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Optimizing For Feelings

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Lenny’s Podcast106 min

Competing with giants: An inside look at how The Browser Company builds product

Josh Miller · Mar 19, 2023
Key learnings
  • Optimize for the feeling you want users to have (joy, speed, surprise, focus) and use metrics as an honesty check rather than the…
  • Track one tight engagement metric that captures retention, engagement, and growth together, such as how many users return five of…
  • Hire people who show up with heartfelt intensity and something to prove, then give them an ambitious prompt and get out of their…