PODCAST · Lenny's Podcast

2024 年 4 月节目

8 期 · 8 期带分节

  • 04-28Twitter’s former Head of Product opens up: being fired, meeting Elon, changing stagnant culture, building consumer product, more | Kayvon Beykpour
    1. 00:00Kayvon’s background
    2. 04:31Getting Elon up to speed at Twitter
    3. 11:34The story of being let go from Twitter after Elon’s acquisition
    4. 21:09Changing the product culture at Twitter
    5. 29:44Building the “hide replies” feature
    6. 32:02Sacred crows, taking bold bets, and reigniting growth
    7. 34:28Aquihires and their impact
    8. 42:40Tips for successful acquisitions and staffing
    9. 47:00The limitations of frameworks like JTBD
    10. 53:20Signs you’ve gone too far with a framework
    11. 57:44Lessons from building Periscope
    12. 01:00:41Reasons why Periscope failed
    13. 01:07:24The challenges of implementing video at Twitter
    14. 01:12:05Copying ideas in good taste
    15. 01:17:58How to get better at building consumer products
    16. 01:19:51What Kayvon is building
    17. 01:20:31Lightning round
  • 04-25How to build deeper, more robust relationships | Carole Robin (Stanford GSB professor, “Touchy Feely”)
    1. 00:00Carole’s background
    2. 05:17The importance of building robust relationships
    3. 10:20The “Touchy Feely” course at Stanford
    4. 13:29An example of the in-class experience
    5. 17:19Leaders in Tech: developing interpersonal competence
    6. 21:36Progressive disclosure and the 15% rule
    7. 24:28Appropriate disclosure
    8. 26:52The power of vulnerability
    9. 34:57Admitting mistakes and sharing feelings
    10. 37:08Understanding mental models
    11. 42:57The “three realities” framework
    12. 53:52The power of feedback and personal change
    13. 58:47The art of inquiry
    14. 01:03:27How to get better at giving feedback
    15. 01:07:47Exercises and continued learning
    16. 01:10:49“Advice hinders relationships”
    17. 01:16:49Failure corner: AFOG
    18. 01:20:30Takeaways
    19. 01:21:51Lessons from long Covid
  • 04-21Vision, conviction, and hype: How to build 0 to 1 inside a company | Mihika Kapoor (Product at Figma)
    1. 00:00Mihika’s background
    2. 04:29Core attributes of great product managers
    3. 07:34Crafting a compelling vision
    4. 12:12The vision behind FigJam
    5. 18:25Delivering a vision without design or engineering skills
    6. 21:52Creating momentum
    7. 26:36The importance of strong conviction
    8. 27:45Direct communication
    9. 32:48Building hype
    10. 42:20Immersing yourself in user insights
    11. 47:16Operationalizing user insights
    12. 50:33Caring deeply about what you build
    13. 54:01Finding passion in your work
    14. 57:00Building a strong culture
    15. 01:07:07Pivoting with grace and enthusiasm
    16. 01:11:48Design Nation
    17. 01:13:15Mihika’s weaknesses
    18. 01:16:07Building new products at larger companies
    19. 01:20:50Coming up with a great idea
    20. 01:22:49The key to going from 0 to 1
    21. 01:26:47Spreading the idea across the company
    22. 01:29:15Closing thoughts
    23. 01:32:11Lightning round
  • 04-18Lessons from 1,000+ YC startups: Resilience, tar pit ideas, pivoting, more | Dalton Caldwell (Y Combinator, Managing Director)
    1. 00:00Dalton’s background
    2. 04:41The value of simple advice
    3. 07:04Dalton’s advice: “Just don’t die”
    4. 08:39Knowing when to stop
    5. 11:45Deciding to pivot
    6. 14:26Characteristics of a good pivot
    7. 17:53Knowing when to pivot
    8. 19:03Zip’s journey and finding a market
    9. 21:22Why Dalton says to “Move towards the mountains and the desert”
    10. 23:45Tar pit ideas
    11. 26:49Understanding why investors say no
    12. 29:14The importance of market size
    13. 32:16Avoiding over-delegation and hiring senior people too early
    14. 36:43Why startups fail
    15. 40:30Effectively talking to customers
    16. 45:17Examples of startups hustling to talk to customers
    17. 48:01Patterns of successful startups
    18. 52:05YC’s Request for Startups
    19. 55:37Early days of Silicon Valley
    20. 01:05:33Contrarian corner: growth hacking for early startups
    21. 01:09:28Failure corner
    22. 01:11:15Closing thoughts
    23. 01:12:22Lightning round
  • 04-14The GitLab way: Kindness, transparency, and short toes | David DeSanto (CPO)
    1. 00:00David’s background
    2. 04:20Maintaining an epic beard
    3. 05:29Why GitLab publicly shares team meetings
    4. 09:49The GitLab Handbook
    5. 11:30GitLab’s issue tracker
    6. 14:29How to successfully build a culture of transparency
    7. 18:11Benefits of operating with transparency
    8. 19:55The value of building in public
    9. 21:53How GitLab implements their core value of kindness
    10. 25:16What it means to have “short toes”
    11. 27:41Other core values
    12. 32:16Common reasons for not fitting in at GitLab
    13. 34:42Advice for remote teams
    14. 42:04Advice for getting into product
    15. 43:52Advice for PMs who are struggling in a remote world
    16. 48:25Specific tools that help with remote work
    17. 53:13Time zones and remote work
    18. 57:18Breadth-over-depth strategy
    19. 01:04:14AI at GitLab
    20. 01:13:11GitLab’s products and solutions
    21. 01:14:54Lightning round
  • 04-11A framework for finding product-market fit | Todd Jackson (First Round Capital)
    1. 00:00Todd’s background
    2. 06:07First Round Capital’s PMF framework
    3. 09:07Why product-market fit is so important
    4. 11:02Who can benefit from this framework
    5. 12:55The product-market fit method
    6. 16:54Broad overview of the framework
    7. 21:35Level one: nascent product-market fit
    8. 33:16The four P’s
    9. 39:13Level two: developing product-market fit
    10. 49:13Signs you’re stuck at level two, and what to do
    11. 55:12Level three: strong product-market fit
    12. 01:00:17Signs you’re stuck at level three, and what to do
    13. 01:02:22Level four: extreme product-market fit
    14. 01:06:55Rough timelines for each level
    15. 01:11:18A quick recap of the framework
    16. 01:12:15Diving deeper on the four P’s: what to do if you’re stuck
    17. 01:13:56Dollar-driven discovery
    18. 01:25:11Apply for the product-market-fit method program
  • 04-07Bending the universe in your favor | Claire Vo (LaunchDarkly, Color, Optimizely, ChatPRD)
    1. 00:00Claire’s background
    2. 04:50How to achieve career progression
    3. 10:11Avoiding promotion obsession
    4. 13:50How Claire stepped into leadership roles
    5. 17:24Operating in your zone of genius
    6. 23:03How to maintain a fast pace
    7. 27:46Setting a high bar for quality and talent
    8. 29:54Normalizing feedback
    9. 33:09Being a woman in tech
    10. 47:09The role of a CPTO
    11. 54:19Building ChatPRD
    12. 59:39Tips for building a GPT
    13. 01:02:27The impact of AI on product management
    14. 01:08:08How AI is changing the product management role
    15. 01:14:36Efficiency gains with ChatPRD
    16. 01:16:39Contrarian corner: sales-led product organizations
    17. 01:20:11Lightning round
  • 04-04Zigging vs. zagging: How HubSpot built a $30B company | Dharmesh Shah (co-founder/CTO)
    1. 00:00Dharmesh’s background
    2. 04:20Fun facts about Dharmesh
    3. 06:31His data-oriented approach to public speaking
    4. 11:45Advice for adding humor to your presentations
    5. 15:28Why he has no direct reports
    6. 18:46You can shape the universe to your liking
    7. 20:02Lessons from building HubSpot
    8. 23:43Contrarian ways of running a company
    9. 37:26Fighting the second law of thermodynamics
    10. 40:29The importance of simplicity in running a business
    11. 45:22Succeeding in the SMB market
    12. 50:29Zigging when others are zagging
    13. 54:17When it makes sense to go “wide and deep”
    14. 57:33Using flashtags to communicate opinions
    15. 01:02:44HubSpot’s decision-making process
    16. 01:09:41Deciding what ideas to invest in
    17. 01:15:26Defining and maintaining company culture
    18. 01:30:46The potential of AI
    19. 01:37:03Practical advice for learning AI
    20. 01:40:07Where to find Dharmesh