795 memorable quotes from Lenny's Podcast guests
“If you can't answer that and you say, 'Listen, I'm doing so much.' But you can't point this exact thing, you have a focus problem in my eyes.”
“We really have an approach of very radical transparency about everything.”
“Being positive, seeing the good things is a huge, huge power and it's a huge driver.”
“In 6 months, if I'm telling you what to do, I've hired the wrong person.”
“You have to plan your chess moves out in advance.”
“Sometimes your product actually doesn't matter.”
“Airbnb does not ship product if it is not good. They are obsessed with the end consumer experience.”
“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.”
“Follow people that are plugged into cultural zeitgeist because it helps you also understand the moment in which you are shipping.”
“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.”
“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.”
“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.”
“The reason why change is hard... is because we are used to thinking fast and we are not used to thinking slow.”
“Focus on that output significantly. As you get comfortable with output... don't forget your IC roots.”
