Episode · Lenny's Podcast · 2026-04-05

Lenny Rachitsky & Amol Avasare: books mentioned on Lenny's Podcast

Head of Growth (Anthropic): “Claude is growing itself at this point” | Amol Avasare

3 books · With Amol Avasare · Listen · Watch on YouTube

Amol Avasare is Head of Growth at Anthropic, which is going through the most unprecedented growth trajectory in history—scaling from $1 billion to over $19 billion in ARR in just 14 months. Previously, Amol worked on the growth teams at Mercury and MasterClass.

Amol Avasare recommended The Joy of Living by Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche and others, Awareness by Anthony De Mello, and Thinking in Bets by Annie Duke.

Books mentioned, in the order they came up

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1. 

   The Joy of Living

   Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche; Eric Swanson · at 1:47:23

   The Joy of Living by Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche and Eric Swanson is a spiritual guide that merges ancient Buddhist meditation practices with modern neuroscience to help readers find inner peace and lasting happiness.

   Recommended

   “The first is a book called Joy of Lit Living by Buddhist monk named Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche. It's It's just really about how you can start to think about your life experience in a different way and and and you and have tactics of what to do to kind of change just how you think about things.”

   Amol Avasare Head of Growth (Anthropic): “Claude is growing itself at this point” |… 2026-04-05 Listen at 1:47:23

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2. 

   Awareness

   Anthony De Mello · at 1:47:53

   Awareness by Anthony De Mello is a profound spiritual guide that encourages readers to develop deep introspection, seek internal validation, and observe their own thinking processes to better navigate the perils and opportunities of reality.

   Recommended

   “I think another one is awareness by Anthony De Mello, which is a kind of similar thing but from a different angle. Those two I I consistently recommend to people”

   Amol Avasare Head of Growth (Anthropic): “Claude is growing itself at this point” |… 2026-04-05 Listen at 1:47:53

   Where to get it

   Listen free with an Audible trialAmazon
3. 

   Thinking in Bets

   Annie Duke · at 1:47:59

   Thinking in Bets by Annie Duke is a popular guide to decision-making under conditions of uncertainty, teaching readers how to separate the quality of their choices from the unpredictability of outcomes.

   Recommended

   “Those two I I consistently recommend to people and then the third one is more relevant to the product in many ways is Thinking in Bets by Annie Duke. I think just being able to break down a situation and someone's like, "I don't know it'll get done in time."”

   Amol Avasare Head of Growth (Anthropic): “Claude is growing itself at this point” |… 2026-04-05 Listen at 1:47:59

   Where to get it

   Listen free with an Audible trialAmazon