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11 Quotes shared on Lenny's Podcast

Moving People Thrive

By Peter Dang - From ChatGPT to Instagram to Uber: The quiet architect behind the world’s most popular products

Peter shares his father’s Chinese saying to illustrate the value of seeking new experiences.

From ChatGPT to Instagram to Uber: The quiet architect behind the world’s most popular products

Moving People Thrive

Peter shares his father’s Chinese saying to illustrate the value of seeking new experiences.

Anthropic co-founder: AGI predictions, leaving OpenAI, what keeps him up at night | Ben Mann

Asimov's "The Last Question" Superintelligence Story

Ben references Asimov’s tale where a superintelligence restarts the universe.

Andrew Wilkinson

I’ve run 75+ businesses. Here’s why you’re probably chasing the wrong idea. | Andrew Wilkinson

Easy Choices, Hard Life; Hard Choices, Easy Life

Andrew shares the life motto he regularly relies on.

Bending the universe in your favor | Claire Vo (LaunchDarkly, Color, Optimizely, ChatPRD)

Clear is Kind: Normalizing Feedback

Claire cites Brene Brown to stress candid feedback.

From ChatGPT to Instagram to Uber: The quiet architect behind the world’s most popular products

Mike and Kevin's 'Not Confused' Motto

Peter cites Mike and Kevin’s motto on decisive execution.

Brian Chesky's secret mentor who scaled Airbnb (after dying 9 times & building a hotel empire)

Start Interviews with Clear Alignment Questions

Chip cites a favourite interview opener for candidates.

Inside ChatGPT: The fastest growing product in history | Nick Turley (OpenAI)

Incentives Drive Product Behavior

Nick cites Munger to underscore why incentives matter for product behaviour.

The one question that saves product careers | Matt LeMay

Trying to Stay Safe in Future Kills Present

Matt repeats a line from Alan Watts to emphasise its impact on his thinking about control.

From ChatGPT to Instagram to Uber: The quiet architect behind the world’s most popular products

Repeating Goals and Vision Is Essential

Dang cites Jill’s mantra to stress repeating goals and vision.

This will make you a better decision maker | Annie Duke (Thinking In Bets, former pro poker player)

Kahneman's Perspective: Nothing Is As Important As It Seems

Annie cites Kahneman to stress keeping perspective when decisions feel huge.

Madhavan Ramanujam

Pricing your AI product: Lessons from 400+ companies and 50 unicorns | Madhavan Ramanujam

Warren Buffett's Pricing Power Definition

Buffett maxim captures why pricing strength matters.