Lenny's Podcast: Product | Career | Growth

Lenny's Podcast: Product | Career | Growth

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.

52 transcripts 52 total episodes
52 transcripts
How we built Grok Bot in a month | Roman Ugarte (SpaceXAI)
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How we built Grok Bot in a month | Roman Ugarte (SpaceXAI)
Sep 08, 2026 · 1h 22m
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Why companies are becoming a series of loops | Anish Acharya (a16z)
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Why companies are becoming a series of loops | Anish Acharya (a16z)
Sep 06, 2026 · 1h 19m
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AI’s third era: the rise of persistent AI coworkers | Tara Seshan (OpenAI’s product lead)
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AI’s third era: the rise of persistent AI coworkers | Tara Seshan (OpenAI’s product lead)
Aug 30, 2026 · 1h 21m
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How to close $100K+ enterprise deals, step by step | Jen Abel
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How to close $100K+ enterprise deals, step by step | Jen Abel
Aug 23, 2026 · 1h 24m
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OpenAI’s Head of Design: This is the best time in history to be a designer | Ian Silber
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OpenAI’s Head of Design: This is the best time in history to be a designer | Ian Silber
Aug 16, 2026 · 1h 12m
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The playbook for building high talent density teams | Adam Ward, Head of Talent at Cursor
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The playbook for building high talent density teams | Adam Ward, Head of Talent at Cursor
Aug 09, 2026 · 1h 30m
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This CPO regrets that product management exists | Tom Verrilli (CPO of Whatnot)
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This CPO regrets that product management exists | Tom Verrilli (CPO of Whatnot)
Aug 02, 2026 · 1h 24m
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Anthropic’s first technical PM on token maxing, the jagged edge, and living in the future | Dianne Penn
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Anthropic’s first technical PM on token maxing, the jagged edge, and living in the future | Dianne Penn
Jul 26, 2026 · 1h 33m
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Netflix CPTO on AI and the future of product and tech roles | Elizabeth Stone
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Netflix CPTO on AI and the future of product and tech roles | Elizabeth Stone
Jul 19, 2026 · 1h 12m
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How tech workers actually feel about AI in 2026 | Annual AI sentiment survey (Noam Segal)
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How tech workers actually feel about AI in 2026 | Annual AI sentiment survey (Noam Segal)
Jul 12, 2026 · 1h 36m
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Adam Mosseri: AI is a tailwind for authenticity
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Adam Mosseri: AI is a tailwind for authenticity
Jul 09, 2026 · 1h 8m
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OpenAI Codex lead on the new shape of product work | Andrew Ambrosino
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OpenAI Codex lead on the new shape of product work | Andrew Ambrosino
Jun 28, 2026 · 1h 9m
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Building the most AI-pilled engineering team in the world | Fiona Fung (Manager of the Claude Code and Cowork Teams)
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Building the most AI-pilled engineering team in the world | Fiona Fung (Manager of the Claude Code and Cowork Teams)
Jun 21, 2026 · 1h 38m
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The hidden pattern behind successful products | Mark Pincus (Founder of Zynga)
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The hidden pattern behind successful products | Mark Pincus (Founder of Zynga)
Jun 14, 2026 · 1h 39m
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Father of the iPod and iPhone on building taste, judgment, and creativity in the AI era | Tony Fadell
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Father of the iPod and iPhone on building taste, judgment, and creativity in the AI era | Tony Fadell
Jun 07, 2026 · 1h 35m
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A rational conversation on where AI is actually going | Benedict Evans
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A rational conversation on where AI is actually going | Benedict Evans
May 31, 2026 · 1h 19m
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The AI paradox: More automation, more humans, more work | Dan Shipper
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The AI paradox: More automation, more humans, more work | Dan Shipper
May 24, 2026 · 1h 34m
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Why we’re at the beginning of the AI hardware boom | Caitlin Kalinowski (ex–OpenAI, Meta, Apple)
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Why we’re at the beginning of the AI hardware boom | Caitlin Kalinowski (ex–OpenAI, Meta, Apple)
May 17, 2026 · 1h 39m
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How to build a company that withstands any era | Eric Ries, Lean Startup author
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How to build a company that withstands any era | Eric Ries, Lean Startup author
May 10, 2026 · 1h 39m
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Why cultivating agency matters more than cultivating skills in the AI era | Max Schoening (Head of Product, Notion)
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Why cultivating agency matters more than cultivating skills in the AI era | Max Schoening (Head of Product, Notion)
May 03, 2026 · 1h 27m
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Snapchat CEO: Why distribution has become the most important moat | Evan Spiegel
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Snapchat CEO: Why distribution has become the most important moat | Evan Spiegel
Apr 26, 2026 · 1h 10m
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How Anthropic’s product team moves faster than anyone else | Cat Wu (Head of Product, Claude Code)
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How Anthropic’s product team moves faster than anyone else | Cat Wu (Head of Product, Claude Code)
Apr 23, 2026 · 1h 25m
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Why half of product managers are in trouble | Nikhyl Singhal (Meta, Google)
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Why half of product managers are in trouble | Nikhyl Singhal (Meta, Google)
Apr 19, 2026 · 1h 35m
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Hard truths about building in the AI era | Keith Rabois (Khosla Ventures)
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Hard truths about building in the AI era | Keith Rabois (Khosla Ventures)
Apr 12, 2026 · 1h 22m
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Anthropic’s $1B to $19B growth run: how Claude became the fastest-growing AI product in history | Amol Avasare
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Anthropic’s $1B to $19B growth run: how Claude became the fastest-growing AI product in history | Amol Avasare
Apr 05, 2026 · 1h 52m
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An AI state of the union: We’ve passed the inflection point, dark factories are coming, and automation timelines | Simon Willison
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An AI state of the union: We’ve passed the inflection point, dark factories are coming, and automation timelines | Simon Willison
Apr 02, 2026 · 1h 39m
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From skeptic to true believer: How OpenClaw changed my life | Claire Vo
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From skeptic to true believer: How OpenClaw changed my life | Claire Vo
Mar 29, 2026 · 1h 46m
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The art of influence: The single most important skill that AI can’t replace | Jessica Fain (Webflow, ex-Slack)
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The art of influence: The single most important skill that AI can’t replace | Jessica Fain (Webflow, ex-Slack)
Mar 22, 2026 · 1h 33m
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The tactical playbook for getting 20-40% more comp (without sounding greedy) | Jacob Warwick (Executive Negotiator)
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The tactical playbook for getting 20-40% more comp (without sounding greedy) | Jacob Warwick (Executive Negotiator)
Mar 15, 2026 · 1h 54m
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How I built a 1M+ subscriber newsletter and top 10 tech podcast | Lenny Rachitsky
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How I built a 1M+ subscriber newsletter and top 10 tech podcast | Lenny Rachitsky
Mar 12, 2026 · 1h 6m
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The most successful AI company you’ve never heard of | Qasar Younis
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The most successful AI company you’ve never heard of | Qasar Younis
Mar 08, 2026 · 1h 24m
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The design process is dead. Here’s what’s replacing it. | Jenny Wen (head of design at Claude)
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The design process is dead. Here’s what’s replacing it. | Jenny Wen (head of design at Claude)
Mar 01, 2026 · 1h 17m
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AI is critical for humanity’s survival: Cisco president on the AI revolution | Jeetu Patel
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AI is critical for humanity’s survival: Cisco president on the AI revolution | Jeetu Patel
Feb 26, 2026 · 1h 27m
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Head of Claude Code: What happens after coding is solved | Boris Cherny
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Head of Claude Code: What happens after coding is solved | Boris Cherny
Feb 19, 2026 · 1h 27m
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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)
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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)
Feb 15, 2026 · 1h 14m
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“Engineers are becoming sorcerers” | The future of software development with OpenAI’s Sherwin Wu
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“Engineers are becoming sorcerers” | The future of software development with OpenAI’s Sherwin Wu
Feb 12, 2026 · 1h 19m
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The rise of the professional vibe coder (a new AI-era job) | Lazar Jovanovic (Professional Vibe Coder)
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The rise of the professional vibe coder (a new AI-era job) | Lazar Jovanovic (Professional Vibe Coder)
Feb 08, 2026 · 1h 42m
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A child psychologist’s guide to working with difficult adults | Dr. Becky Kennedy
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A child psychologist’s guide to working with difficult adults | Dr. Becky Kennedy
Feb 01, 2026 · 1h 31m
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Marc Andreessen: The real AI boom hasn’t even started yet
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Marc Andreessen: The real AI boom hasn’t even started yet
Jan 29, 2026 · 1h 44m
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5 questions to ask when your product stops growing | Jason Cohen (2x unicorn founder)
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5 questions to ask when your product stops growing | Jason Cohen (2x unicorn founder)
Jan 25, 2026 · 1h 46m
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The non-technical PM’s guide to building with Cursor | Zevi Arnovitz (Meta)
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The non-technical PM’s guide to building with Cursor | Zevi Arnovitz (Meta)
Jan 18, 2026 · 1h 15m
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How to show up in any room with a low heart rate: Silicon Valley’s missing etiquette playbook | Sam Lessin
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How to show up in any room with a low heart rate: Silicon Valley’s missing etiquette playbook | Sam Lessin
Jan 15, 2026 · 1h 26m
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Why most AI products fail: Lessons from 50+ AI deployments at OpenAI, Google, and Amazon
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Why most AI products fail: Lessons from 50+ AI deployments at OpenAI, Google, and Amazon
Jan 11, 2026 · 1h 26m
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The high-growth handbook: Molly Graham’s frameworks for leading through chaos, change, and scale
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The high-growth handbook: Molly Graham’s frameworks for leading through chaos, change, and scale
Jan 04, 2026 · 1h 31m
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We replaced our sales team with 20 AI agents—here’s what happened | Jason Lemkin (SaaStr)
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We replaced our sales team with 20 AI agents—here’s what happened | Jason Lemkin (SaaStr)
Jan 01, 2026 · 1h 42m
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10 contrarian leadership truths every leader needs to hear | Matt MacInnis (Rippling)
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10 contrarian leadership truths every leader needs to hear | Matt MacInnis (Rippling)
Dec 28, 2025 · 1h 36m
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The coming AI security crisis (and what to do about it) | Sander Schulhoff
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The coming AI security crisis (and what to do about it) | Sander Schulhoff
Dec 21, 2025 · 1h 32m
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The new AI growth playbook for 2026: How Lovable hit $200M ARR in one year | Elena Verna (Head of Growth)
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The new AI growth playbook for 2026: How Lovable hit $200M ARR in one year | Elena Verna (Head of Growth)
Dec 18, 2025 · 1h 31m
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Why humans are AI’s biggest bottleneck (and what’s coming in 2026) | Alexander Embiricos (OpenAI Codex Product Lead)
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Why humans are AI’s biggest bottleneck (and what’s coming in 2026) | Alexander Embiricos (OpenAI Codex Product Lead)
Dec 14, 2025 · 1h 25m
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The 100-person AI lab that became Anthropic and Google's secret weapon | Edwin Chen (Surge AI)
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The 100-person AI lab that became Anthropic and Google's secret weapon | Edwin Chen (Surge AI)
Dec 07, 2025 · 1h 10m
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Why LinkedIn is turning PMs into AI-powered "full stack builders” | Tomer Cohen (LinkedIn CPO)
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Why LinkedIn is turning PMs into AI-powered "full stack builders” | Tomer Cohen (LinkedIn CPO)
Dec 04, 2025 · 1h 7m
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What world-class GTM looks like in 2026 | Jeanne DeWitt Grosser (Vercel, Stripe, Google)
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What world-class GTM looks like in 2026 | Jeanne DeWitt Grosser (Vercel, Stripe, Google)
Nov 30, 2025 · 1h 26m
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