Episode · Lenny's Podcast · 2023-10-19

Lenny Rachitsky & Gina Gotthilf: books mentioned on Lenny's Podcast

Scaling Duolingo, embracing failure, and insight into Latin America’s tech scene | Gina Gotthilf (Latitud, Duolingo)

2 books · With Gina Gotthilf · Listen · Watch on YouTube

Gina Gotthilf is a co-founder and the COO of Latitud, a startup platform supporting the next generation of iconic tech startups in Latin America. Previously, Gina led growth and marketing at Duolingo, which she helped grow from 3 million to 200 million users.

Gina Gotthilf recommended The Design of Everyday Things by Don Norman and Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl.

Books mentioned, in the order they came up

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   The Design of Everyday Things

   Don Norman · at 1:20:57

   The Design of Everyday Things by Don Norman is a classic design and usability text that explores how physical objects and software interfaces should be engineered to match human psychology and intuition.

   Recommended

   “The one book I recommend because I truly it really changed the way I think about things, it taught me a lot about a discipline I had never really thought much about, but also because I think it makes me sound smart and it's a really short book so it's easy to get through is the Design of Everyday things.”

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   Man's Search for Meaning

   Viktor E. Frankl · at 1:21:34

   Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl is a profound psychological memoir detailing the author's harrowing experiences in Nazi concentration camps and his psychological method for finding purpose in suffering.

   Recommended

   “And then the second book it has nothing to do with what we do. I recommend Victor Frankle man search for meaning because at heart I'm a philosopher and I tend to think a lot about life the meaning of life.”

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