Substack · Shreyas Doshi♥ 72
Jan 19, 2026
The source text opens by describing a common complaint among product managers: that PMs lack enough influence over product decisions at modern tier 1 software companies. The excerpt is cut off immediately after this…
Lenny’s Podcast100 min
Zevi Arnovitz · Jan 18, 2026
Key learnings- Start slowly with a ChatGPT project acting as a skeptical 'CTO' before moving to coding tools, gradually easing into code to…
- Capture ideas quickly as Linear issues using reusable slash commands, so you can pick them up later with context already gathered.
- Separate the workflow into explore, plan, execute, review, and document phases, and have the AI ask clarifying questions before…
Substack · Shreyas Doshi♥ 49
Jan 15, 2026
Shreyas Doshi describes a counterintuitive lesson he picked up from observing a manager at Stripe: the most persuasive way to win people over is often to stop selling and instead be genuinely candid about tradeoffs…
Product Talk · Teresa TorresJan 15, 2026
Jan 15, 2026
This episode of Just Now Possible features Tendos AI's leaders discussing how they automate the tendering workflow for construction manufacturers, where teams manually parse huge bid-request PDFs, match products, price…
Lenny’s Podcast129 min
Sam Lessin · Jan 15, 2026
Key learnings- Aim to enter a room with a low heart rate and an abundance mindset rather than scarcity, since the conversation is a…
- Arrive a little early, roughly 10 to 15 minutes, and never make a late guest feel bad; a simple apology is enough.
- When you forget someone's name, introduce your partner first and let the moment hang so the other person picks up the name, or…
HEY World · Jason FriedJan 14, 2026
Jan 14, 2026
Jason Fried argues that the original Cuisinart food processor is a near-perfect example of interface design. Its two large paddle buttons, one latching for continuous ON and one spring-loaded for momentary PULSE/OFF…
Product Talk · Teresa TorresJan 14, 2026
Jan 14, 2026 · 16 min
Teresa Torres reflects on 2025 and lays out her 2026 roadmap, framed around the idea of 'just now possible' enabled by generative AI. She describes building AI coaches and tools, sunsetting her cohort-based Deep Dive…
Product Talk · Teresa TorresJan 13, 2026
Jan 13, 2026
Teresa Torres and Petra Wille open 2026 with a casual behind-the-scenes conversation about what is changing in their work and what they are experimenting with. Teresa explains retiring live Deep Dive cohorts in favor of…
Substack · Shreyas Doshi♥ 92
Jan 12, 2026
The essay argues that mid-career professionals tend to believe the ceiling of mastery in their craft sits just slightly above their current level, a belief that feels humble but quietly limits growth. This assumption…
Lenny’s Podcast117 min
Alexander Embiricos · Jan 12, 2026
Key learnings- Ship a product to a small group first, then learn empirically from usage rather than over-planning, especially in fast-moving AI…
- Onboard users into agentic tools by first working alongside them in the local IDE or terminal, then gradually configure…
- Give AI coding tools your hardest real tasks rather than trivial ones, and build trust by having the agent first understand the…
Lenny’s Podcast110 min
Aishwarya Naresh Reganti + Kiriti Badam · Jan 11, 2026
Key learnings- AI products differ from traditional software mainly because user inputs and model outputs are both non-deterministic, so behavior…
- Each time you grant an AI system more decision-making autonomy, you give up some human control; autonomy should be earned through…
- Start with low-agency, high-human-control versions (e.g., suggestions to human agents) and log human corrections to build a…
Product Talk · Teresa TorresJan 8, 2026
Jan 8, 2026
This podcast episode features Elliot Little and Dan St. Paul of Zero Gravity, a UK platform helping state-school students reach elite careers through mentoring and learning pathways. They describe building an AI career…
Substack · Shreyas Doshi♥ 58
Jan 8, 2026
Shreyas Doshi argues that many behaviors large companies encourage, such as answering support tickets, talking to many customers, and responding instantly to email and Slack, are designed to keep average performers…
Medium · Hiten ShahJan 7, 2026
Jan 7, 2026 · 3 min
Hiten Shah argues that many workplace problems are simple to solve once they reach the people directly involved, but they become costly when routed indirectly through intermediaries. Drawing on experiences at…
Product Talk · Teresa TorresJan 7, 2026
Jan 7, 2026 · 17 min
Teresa Torres walks through the building blocks of Claude Code: markdown context files, slash commands, agents and sub-agents, skills, hooks, and plug-ins. Her core argument is that going deep on one tool and…
HEY World · Jason FriedJan 6, 2026
Jan 6, 2026
Jason Fried argues that the excitement around AI agents comes less from the technology itself and more from the psychological experience they create: delegating a task to someone fully competent. He notes that most…
Substack · Shreyas Doshi♥ 82
Jan 6, 2026
The source text is a single sentence: 'For high-stakes situations, the outcome is paramount.' Because the full essay is not provided, this summary is limited to that claim. The core idea is that when stakes are high…
Lenny’s Newsletter♥ 255
Jan 6, 2026 · 8 min
Subscriber post — summary onlyLenny Rachitsky's year-end roundup collects the most popular posts from his newsletter, grouped by theme such as AI, career, strategy, growth, and execution, plus a few all-time classics. He also reviews his 2025 goals…
HEY World · Jason FriedJan 5, 2026
Jan 5, 2026 · 3 min
Jason Fried describes staying in a brand-new rental house packed with smart-home technology and finds it worse than basic, older equipment. Lights, a TV, a dishwasher that needs an app, a thermostat, and an alarm panel…
Product Talk · Teresa TorresJan 5, 2026
Jan 5, 2026 · 6 min
This post announces the 2026 Continuous Discovery Habits Book Club, a monthly reading program built around Teresa Torres's book to help readers practice continuous discovery rather than just read about it. The January…
Lenny’s Podcast120 min
Molly Graham · Jan 4, 2026
Key learnings- Keep handing off the work you've mastered so you can take on the next, bigger challenge; the job keeps growing, so you must keep…
- Name and externalize the emotional reactions to change, then give them about two weeks; anything lasting longer deserves a real…
- When a team struggles, snorkel before you scuba: check structure (goals, roles, expectations) and team dynamics before blaming…
Substack podcastJan 3, 2026
Jan 3, 2026
Key learnings- Treat time management as an ongoing experiment rather than a fixed system, testing methods and keeping what actually works for…
- Advanced time management ideas go beyond to-do lists to focus on how you allocate attention across competing priorities.
- Protect blocks of deep, uninterrupted work time, since product work is often fragmented by meetings and reactive requests.
Substack · Shreyas Doshi♥ 50
Jan 2, 2026
Shreyas Doshi argues that a common implicit assumption, that everything should be meant for everyone, is mistaken, and that treating narrow fit as a defect leads people to create and consume poorly. The essay's framing…
Lenny’s Podcast175 min
Jason M Lemkin · Jan 1, 2026
Key learnings- Don't abandon a sales motion to chase pure product-led growth if customers need help to buy; many self-serve startups later need…
- Founders can close the first 10 customers themselves because they excel at the middle of conversations; focus on asking for next…
- Start hiring sales reps once founders spend about 20% of their time in sales and 20% recruiting; hire at least two reps so you…
Substack · Shreyas Doshi♥ 324
Dec 30, 2025
Shreyas Doshi argues that clear thinking underpins everything product people do, yet most of us have significant gaps in how we reason. In this year-end essay he offers ten ideas for 2026, framed explicitly as useful to…
Lenny’s Podcast123 min
Matt MacInnis · Dec 28, 2025
Key learnings- Extraordinary outcomes require extraordinary effort; if people feel comfortable at work, something has gone wrong, and leaders…
- Deliberately understaff projects, since overstaffing invites politics and pulls people onto low-priority work before it is clear…
- Withholding feedback is selfish because it optimizes for your own comfort; escalate issues in public and give direct feedback…
Substack podcastDec 27, 2025
Dec 27, 2025
Key learnings- Writing can sharpen thinking by forcing you to make vague ideas explicit and expose gaps in your reasoning.
- The claim 'writing is thinking' is useful but overextended; not all thinking happens through writing, and writing alone does not…
- Treat writing as one tool among several for thinking, alongside conversation, sketching, and deliberate reflection.
Substack · Shreyas Doshi♥ 35
Dec 26, 2025
Shreyas Doshi argues that peer-reviewed studies on human psychology and behavior are often over-trusted by smart people. Such research typically reports averages and correlations across populations, which says little…
Lenny’s Newsletter♥ 451
Dec 23, 2025 · 24 min
Subscriber post — summary onlyLenny Rachitsky and Noam Segal report on a 1,750-respondent survey of tech workers about AI productivity. The core argument is that AI is overdelivering for most people, with the biggest gains in founders and PMs, while…
SVPG · Marty CaganDec 19, 2025
Dec 19, 2025 · 11 min
Marty Cagan and Elias Lieberich describe how the product model shows up at Google, a company with nine products that each exceed one billion monthly users. The article frames the model around three parts: leaders…