Avoid Complete Rewrites and Redesigns

35sec Snip

00:00

Play full episode

Summary

Transcript

Episode notes

The speaker discusses the experience of a major rewrite and redesign that did not yield significant success, but thankfully did not result in getting fired. The advice given is to avoid complete rewrites and redesigns, as once a team is too far down that path, launching an experiment can have negative consequences, leading to pressure to launch without proper readiness.

In this special compilation episode, we delve into failure—an overlooked source of wisdom. From freezing onstage in front of thousands of people, to coworkers staging an intervention, to huge product investments that went to zero, we’ve pulled our favorite stories of failure from 100+ podcast episodes. I hope these stories serve as a gentle nudge to view failure not as a setback but as a crucial detour toward growth.

—

Brought to you by Sendbird—The (all-in-one) communications API platform for mobile apps | Eppo—Run reliable, impactful experiments

—

Find the full transcript at: https://www.lennyspodcast.com/failure/

—

Where to find Lenny:

• Newsletter: https://www.lennysnewsletter.com

• X: https://twitter.com/lennysan

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lennyrachitsky/

—

In this episode, you’ll hear from:

(00:00) Lenny: Why I’m focusing on failure