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After a year of bringing you these audio versions of my newsletter, I’ve decided it’s time to wind down this experiment. It’s been a lot of fun making these episodes and it’s been incredible to see how far the technology has developed! I’m going to keep all of the Lenny’s Reads episodes up on this channel for another week. Thank you so much for listening, it's been great having you along for the ride.If you want to keep up with all my content, make sure to keep up to date here: • Twitter: https:...
Hamza Farooq and Jaya Rajwani, who teach two of the most highly-rated courses on building AI agents, share a practical framework for categorizing and prioritizing your agent initiatives. Drawing on over 50 hours of research and work with Fortune 500 companies, including Jack in the Box, Tripadvisor, and The Home Depot, they explain why most teams get stuck when building agents—and how a three-category taxonomy transforms a confusing backlog into a clear, sequenced roadmap. --- In this episode, y...
In this episode, my wife Michelle Rial, cartoonist and author, celebrates the launch of her new book "Charts for Babies" by sharing a pep talk for anyone stuck in a creative rut. She walks through 12 tried-and-tested steps designed to lift you out of a creative block and get back to making things that matter. --- In this episode, you'll learn: • Why it's necessary to create work that might feel embarrassing • The simple mindset shift that stops stalling and gets you to just start • How to refram...
Claire Vo went from public OpenClaw skeptic to running nine dedicated AI agents that manage her businesses, write code, close sales deals, and make sure she gets to her kids' basketball games on time. In this episode, she shares her complete power-user's guide to OpenClaw—covering everything from setup and key concepts to practical workflows and building your own team of agents. --- In this episode, you'll learn: • What OpenClaw is and why it's more autonomous and powerful than other AI tools • ...
Contrary to what the headlines might be telling you, PM job openings are at their highest point in over three years, AI roles are hockey-sticking, and tech headcount is growing. Today’s episode is our fourth biannual update on the tech job market (the most optimistic yet) and breaks down seven key trends shaping the job landscape right now. In this episode, you'll learn: • Why PMs have reason to be optimistic • How the influx of new AI roles is shaping the industry • The unexpected sign of tech ...
When Lenny released his full podcast transcript archive, Ben Shih a non-technical designer at Miro — built LennyRPG: a Pokémon-style RPG where you battle podcast guests with product trivia. In this episode, Ben walks through the exact six-step workflow he used to go from sketch to shipped game, including the tools, prompts, and decisions at every stage, along with the broader lessons he learned along the way. --- In this episode, you'll learn: • How to have AI interview you instead of writing th...
It's never been easier to launch products, which means the biggest challenge product teams are facing is quickly becoming distribution. April Dunford, the world's leading expert on B2B positioning and author of Obviously Awesome, has spent 10 years working with more than 300 companies to help them stand out. In this episode, she goes beyond the basics to share tactics for overcoming four of the trickiest positioning roadblocks teams face. In this episode, you'll learn: • The four roadblocks ever...
When their team underperforms, most managers jump straight to blaming people. Molly Graham—who's worked alongside Mark Zuckerberg, Sheryl Sandberg, and Chamath Palihapitiya—explains how that's one of the biggest leadership traps there is. In this episode, she shares the Waterline Model: a diagnostic model to help uncover the real source of team problems, before touching an org chart. In this episode, you'll learn: • Why blaming people for structural problems is one of the biggest leadership mist...
What if you could get line-by-line feedback on every interview answer you gave, predict questions before you walk in, and surface stories you didn't know you had? Noam Segal, Lenny's Community Research Lead, interviewed over 30 tech professionals about how they use AI throughout the interview process, and used the findings to build a free Claude Code-based interview coach. His coach encodes every successful interview technique he uncovered (and then some), making it an invaluable tool you can pl...
Ever run an AI analysis on customer data, only to discover the numbers were fabricated and the insights completely generic? In this episode, Caitlin Sullivan, a user-research veteran who's trained hundreds of product and research professionals, shares her four prompting techniques for getting trustworthy, actionable insights out of any LLM. After 2,000+ hours of testing customer discovery workflows with AI, she's identified the failure modes that break AI analysis and the reliable fixes for each...
If you’re a premium subscriber, add the private feed to your podcast app at add.lennysreads.com Dr. Marily Nika, longtime AI PM at Google and Meta, shares a simple weekly ritual that rapidly builds AI product sense – the ability to translate probabilistic model behavior into products people can trust. In this episode, Marily walks through the framework for uncovering failure modes before users do. Listen now: YouTube | Apple | Spotify In this episode, you’ll learn • Why Meta added “Product Sense...
This episode unveils seven new premium partners joining the Product Pass, increasing the total subscription value to over $25,000. It details each new product, including AI agents like MANIS and AMP, development tools like Factory and Railway, and creative platforms like Framer, Canva Business, and Eleven Labs, explaining their features and real-world applications. The discussion also covers different subscription tiers and important terms for accessing these exclusive offers.
Colin Matthews, shares how ChatGPT apps are emerging as a powerful new distribution channel. In this episode, Colin shares how discovery will become contextual inside ChatGPT, what the architecture looks like, and why ChatGPT apps represent a rare distribution opportunity. He also covers two fast paths you can take to build and deploy your first ChatGPT app. In this episode, you'll learn: • Why chat-native apps could change the tech ecosystem • How users will discover apps contextually inside Ch...
Noam Segal, AI Insights Manager at Figma, shares the results from our comprehensive survey of 1,750 product managers, engineers, designers, and founders on how AI is reshaping their work. The findings are striking: more than half of respondents are saving at least half a day per week on their most important tasks. Since the quality of AI tools are improving at breakneck speed, Noam reveals we're watching the early innings of a compounding productivity revolution. In this episode, you'll learn: •...
If you’re a premium subscriber, add the private feed to your podcast app at add.lennysreads.com In this episode, Amir Klein, from monday.com , shares a practical, battle-tested system for building a PM “second brain”. In this episode, Amir explains exactly how to set up a ChatGPT Project with a clear personality, feed it the messy context scattered across your tools, and then put it to work—drafting sign-up forms, spinning up prototypes, and tailoring comms for every audience. Listen now: YouTub...
If you’re a premium subscriber, add the private feed to your podcast app at add.lennysreads.com How do certain early employees keep picking generational companies—again and again—before the rest of the world catches on? In this episode, we distill lessons from five such super-spotters whose resumes include Palantir, OpenAI, Facebook, Stripe, Linear, Figma, Notion, Slack, Box, Spotify, and Dropbox. You’ll learn the three rare traits they all look for, and how you can apply these signals to your o...
AI gave everyone speed - but that same speed flooded every distribution channel. Search traffic's down, inboxes are overrun, and even virality is harder when everyone's shipping quickly. In this episode, Emily Kramer reveals the strategy behind today's breakout companies: ecosystem. Instead of going direct, win through partners, creators, communities, and integrations that already have your audience's trust. If you're still relying on the old playbook in an AI-saturated world, this episode will ...
If you’re a premium subscriber, add the private feed to your podcast app at add.lennysreads.com Your product builder’s starter pack keeps getting better. In this episode, we continue the guide to getting maximum value from the Product Pass, with seven tools that have reshaped how I prototype, research, take notes, manage email, and move faster every single day. There’s also a new perk for Insiders: 40% off Stripe Atlas to go from idea to incorporated startup without the tax/legal slog. In this e...
If you’re a premium subscriber, add the private feed to your podcast app at add.lennysreads.com If you’re trying to feel better, build longer, and avoid quietly poisoning yourself along the way, this episode’s for you. After a run of injuries, weird labs, and a “half-man/half-plastic” toxin screen, I went deep on cleaning up my life. Enter: Justin Mares, founder/operator (Kettle & Fire, Perfect Keto, Surely, Truemed), and meticulous health nerd who has spent hundreds of hours testing what’s ...
If you’re a premium subscriber, add the private feed to your podcast app at add.lennysreads.com Claude Code isn't just for developers - it’s actually one of the most underrated AI tools for non-technical people. In this episode, I share 50 ways to use it: decluttering your hard drive, enhancing images, synthesizing customer calls, drafting presentations, and more, all collected from 500+ stories shared by this community. If you've been sleeping on Claude Code, then this episode is your wake-up c...
If you’re a premium subscriber, add the private feed to your podcast app at add.lennysreads.com If feedback is a gift, why does it often feel so difficult? In this episode, we break down executive coach Jack Cohen’s evidence-based GAIN framework - a simple, memorable way to give feedback that actually lands. Whether you manage a team or want to nudge a peer, this is a step-by-step playbook for feedback that strengthens relationships, drives behavior change, and leaves people feeling supported an...
If you’re a premium subscriber, add the private feed to your podcast app at add.lennysreads.com If you’ve been wondering how to get real value from the subscriber product pass, this episode is for you. I break down exactly how I’m using eight of the tools today - from what they’re great at, what surprised me, and where they slot into a modern PM’s stack. Consider this your field guide to turning these tools into real workflow improvements In this episode, you’ll learn: • What each tool actually ...
If you’re a premium subscriber Add the private feed to your podcast app at add.lennysreads.com In this episode, you’ll learn: * Why product sense isn’t magic: it’s a muscle you can train * How to build product sense by developing deeper user empathy * Why watching real users interact with products sharpens your intuition * How to reverse-engineer everyday products to uncover what makes them work * How creativity plays a key role in building great products * What you can learn by studying how top...
If you’re a premium subscriber, add the private feed to your podcast app at https://add.lennysreads.com In this episode, we dive into the fast-emerging discipline of AI evaluation with Hamel Husain and Shreya Shankar, creators of AI Evals for Engineers & PMs, the #1 highest-grossing course on Maven. After training 2000+ PMs and engineers across 500+ companies, Hamel and Shreya reveal the complete playbook for building evaluations that actually improve your AI product: moving beyond vanity da...
In this episode, naming expert David Placek shares his foundational principles that helped him create some of the world’s most iconic brands: BlackBerry, Azure, Sonos, and Impossible Foods, to name a few. Whether you’re launching a new company or naming a product, this episode will sharpen how you think about brand strategy and help you avoid costly mistakes. If you’re a premium subscriber Add the private feed to your podcast app at add.lennysreads.com : https://add.lennysreads.com/ Listen now: ...
In this episode, Aishwarya Reganti and Kiriti Badam introduce a powerful new framework for building AI products: the Continuous Calibration/Continuous Development (CC/CD) framework. If you’ve ever shipped an AI demo that looked magical but struggled to scale, this framework will resonate. The CC/CD framework provides a practical and structured approach to navigating these realities and building AI systems that are stable, intentional, and trustworthy. Listen: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@le...
If you’re a premium subscriber Add the private feed to your podcast app at add.lennysreads.com In this episode, I share another 10 must-read essays that continue to shape how I think about product, startups, and career. Whether you’re scaling a startup, leading a team, or sharpening your thinking, this episode will expand your perspective and give you practical tools you can use immediately. Listen now: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@lennysreads Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/le...
If you're a premium subscriber, get the full episodes in your podcast feed by visiting https://add.lennysreads.com Read the full post: https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/c674cb15-93c5-44f0-9a11-33ca626b8179 Peter Yang interviewed leaders at six of the most AI-forward companies—Zapier, Ramp, Duolingo, Shopify, Intercom, and Whoop—to uncover 25 real-world tactics for driving employee AI adoption. If your team is still struggling to get value from AI tools, this episode is packed with practical adv...
If you're a premium subscriber, get the full episodes in your podcast feed by visiting https://add.lennysreads.com Read the full post: https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/build-your-personal-ai-copilot Tal Raviv went from an AI skeptic to teaching over 20,000 tech workers how to use AI to move faster at work. In this episode, he shares a step-by-step guide to building your own AI copilot using ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, or M365 Copilot. If you're still wondering how to leverage AI, start here. In t...
If you’re a premium subscriber Add the private feed to your podcast app at add.lennysreads.com I share seven timeless essays that have shaped how I think about product, startups, and career. These are the pieces I quote often, revisit regularly, and think about long after reading. You likely haven’t come across most of them—but they’re must-reads for any … To hear more, visit www.lennysnewsletter.com...
