Lenny’s Newsletter · Free post♥ 612
Aug 4, 2020 · 5 min
“Hello and welcome to thefree monthly editionof my weekly newsletter. I’m Lenny, and each week I humbly tackle reader questions about product, growth, working with humans, and anything else that’s stressing you out at the office. Q: I’ve seen you share a few PM templates in the past. Do you have a place to find all of your favorite templates? Now I do! Below are all of my favorite templates and frameworks that I rely on. As a bonus, I…”
Lenny’s Newsletter · Free post♥ 300
Jun 14, 2019 · 17 min
Lenny Rachitsky, who moved from engineering into product at Airbnb, lays out how to decide whether product management suits you, which of four common entry paths to pursue, and which seven core skills to build. He…
Lenny’s Podcast85 min
Ian McAllister · Nov 20, 2022
Key learnings- New PMs should focus first on communicating, prioritizing, and executing, since other skills grow in importance with seniority.
- Answer first and then explain; when asked a 'when' question, give a date, and grade yourself after feedback to improve…
- Prioritization is a core PM skill across themes, projects, sequencing, scope, and personal time, and it strongly multiplies…
Lenny’s Podcast109 min
Bill Carr · Nov 2, 2023
Key learnings- Start product decisions from the customer's real problem and work backwards to the required solution, rather than starting from…
- Avoid compound metrics that blend several numbers into one index; track each important metric individually so you can see which…
- Organize teams around a single-threaded leader who owns the people, resources and roadmap for a durable area, rather than…
Lenny’s Podcast89 min
Anuj Rathi · Dec 7, 2023
Key learnings- Design onboarding for the next-state user, treating new users as lazy, vain, and selfish, and carry the same value proposition…
- Pick one clear value proposition and follow it through the full journey instead of presenting everything the product does at once…
- Use working backwards PR FAQs not just for customer value but to align GTM, pricing, legal, and engineering timelines, and to…
Lenny’s Podcast67 min
Inbal S · Dec 1, 2023
Key learnings- Engineers using AI tools need to shift from writing code to systems and architecture thinking, which lets junior developers spend…
- Don't adopt AI for its own sake; start from the customer problem and ask how AI can best solve it, rather than asking what to do…
- AI tools must fade into the background: any extra setup, asking, or waiting adds friction and developers will abandon the tool.
Product Talk · Teresa TorresSep 7, 2022
Sep 7, 2022 · 10 min
Teresa Torres profiles how Sören Weber and the Search & Flow team at trivago adopted continuous discovery habits on a mature hotel metasearch product. Despite existing user-focus rituals, the team tended to jump to…
SVPG · Marty CaganJun 23, 2017
Jun 23, 2017 · 3 min
Marty Cagan describes a discovery framing technique for larger product efforts, such as redesigns, where a simple opportunity assessment may not convey enough value. He builds on Amazon's 'working backwards' practice of…
Lenny’s Podcast53 min
Shweta Shriva · Apr 9, 2023
Key learnings- Build autonomous driving to feel natural and predictable, using human driving data while discarding bad driving behavior, so…
- Expect the MVP bar to be far higher when safety is at stake, but still ship early and iterate on real-world deployment.
- Track both commercial/operational metrics (trips, active users, cost) and system behavior metrics (safety versus human…
Lenny’s Podcast106 min
Daniel Lereya · Apr 27, 2025
Key learnings- Treat a competitor's rapid shipping as a gift that proves a goal is possible, then set an ambitious target that forces you to…
- Measure product managers by the impact they validate for customers, not by features shipped; define the problem, the opportunity…
- Ask each quarter what your product will do differently for customers a quarter from now, and check whether you can name your…