Episode · Lenny's Podcast · 2026-11-01
Lenny Rachitsky & Hector Serrano: books mentioned on Lenny's Podcast
How a 19-year-old intern built the growth engine behind this $2B AI company | Hector Serrano
Hector Serrano runs one of the most innovative and successful paid growth programs in Silicon Valley. As Head of Content at Wispr Flow, a leading AI voice-to-text tool, he built a roster of 50 creators who drive 500 to 600 paid user-generated content (UGC) ads every month.
Hector Serrano recommended The Almanack of Naval Ravikant by Eric Jorgenson.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The Almanack of Naval Ravikant
Recommended“I'm going to give one really good book which might be a cliche one but Naval Ravikant's Almanac. I remember reading that about two years ago or maybe a year and a half ago.”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (1) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Passing Ego Is the Enemy
“Have you have you read uh what's it Ego is the enemy? Is that a is that a book or is that one of his lines?”