“May I present to you: The Standard-Setter. The Standard-Setter’s superpower is failing upward while confusing pressure with motivation. They believe everyone has another gear, and that their job is to force people into it.”
Shreyas Doshi announces a new resource: a playlist of 23 candid video answers to career questions and dilemmas submitted by readers. The announcement frames the content as blunt and practical, aimed at ambitious…
The essay opens with an anecdote about a journalist's first impressions of a notable figure, using it as a jumping-off point to ask what humans should use their minds for as AI takes on more cognitive work. It frames…
ON TOUGH TIMES AT WORK People are different, and different people need different things to get them through tough times at work — times when work is stressful, or you’re dealing with annoying politics, or just when the motivation tank is running low. For some, it’s energizing
John Cutler outlines ten career traps that thoughtful people, including capable product and tech professionals, tend to fall into. The core argument is that good intentions and strong work ethic can quietly steer…
Marty Cagan argues that the current trend of cutting managers in favor of pure individual-contributor builders is a temporary phase rather than the future. He restates the principle that experts lead experts: effective…
.@thsottiaux (Head of ChatGPT & Codex) on the skills trending up and down in the AI era. Trending up: great taste, passion to build something that matters, knowing what good looks like. Trending down: typing fast.
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Writer of Lenny's Newsletter and host of Lenny's Podcast.
Product discovery coach, author of Continuous Discovery Habits; writes Product Talk.
Founder of Silicon Valley Product Group (SVPG) and author of Inspired, Empowered and Transformed.
Co-founder of Crazy Egg, KISSmetrics and FYI; writes about product, SaaS and customer research.
Product leader (Stripe, Twitter, Google, Yahoo) and advisor known for frameworks on product sense and…
Co-founder and CEO of 37signals (Basecamp, HEY), co-author of Rework and Shape Up's home company.
Author of Escaping the Build Trap, founder of Produx Labs and Product Institute.
Former VP of Product Design at Facebook, author of The Making of a Manager; writes The Looking Glass.
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