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Lenny's Podcast: Product | Growth | Career

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Jun 13, 2024 • 1h 23min

The paths to power: How to grow your influence and advance your career | Jeffrey Pfeffer (author of 7 Rules of Power, professor at Stanford GSB)

Jeffrey Pfeffer, author of 7 Rules of Power and Stanford GSB professor, shares insights on acquiring and using power in business, effective networking, building a personal brand, increasing influence, and examples of individuals leveraging power for impact. The podcast explores unconventional networking strategies, embracing learning opportunities, building personal influence through connecting people, and leveraging power for success. Pfeffer also discusses the seven rules of power, career advancement advice, and available resources for learning and development.
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Jun 9, 2024 • 1h 23min

Lessons from a two-time unicorn builder, 50-time startup advisor, and 20-time company board member | Uri Levine (co-founder of Waze)

Uri Levine, co-founder of Waze and startup guru, shares valuable insights on startup success, emphasizing falling in love with the problem, navigating startup phases, importance of firing, Waze's product-market fit journey, storytelling for fundraising, and more. Steve Wozniak hails Uri's book as a 'Bible for entrepreneurs', making this podcast a must-listen for aspiring founders.
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Jun 2, 2024 • 1h 3min

Inside Canva: Coaches not managers, giving away your Legos, and running profitably | Cameron Adams (co-founder and CPO)

Cameron Adams, Canva co-founder, shares insights on Canva's unique coaching culture, no managers approach, and the importance of building a strong MVP. He also discusses Canva's growth strategy, AI integration, SEO tactics, and the transition to enterprise solutions.
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May 30, 2024 • 57min

The surprising truth about what closes deals: Insights from 2.5m sales conversations | Matt Dixon (author of The Challenger Sale and The JOLT Effect)

Matt Dixon, renowned sales expert and author, shares insights on closing deals: customer indecision causes 40-60% of lost opportunities. The JOLT method tackles indecision, avoiding fear-based tactics. Practical examples from The Challenger Sale enhance sales processes
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May 26, 2024 • 1h 42min

Unorthodox frameworks for growing your product, career, and impact | Bangaly Kaba (YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, Instacart)

Bangaly Kaba, former growth PM at Facebook, discusses a simple framework for career decisions, importance of 'understand work,' 'adjacent users' theory for growth, coaching product managers, and lessons from Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube.
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May 19, 2024 • 1h 14min

Why not asking for what you want is holding you back | Kenneth Berger (exec coach, first PM at Slack)

Kenneth Berger, an executive coach in the tech industry and former founder, discusses the impact of asking for what you want, overcoming challenges in communication, embracing fear and discomfort for success, and the significance of living authentically. He shares personal experiences of being fired multiple times, highlights the importance of addressing desires with compassion, and emphasizes the power of joy over fear in pursuing goals. The podcast explores practical advice for personal growth and fulfillment through intentional communication and embracing all aspects of oneself.
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May 16, 2024 • 1h 35min

Be fundamentally different, not incrementally better | Jag Duggal (Nubank, Facebook, Google, Quantcast)

Jag Duggal, CPO at Nubank, discusses building a fanatical user base, driving word-of-mouth growth, measuring customer love, strategic clarity, and the importance of being fundamentally different. He shares Nubank's vision for an AI-powered banking future.
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May 12, 2024 • 1h 12min

A framework for PM skill development | Vikrama Dhiman (Gojek)

Vikrama Dhiman, Head of product at Gojek, shares insights on traits of successful product managers, a career growth framework, pushing back as a PM, and common pitfalls. Emphasizes balancing outputs and outcomes, career growth challenges, and the multifaceted nature of product management roles.
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May 5, 2024 • 1h 8min

Business strategy with Hamilton Helmer (author of 7 Powers)

Hamilton Helmer, author of 7 Powers, discusses sources of power for startups, misconceptions about power, strategy vs. moats, AI's impact, and practical strategies for leveraging insights. They explore the importance of strategic power in early-stage startups and the distinction between power and moats in business strategy. Helmer also delves into utilizing the seven powers concept for product management, enhancing strategic thinking skills, and the influence of generative AI on business models.
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May 2, 2024 • 1h 21min

This will make you a better decision maker | Annie Duke (author of “Thinking in Bets” and “Quit”, former pro poker player)

Former pro poker player and decision-making expert Annie Duke discusses tactical decision-making frameworks, Daniel Kahneman's lessons, the power of pre-mortems, money vs. happiness, mental time travel, and improving decision quality. She also shares insights on how First Round Capital enhances their decision-making process.

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