/subscribe
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    46 mins
  • Meta’s Head of Product (and 29th employee) on working with Mark Zuckerberg, early growth tactics, why PMs are like conductors, and more | Naomi Gleit

    Meta’s Head of Product (and 29th employee) on working with Mark Zuckerberg, early growth tactics, why PMs are like conductors, and more | Naomi Gleit
    Oct 27 2024

    Naomi Gleit is head of product at Meta, joined as employee #29, and is the longest-serving executive at Meta other than Mark Zuckerberg. She’s been at the center of some of the company’s most foundational products, including Facebook’s early growth team. In our conversation, we discuss:

    • How she originally landed at Facebook

    • The evolution of Facebook’s growth team and key metrics

    • Lessons from working with Mark Zuckerberg

    • Insights from Facebook’s activation metric and retention strategies

    • Leadership lessons and “Naomiisms” for effective product management

    • Tactics for creating extreme clarity in team communication

    • Advice for running effective meetings

    • More

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    • Pendo—The only all-in-one product experience platform for any type of application

    • Vanta—Automate compliance. Simplify security

    • Eppo—Run reliable, impactful experiments

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    Find the transcript and show notes at: https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/metas-head-of-product-naomi-gleit

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    Where to find Naomi Gleit:

    • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/naomigleit

    • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/naomi-gleit/

    • Website: https://naomi.com/

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    Where to find Lenny:

    • Newsletter: https://www.lennysnewsletter.com

    • X: https://twitter.com/lennysan

    • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lennyrachitsky/

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    In this episode, we cover:

    (00:00) Introduction to Naomi Gleit

    (01:53) Naomi’s journey at Meta

    (06:18) Landing a job at Facebook

    (10:40) Becoming a product manager

    (13:40) Working as Head of Product at Meta

    (14:55) Insights on working with Mark Zuckerberg

    (20:04) Small Groups and “disagreeable givers”

    (24:28) The legendary growth team

    (33:45) Activation metrics and onboarding

    (43:44) Naomi’s leadership and PM philosophy

    (53:00) Canonical documents

    (55:55) Simplifying complex projects

    (01:00:33) Teen accounts: a case study

    (01:06:37) Running effective meetings

    (01:12:10) The importance of exercise

    (01:16:36) The role of a product manager

    (01:25:49) Lightning round

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    Production and marketing by https://penname.co/. For inquiries about sponsoring the podcast, email podcast@lennyrachitsky.com.

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    Lenny may be an investor in the companies discussed.



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    1 hr and 38 mins
  • How to see like a designer: The hidden power of typography and logos | Jessica Hische (Lettering Artist, Author)

    How to see like a designer: The hidden power of typography and logos | Jessica Hische (Lettering Artist, Author)
    Oct 20 2024
    Jessica Hische is a lettering artist and New York Times bestselling author based in Oakland, California. She specializes in typographical work for logos, film, books, and other commercial applications. Her clients include Wes Anderson, The United States Postal Service, Target, Hallmark, and Penguin Books, and her work has been featured in design and illustration annuals both in the U.S. and internationally. She’s been named a Print Magazine New Visual Artist (20 under 30), one of Forbes 30 under 30 in Art and Design, an ADC Young Gun, a “Person to Watch” by GD USA, and an Adweek “Creative 100.” In our conversation, we discuss:• My new logo and brand!• Jessica’s process for refreshing my logo/brand• Why most startups shouldn’t worry about their logo/brand• The psychology behind different typography choices• Balancing creativity with business needs in logo design• Jessica’s unique approach to pricing logo work• How AI is (and isn’t) impacting the design world• Jessica’s other creative pursuits, including children’s books and art supply stores—Brought to you by:• The Enterprise Ready Conference — For B2B leaders building enterprise SaaS• OneSchema — Import CSV data 10x faster• Merge — A single API to add hundreds of integrations into your app—Find the transcript at: https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/seeing-like-a-designer-jessica-hische—Where to find Jessica Hische:• Threads: https://www.threads.net/@jessicahische• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jessicahische• Website: https://jessicahische.is—Where to find Lenny:• Newsletter: https://www.lennysnewsletter.com• X: https://twitter.com/lennysan• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lennyrachitsky/—In this episode, we cover:(00:00) Jessica’s background(01:32) The logo refresh process(09:45) When to refresh your logo(11:45) High-level overview(18:04) Approaching Lenny’s brand refresh(24:25) How to see like a designer(37:53) Lenny’s new logo: where we landed(44:07) Brand’s role in company success(50:04) Jessica’s flexible pricing strategies and collaborative design process(57:14) Balancing multiple creative projects(01:01:48) Using AI in creative work(01:05:50) Upcoming projects and final thoughts(01:08:24) Lightning round—Referenced:• Jeni’s: https://jenis.com• James Edmondson on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamestedmondson/• Figma Config: https://config.figma.com/• Helvetica: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helvetica• MyFonts: https://www.myfonts.com/• Geometric sans serif fonts: https://www.myfonts.com/pages/tags/geometric%20sans%20serif-fonts• The Rise of Fractional Executives: https://www.reforge.com/blog/leveraging-fractional-executives• JH&F: https://jessicahische.shop/pages/my-oakland-store• Drawling: https://drawling.shop/• Jessica Hische’s books on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/stores/Jessica-Hische/author/B082XDN54V• Dreamforce: https://www.salesforce.com/dreamforce• Bezier handles: https://www.tella.tv/definition/bezier-handles• My First Book of Fancy Letters: https://www.amazon.com/My-First-Book-Fancy-Letters/dp/0593385012/r• The Creative Act: A Way of Being: https://www.amazon.com/Creative-Act-Way-Being/dp/0593652886/• Inside Paragraphs: Typographic Fundamentals: https://www.amazon.com/Inside-Paragraphs-Fundamentals-Cyrus-Highsmith/dp/1616899417• Just Kids: https://www.amazon.com/Just-Kids-Patti-Smith/dp/0060936223• Robert Mapplethorpe: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Mapplethorpe• The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer: https://www.amazon.com/Emperor-All-Maladies-Biography-Cancer/dp/1439170916/r• Severance on Prime Video: https://www.amazon.com/Severance-Toby-Stephens/dp/B001ARYGCU• Penco brown bag stand: https://penco.jp/en/products/db079/• XOXO: https://xoxofest.com/• Mariame Kaba quotes: https://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/8156101.Mariame_Kaba—Production and marketing by https://penname.co/. For inquiries about sponsoring the podcast, email podcast@lennyrachitsky.com.—Lenny may be an investor in the companies discussed. Get full access to Lenny's Newsletter at www.lennysnewsletter.com/subscribe
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    1 hr and 22 mins

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best product podcast

great guests, always learn so much. good quality production. if you are in tech or business, this is for you!

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