Episode · Lenny's Podcast · 2023-07-23
Lenny Rachitsky & Noah Weiss: books mentioned on Lenny's Podcast
The 10 traits of great PMs, how AI will impact your product, and Slack’s product development process | Noah Weiss (Slack, Foursquare, Google)
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Noah Weiss recommended On Writing by Stephen King, The Innovator's Dilemma by Clayton Christensen, The Innovator's Solution, Radical Candor by Kim Malone Scott, and Leadership in Turbulent Times by Doris Kearns Goodwin, and discussed Don't Make Me Think! by Steve Krug. Lenny Rachitsky recommended On Writing Well by William Zinsser, Nobody Wants to Read Your Sh*t by Steven Pressfield, Several Short Sentences About Writing by Verlyn Klinkenborg, and Creative Selection by Ken Kocienda.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Don't Make Me Think!
Discussed“there's a famous uh user design book called Don't Make Me Think which we sold the title of for our next principle”
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On Writing
Recommended“there's a book called on writing by Stephen King which I recommend to literally everybody you know Stephen King you're like is he”
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On Writing Well
Recommended“one is actually called on writing well so that's kind of funny that they're so similarly titled which basically every chapter is just another way to cut more from your writing”
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Nobody Wants to Read Your Sh*t
Recommended“another book that is amazing for writing better is nobody wants to read your by the guy that wrote The Art of the war of art forget his name but that book is awesome”
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Several Short Sentences About Writing
Recommended“and then recently I read one called several short sentences or something like that it's all about just writing short sentences and that helps a lot”
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Creative Selection
Recommended“I actually think you know there's a lot there's a focus it's called like creative selection I forget the exact name of it about uh some of the early like iPhone development games at Apple and working with two jobs there”
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The Innovator's Dilemma
Recommended“these are may not be the most unique but I will say them which is in Arizona like leading Christians in whether you're working a large company and you're suffering it or you're working a startup and you're trying to out flank”
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The Innovator's Solution
Recommended“yeah and incumbent I still do think that an inner very solution follow-on are the best books on product strategy to read if you're moving into one of the leadership or management position”
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Radical Candor
Recommended“and incumbent I still do think that an inner very solution follow-on are the best books on product strategy to read if you're moving into one of the leadership or management position I think radical Candor by Kim Scott is just incredible and worth everyone reading”
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Leadership in Turbulent Times
Recommended“and then the third one which is maybe a little off the beaten path there's a book called leadership in turbulent Times by Doris Goodwin who's a kind of presidential historian and it's this amazing book that looks at four of the most notable presidents”
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Other mentions in this episode (1) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“another book that is amazing for writing better is nobody wants to read your by the guy that wrote The Art of the war of art forget his name but that book is awesome”