Lenny’s Podcast93 min
Andrew Ambrosino · Jun 28, 2026
Key learnings- Implementation is no longer the expensive part of building; the scarce skill is taste, meaning deciding what to build and…
- Pick the medium deliberately: use a document to clarify a vague product area, and a prototype to stress-test an interaction…
- Prototypes can look production-ready and anchor teams too early, so label whether something is an exploration or a shipping…
The Beautiful Mess · John Cutler♥ 101
Jun 26, 2026
John Cutler critiques the recurring pattern of slides that wrap AI into old SDLC diagrams with logos, claiming the 'bottleneck has moved' and that the answer is settled, even as new methods appear weekly. The essay…
Product Talk · Teresa TorresJun 25, 2026
Jun 25, 2026
This episode of Just Now Possible features a conversation with Priya Nakra and Olivia Rowley of Override Labs, a nonprofit building technology to prevent gender-based violence. Their flagship product, Is This Okay?…
Product Talk · Teresa TorresJun 23, 2026
Jun 23, 2026
Teresa Torres talks with Petra Wille about how she and co-organizer Arne design experiences rather than mere events at Product at Heart and related leadership gatherings. Petra explains that intentional sensory details…
Lenny’s Newsletter♥ 578
Jun 23, 2026 · 16 min
Subscriber post — summary onlyExecutive coach Joe Hudson argues that as AI commoditizes knowledge and effort, the scarce advantage becomes emotional clarity. He lays out a "wisdom stack" of four traits (discernment, productive conflict, willingness…
Lenny’s Podcast129 min
Fiona Fung · Jun 21, 2026
Key learnings- Manage with AI by running recurring Claude sessions over repos, Slack, and metrics to summarize shipped work and turn it into…
- Automate daily leadership rituals such as scanning feedback channels with scheduled routines that surface themes and draft PRs…
- Give Claude explicit frameworks such as checked-in specs and skills describing what good looks like, so automated code review can…
Substack · Shreyas Doshi♥ 86
Jun 19, 2026
Shreyas Doshi argues that founders and senior leaders in high-leverage roles benefit from clearly identifying what they are really selling, meaning the core value or outcome their product or leadership delivers beneath…
Product Talk · Teresa TorresJun 16, 2026
Jun 16, 2026
This podcast episode argues that organizational change is exhausting and that individuals usually waste energy trying to fix their companies' people and processes. Teresa Torres and Petra Wille describe a three-part…
The Beautiful Mess · John Cutler♥ 48
Jun 16, 2026
John Cutler examines the difference between using mirrors and practicing mirroring, two ways of reflecting back what teams and people do. He describes how his own thinking about this distinction has evolved over the…
Lenny’s Podcast107 min
Mark Pincus · Jun 14, 2026
Key learnings- Use Proven, Better, New: master what already works first, make it measurably better in ways 10 out of 10 existing users would…
- Assume your instincts are right but your specific ideas are often wrong; test many ideas in your innovation zone and fail for the…
- Start humbly and small; ambitious visions before product-market fit tend to cause failure, and early wins usually come from…
The Looking Glass · Julie Zhuo♥ 195
Jun 13, 2026
Subscriber post — summary onlyJulie Zhuo writes to people about to become wealthy through an IPO, acquisition, or successful business, framing a sudden liquidity event as a turning point. The essay appears to address how to handle that new reality…
Product Talk · Teresa TorresJun 11, 2026
Jun 11, 2026
This podcast episode features three members of Musubi, an AI-native trust and safety toolkit for content platforms, discussing how they build custom-trained ML models and LLM-powered moderation tools tailored to each…
Product Talk · Teresa TorresJun 10, 2026
Jun 10, 2026 · 5 min
Teresa Torres responds to recent supply-chain attacks on software packages by describing how she hardens her local machine while still letting Claude access many folders for her task and research system. She recaps the…
The Looking Glass podcastJun 9, 2026
Jun 9, 2026
Key learnings- Treat sales as a craft worth mastering, not a lesser discipline; understanding how customers buy makes product leaders far more…
- Learn to listen closely to what customers are actually trying to accomplish before proposing solutions or pitching value.
- Build trust through consistent follow-through, since credibility compounds over repeated interactions with buyers and internal…
Product Talk · Teresa TorresJun 9, 2026
Jun 9, 2026
Teresa Torres and Petra Wille argue that the best way to develop a team's skills is often a small, intentional learning group rather than either training everyone at once or leaving people to self-direct. They contrast…
Lenny’s Newsletter♥ 340
Jun 9, 2026 · 7 min
Subscriber post — summary onlyLenny Rachitsky's paid newsletter, the second part of a series, recommends 24 long-standing books for product builders, grouped by the jobs they help with, such as design, taste, influence, starting a company, career…
The Beautiful Mess · John Cutler♥ 83
Jun 7, 2026
The piece argues that organizations asking their teams to find ways to use AI for company benefit are undermining that goal by stripping away the agency people need to experiment and decide. The core claim is that…
Lenny’s Podcast121 min
Tony Fadell · Jun 7, 2026
Key learnings- Start product ideas from a real, persistent customer pain, then ask whether a new technology can solve it in a way that…
- For a true 1.0 in a new category, rely on a small group of named opinion-based decision makers, since data from analogs is…
- Micromanage the few decisions that truly matter to the customer, cost, or long-term vision, and delegate the rest, instead of…
Product Talk · Teresa TorresJun 3, 2026
Jun 3, 2026 · 13 min
Teresa Torres recounts how a worm known as Mini Shai-Hulud, which spread through popular JavaScript packages in May, pushed her to rethink the security of her AI-assisted building. She explains that most malware follows…
Product Talk · Teresa TorresJun 2, 2026
Jun 2, 2026
Teresa Torres and Petra Wille rant about how absurd corporate procurement has become for outside experts like speakers and consultants. Torres describes contracts with 80-page ethics policies, 800-question security…
Product Talk · Teresa TorresJun 1, 2026
Jun 1, 2026 · 5 min
This reading guide introduces the June installment of a book club around Continuous Discovery Habits, centered on Chapter 7, which argues that product strategy belongs in the opportunity space rather than the solution…
Substack · Shreyas Doshi♥ 315
May 31, 2026
Shreyas Doshi argues that many ambitious mid-career people in tech feel dissatisfied not because of a single failure but because their career growth has stalled relative to their own expectations. Drawing on years of…
Lenny’s Podcast109 min
Benedict Evans · May 31, 2026
Key learnings- Treat AI as roughly as big as the internet or mobile, and recognize we are early, like 1997, with most applications not yet built…
- Expect adoption to be very uneven; survey data shows many people are not using AI at all, so don't assume the people in your…
- Ask whether a job is a task that can be automated or a deeper outcome; consultants and professionals are hired for judgment…
The Beautiful Mess · John Cutler♥ 62
May 31, 2026
John Cutler reflects on the pull many product people feel to help and improve things, and on how that impulse can turn into exhaustion if left unchecked. He frames the desire to help as a real gift that helps people…
Product Talk · Teresa TorresMay 28, 2026
May 28, 2026 · 3 min
This episode of Just Now Possible features Lorikeet, a startup building AI customer support concierge agents for regulated industries. The team describes how months of work on the wrong ideas, such as reflection tools…
Product Talk · Teresa TorresMay 26, 2026
May 26, 2026 · 3 min
Teresa Torres and Petra Wille question whether the technology industry they have built their careers in is net positive for the world. They reflect candidly on contributing to the internet, social media, and now AI, and…
Lenny’s Newsletter♥ 678
May 26, 2026 · 8 min
Subscriber post — summary onlyLenny Rachitsky recommends a curated set of books for product builders, organized by the skill or job a reader wants to improve, such as communication, strategy, management, and sales. He limits himself to three books…
Lenny’s Podcast118 min
Dan Shipper · May 24, 2026
Key learnings- Keep using the newest models and agent tools for your real work, and experiment on your own time if your employer restricts…
- Expect most company AI to start as one shared agent that everyone can talk to, likely in Slack, rather than many personal agents…
- Design products so agents can be users too: make them easy to drive via CLI and browser-friendly, because the customer's own AI…
Product Talk · Teresa TorresMay 20, 2026
May 20, 2026 · 4 min
Teresa Torres describes a personal 'team of agents' built on Claude that works for her while she is away from the computer: a podcast manager, a sales admin, and a coding manager. Each agent prepares tasks, reports, or…
Substack · Shreyas Doshi♥ 83
May 19, 2026
Shreyas Doshi argues that blunt feedback can be transformative, but its value depends heavily on the giver's intent and judgment. Feedback delivered bluntly without care or accuracy can cause harm rather than growth…