795 memorable quotes from Lenny's Podcast guests
“I think it's really rare that people see a company scale to the heights of Uber and Opendoor with such a heavy operational component that are still tech companies.”
“Startups is a game of trying to get distribution before the incumbent can copy.”
“If you think about going from when they're born until they're essentially 18 and leave the home, your job as a parent is to essentially make them more and more independent.”
“Building a great product is one of those things that's necessary, but not sufficient.”
“Waking up every morning, what is the most impactful thing I could do today?”
“It's remarkable that it's a true story.”
“The original framing was one click comment.”
“We focus much more on how we can leverage people's strengths rather than helping to improve weaknesses.”
“I encourage everyone... to take the initiative to go out and build products and talk with customers.”
“If the model is the product, then the eval is the product requirement document.”
“The goal of the photographer is to create a capture that expresses to the viewer what it felt like to be there.”
“You have to trust yourself.”
“I think this is probably true of most people who went to startups and succeeded, was like, 'I just had faith that I was making good decisions.'”
“That experience will take you far.”
“Do a legitimate side hustle, found a company on the side and learn everything else.”
“To have the highest trajectory and what certainly was a tailwind for my career was you guys have to lean into those founder skills.”
“I realized, okay, what are the five things that are really pulling me out of alignment?”
“It's the experiences that keep you at your job. It's not just about the money.”
“The moment you stop making progress in your career is the moment you start looking for another job.”
“People hire products, they don't buy them, they hire them to make progress in their life.”
