Episode · Lenny's Podcast · 2023-04-30

Lenny Rachitsky & Carilu Dietrich: books mentioned on Lenny's Podcast

How to achieve hypergrowth in your business and career | Carilu Dietrich (Atlassian, Miro, Segment, 1Password)

4 books · With Carilu Dietrich · Listen · Watch on YouTube

Brought to you by Rows—The spreadsheet where data comes to life | Braintrust—For when you needed talent, yesterday | Coda—Meet the evolution of docs — Carilu Dietrich is a former CMO, most notably the Head of Marketing who took Atlassian public.

Carilu Dietrich recommended Dao de Jing by Luc Guo and others and Never Split the Difference by Chris Voss and others, and discussed The Millionaire Next Door by Thomas J. Stanley and others and How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie.

Books mentioned, in the order they came up

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1. 

   The Millionaire Next Door

   Thomas J. Stanley; William D. Danko · at 18:00

   The Millionaire Next Door by Thomas J. Stanley and William D. Danko is a landmark personal finance book that examines the actual habits, lifestyles, and financial behaviors of America's affluent population, revealing that true wealth is often built through frugality, disciplined saving, and living well below one's means rather than through conspicuous consumption.

   Discussed

   “and within SAS I've moved my way into like Dev tools like collaboration and now ai like there's this book called The Millionaire Next Door which talks about how the very best antique store makes like one or two percent profit and the very worst oil and gas company makes 35 profit”

   Carilu Dietrich How to achieve hypergrowth in your business and career | Carilu Dietri… 2023-04-30 Listen at 18:00

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2. 

   Dao de Jing

   Luc Guo; Lao Tzu; Laozi · at 57:25 · mentioned 2 times

   Dao de Jing by Lao Tzu is an ancient philosophical text exploring the flow of life and natural harmony.

   Recommended

   “the number one book is a life book called The Dao tejing the Stephen Mitchell translation and the doubt teaching is a philosophy about the flow of life and I love it I've carried the pocket guide with me for 25 years”

   Carilu Dietrich How to achieve hypergrowth in your business and career | Carilu Dietri… 2023-04-30 Listen at 57:25

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3. 

   Never Split the Difference

   Chris Voss; Tahl Raz · at 57:43

   Never Split the Difference by Chris Voss and Tahl Raz is a practical guide to negotiation that draws on the author's extensive experience as an international FBI hostage negotiator, focusing on psychological strategies rather than traditional compromise.

   Recommended

   “the second one is business focused never split the difference which is a great book about negotiating written by a former CIA hostage negotiator which also helped me with negotiations at work and with my children so that's a great book”

   Carilu Dietrich How to achieve hypergrowth in your business and career | Carilu Dietri… 2023-04-30 Listen at 57:43

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4. 

   How to Win Friends and Influence People

   Dale Carnegie · at 58:53

   How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie is a classic self-help and interpersonal relations guide focused on human nature and effective communication.

   Discussed

   “the um book How to Win Friends and Influence People that's like the 1932 bestseller is basically that like people don't want to hear about you they want you to be thinking about them and then you can make friends with them”

   Carilu Dietrich How to achieve hypergrowth in your business and career | Carilu Dietri… 2023-04-30 Listen at 58:53

   Where to get it

   Listen free with an Audible trialAmazon