789 memorable quotes from Lenny's Podcast guests
“Different teams have different ways of working, but trying to be asynchronous, using Slack, making sure you're following up in very visible ways where people can see.”
“Airbnb does not ship product if it is not good. They are obsessed with the end consumer experience.”
“Follow people that are plugged into cultural zeitgeist because it helps you also understand the moment in which you are shipping.”
“That book was incredible and I used it a lot. I pretty much got copies for everybody on the team, like 40 plus people.”
“Some of the brightest minds in any craft are people that you never hear because it takes a certain personality, energy, and probably a lot of other circumstances to invest in your personal brand.”
“The only thing that's worse than a channel or a tactic that you tried not working is when you didn't give it the appropriate shot.”
“If you have sample content, take the time to not have it be like Jane Doe 12 times in the name list.”
“The simplest way to do this is to write a template email for yourself that you can send out very easily.”
“Go forth and believe in customer success, and talk to your users.”
“When you are a solo operator running your own business, you have a lot of freedom to craft your work around only your strengths.”
“If I'm not getting the reaction that I'm looking for, how might I be contributing to that?”
“You can't solve everything with improving your communication, but you can increase the likelihood of getting what you want.”
“Focus on that output significantly. As you get comfortable with output... don't forget your IC roots.”
“It's never too late to do or what do you want to do and what do you want to be.”
“The reason why change is hard... is because we are used to thinking fast and we are not used to thinking slow.”
“Most decisions people stress out about just aren't that important.”
“I think we often treat engineers a little bit like children instead of giving them the responsibilities and ability to actually thrive as adults.”
“There's no way around, just through.”
“When you fall in love with the problem, then what happened is that the problem is going to serve as the North Star of your journey.”
“Don't be afraid to fail, right? In your journey, you're going to fail multiple times, and when you fail and get up, you get up stronger.”
