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Cognitive Revolution "How AI Changes Everything"· May 26, 2026PodcastA thousand people on guard, a million in the sprintHost Nathan Labenz80,000 Hours founder Ben Todd on how to spend a career in the years when your impact on AI will actually peak.
1:05:52ENCognitive Revolution "How AI Changes Everything"· May 3, 2024PodcastInfinite AI Interns Are Already on the JobHost Nathan LabenzNathan Labenz tells computer-science students how to stand out when models are beating doctors on routine work and firms are hiring fewer juniors.
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Lex 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.
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Lenny'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.
1:28:40ENLenny'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.
1:31:22ENLenny'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.
1:31:56ENLenny's PodcastPodcastGive Away Your Legos: Molly Graham's Handbook for Leading Through HypergrowthHost Lenny RachitskyMolly Graham walks through the frameworks she built at Google, Facebook, Quip and CZI, from giving away your Legos and the J-curve to the waterline model and six rules for goals.
1:54:54ENLenny's PodcastPodcastSlow Down, Ask Questions, Sell the Vacation: An Executive Negotiator's PlaybookHost Lenny RachitskyJacob Warwick explains how senior operators win bigger offers by treating a job search like an enterprise sale and negotiating collaboratively rather than confrontationally.
1:27:22ENLenny's PodcastPodcastAgency Over Job Titles: Notion's Max Schoening on Building in the AI EraHost Lenny RachitskyNotion's head of product on why designers should code, why agency separates the people who thrive, and what makes a product great.
1:07:32ENLenny's PodcastPodcastMinimal Lovable Products, the Airbnb Plus Post-Mortem, and the Trust Bank: Product Lessons from Jiaona ZhangHost Lenny RachitskyWebflow's SVP of Product on the mistakes new PMs make, why Airbnb Plus never had a path, roadmap-as-story, OKRs that stretch instead of sandbag, surviving WeWork, and how to spend your first 90 days.
1:18:22ENLenny's PodcastPodcastShipyards, Sharp Problems and Humility: Two Veteran Product Leaders on the PM Role in the AI EraHost Lenny RachitskyOji and Ezinne Udezue explain how product management is changing, which skills matter now, and what the companies winning with AI do differently.
45:34ENLenny's PodcastPodcastThe Four Questions Shreyas Doshi Wishes He Had Asked Himself SoonerHost Lenny RachitskyA live conversation about scope, strategy, taste, and listening as the hidden drivers of product leadership.
1:36:29ENLenny's PodcastPodcastSmiling Exhaustion: Inside the Tech Worker Sentiment Survey as AI's Honeymoon FadesHost Lenny RachitskyNoam Segal and Lenny Rachitsky walk through the second annual Tech Worker Sentiment Survey, which captured about 6,000 people in tech and found a workforce split down the middle by AI.
1:42:00ENLenny's PodcastPodcastThe Operating Lessons Brian Balfour Keeps Returning ToHost Lenny RachitskyReforge’s founder and CEO shares hard-won lessons on hiring, planning, growth systems, and defining who you are not for.
1:18:05ENLenny's PodcastPodcastAllow the Fear: J.M. Nickels on Conscious Leadership, Strategy, and Choosing Your Life's Objective FunctionHost Lenny RachitskyA product leader who built Uber Pool and led commercialization at Waymo explains how inner work, first-principles futures, and an explicit life objective function make better leaders and better products.
1:25:50ENLenny's PodcastPodcastThe Skip, the Sidecar, and the Rabbit You Should Never Catch: Nikhyl Singhal on Building a 60-Year Product CareerHost Lenny RachitskyMeta and former Credit Karma product leader Nikhyl Singhal explains how to plan a career backwards from the job after next, spot ex-growth companies, diagnose a stalled promotion, and survive the success you've been chasing.
1:33:33ENLenny's PodcastPodcastThe Art of Influence: Treat Your Executive Like Your Most Important UserHost Lenny RachitskyWebflow product leader and former Slack chief of staff Jessica Fain explains how executives really decide, and why influence matters even more in the age of AI.
1:19:36ENLenny's PodcastPodcastWise and Curious: Chip Conley on Mentoring Brian Chesky, Dying Nine Times and Learning to Love MidlifeHost Lenny RachitskyThe hotelier who became Airbnb's "modern elder" at 52 on working for a founder in founder mode, why age diversity is a team asset, and what a near-death experience taught him.
1:26:35ENLenny's PodcastPodcastThe Low-Heart-Rate Playbook: Sam Lessin on Etiquette Rules Silicon Valley Founders SkipHost Lenny RachitskySlow Ventures partner Sam Lessin walks through introductions, conversation, dress, dining, scheduling, email and meetings, then closes with a contrarian take on seed investing in AI.
1:06:53ENLenny's PodcastPodcastLenny Rachitsky Answers Questions From His Wife: How a Newsletter Nobody Planned Became a BusinessHost Lenny RachitskyIn a role-reversal episode, author Michelle Rial interviews Lenny about the moments that led to his newsletter, the stress behind the scenes, and what he has learned about quality and iteration.
1:17:34ENLenny's PodcastPodcastThe Three Flavors of AI Product Management — and What Separates the Top 5%Host Lenny RachitskyAman Khan, director of product at Arize AI, explains how PMs can break into AI, prototype their way to influence, and thrive as a long-term individual contributor.
1:17:55ENLenny's PodcastPodcastThe Quiet Advantage: How Introverts Can Thrive Without Pretending to Be ExtrovertsHost Lenny RachitskySusan Cain explains what introversion really is and offers practical ways to build visibility, run meetings, parent quiet kids, and design a career around your temperament.
1:33:38ENLenny's PodcastPodcastSell Before You Tell: Wes Kao's Tactics for Communication That Actually LandsHost Lenny RachitskyExecutive-communication teacher Wes Kao breaks down the frameworks — sales before logistics, signposting, MOO, CEDAF — that turn clear thinking into buy-in.Load moreShowing 24 of 31