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Lex Fridman· Sep 9, 2022Podcast · 2 speakersYou Play Better Chess When You Stop Caring About the NumberGuest Botez Sisters · Host Lex FridmanAlexandra and Andrea Botez talk with Lex Fridman about ratings, streaming personas, depression, and why obsession with a board game can swallow a life.
2:04:16ENLex Fridman· Apr 10, 2022Podcast · 2 speakersPlease Don't Say That: Rick Rubin on Protecting the Room Where Art HappensGuest Rick Rubin · Host Lex FridmanLex Fridman talks with the producer about listening blank, ruthless editing, Johnny Cash's "Hurt," and why a compliment can break a session.
42:35EN20VC with Harry Stebbings· Feb 5, 2022Podcast · 2 speakersMac Conwell on Building RareBreed and Supporting Overlooked FoundersGuest McKeever Conwell II · Host Harry StebbingsThe investor describes his path into venture, fundraising through relationships on Twitter and his proposed changes to the industry.
1:50:07ENLex Fridman· Jan 8, 2022Podcast · 2 speakersBombing Is Data: Mark Normand on Love, Comedy, and Eating Shit EarlyGuest Mark Normand · Host Lex FridmanStand-up comedian Mark Normand talks with Lex Fridman about keeping love in shape, growing up the odd kid in New Orleans, why open-mic hell is comedy’s first level, and when a joke is finally done.
55:02ENLex Fridman· Nov 30, 2021Podcast · 2 speakersThe Day After Olympic Gold, Tom Brands Mowed the LawnGuest Tom Brands · Host Lex FridmanIowa's head wrestling coach tells Lex Fridman why hatred of losing, extra rope climbs, and a lockstep staff built both a champion and a program.
2:23:08ENLex Fridman· Oct 31, 2021Podcast · 2 speakersHate Losing More Than You Love Winning: Jimmy Pedro on Forging Judo ChampionsGuest Jimmy Pedro · Host Lex FridmanThe four-time Olympian and coach of Kayla Harrison and Travis Stevens on uchi mata, visualization, and why American judo loses its teenagers at thirteen.
3:42:43ENLex Fridman· Sep 20, 2021Podcast · 2 speakersHe Fought for Eight Minutes and Didn't Get a Single VoteGuest Travis Stevens · Host Lex FridmanTravis Stevens on judo, Olympic heartbreak, weight cutting as engineering, and the silver medal that arrived after he stopped treating winning as a goal.
3:08:32ENLex Fridman· Mar 4, 2021Podcast · 2 speakersNinety Minutes With the Door Shut: Cal Newport on Deep Work, Email, and a Life Built for the Worst CaseGuest Cal Newport · Host Lex FridmanThe Georgetown computer scientist talks with Lex Fridman about attention, digital minimalism, a world without email, and why relationships are the only honest worst-case analysis.
1:16:12ENLex Fridman· Jan 9, 2021Podcast · 2 speakersDan Gable Won the Olympics 57–0. He Still Talks About the Match He LostGuest Dan Gable · Host Lex FridmanThe Iowa wrestling legend on Russian technique, American toughness, the murder of his sister, and why he took the word choice out of his life.
2:02:45ENLex Fridman· Dec 26, 2020PodcastSteal the Code: You Get Zero Points for Making the Algorithm RunHost Lex FridmanCharles Isbell and Michael Littman tell Lex Fridman why machine learning is not just statistics, why struggle has to stay hopeful, and what a $6,600 online master's actually sells.
2:35:30ENLex Fridman· Nov 16, 2020Podcast · 2 speakersOn a Perfectly Flat Floor, Heights Still WorkGuest Andrew Huberman · Host Lex FridmanStanford neuroscientist Andrew Huberman talks with Lex Fridman about fear circuits, matching inner arousal to outer demand, and why the first minutes after sleep should not belong to someone else's timeline.
1:27:29ENLex Fridman· Jun 20, 2020Podcast · 2 speakersResistance Is How You Know the Work MattersGuest Steven Pressfield · Host Lex FridmanSteven Pressfield tells Lex Fridman why he writes about Spartans and Alexander — and why the battle that counts is the one against his own ego.
37:49ENLex Fridman· Mar 21, 2020Podcast · 2 speakersYou cannot finish first in a game that has no finish lineGuest Simon Sinek · Host Lex FridmanSimon Sinek on finite versus infinite games, the legacy a career leaves, and why passion cannot be demanded.
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Jane Street· Jun 27, 2019Don Jones on PowerShell, Career Growth, and the First FollowerDon Jones · PluralsightPowerShell educator Don Jones reflects on writing small composable tools, building a resilient career, and helping others join a community.
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Lenny's PodcastPodcast · 2 speakersHard Skills, Soft Skills and Mentors: Jules Walter's Playbook for Growing as a PMGuest Jules Walter · Host Lenny RachitskyYouTube product lead Jules Walter explains how he builds IQ and EQ skills, asks for honest feedback, and recruits mentors with the smallest possible ask.
1:30:46ENLenny's PodcastPodcastSkip the Funnel of Doom: Cursor's Playbook for Hiring the Top 50Host Lenny RachitskyAdam Ward, Cursor's head of talent, explains how to scope, map and relentlessly pursue the best people instead of hiring whoever survives a recruiting funnel.
1:35:11ENLenny's PodcastPodcast · 2 speakersDon't Chase the Fake Rabbit: A Meta Product Leader's Guide to a 60-Year PM CareerGuest Nikhyl Singhal · Host Lenny RachitskyNikhyl Singhal walks through early, mid and late career for product managers, from avoiding ex-growth companies to finding a North Star for "act three".
1:04:53ENLenny's PodcastPodcast · 2 speakersThe Pathless Path: Stepping Off the Default Script for Work and LifeGuest Paul Millerd · Host Lenny RachitskyAuthor Paul Millerd explains how to question the default career script, create space to explore, and live with the fears that come with choosing your own work.
1:54:40ENLenny's PodcastPodcast · 2 speakersLearning to Take a Punch: Whoop's Hilary Gridley on Leading Through Fear, Ego and Hard ProblemsGuest Hilary Gridley · Host Lenny RachitskyWhoop's head of core product explains how she coaches product teams to handle setbacks, understand how leaders think, build habits through reward loops, and protect their own energy in an AI-anxious era.
1:28:40ENLenny's PodcastPodcastBuild First, Then Product Manage: Kevin Yien's Unorthodox PM PlaybookHost Lenny RachitskyKevin Yien shares contrarian PM lessons on starting as a builder, writing for clarity, decision logs, unsell emails, research automation and career resilience.
1:22:39ENLenny's PodcastPodcastBarrels, Undiscovered Talent and Ugly Babies: Keith Rabois on Building Companies in the AI EraHost Lenny RachitskyKhosla Ventures' Keith Rabois explains how he spots talent, why he avoids customer feedback for consumer products, and how AI is reshaping product, design and engineering roles.
1:05:46ENLenny's PodcastPodcast · 2 speakersHire for Balance, Fix Onboarding, Evaluate Companies Rigorously: Adam Fishman's Growth PlaybookGuest Adam Fishman · Host Lenny RachitskyThe former Lyft, Patreon and Imperfect Foods growth leader lays out a four-part competency model for hiring growth talent, explains why onboarding is the most underrated retention lever, and shares a "people, mission, financials" framework for choosing where to work.
1:31:22ENLenny's PodcastPodcastThe Super IC Playbook: 12 Years of Product Leverage Without ManagementHost Lenny RachitskyTal Raviv explains why he stayed an individual-contributor PM for 12 years, how he uses AI and self-reliant teams to scale his impact, and what failure has taught him.
21:43ENLex FridmanPodcast · 2 speakersRented Cars, 27 Rejections and the Love Quotient: Arianna Huffington on Obsession and RechargingGuest Arianna Huffington · Host Lex FridmanThe Thrive Global and Huffington Post founder talks to Lex Fridman about mortality, failure, work obsession, polarized media and balancing ambition with love.