Episode · Lenny's Podcast · 2023-12-21
Lenny Rachitsky & Christian Idiodi: books mentioned on Lenny's Podcast
The essence of product management | Christian Idiodi (SVPG)
Christian Idiodi is a partner at Silicon Valley Product Group. After a long product career and founding multiple companies, Christian now spends his time working closely with product leaders at companies big and small to implement and improve their discipline of product management.
Christian Idiodi recommended Inspired by Marty Cagan, EMPOWERED by Marty Cagan and others, and The Hard Thing About Hard Things by Ben Horowitz, and discussed Transformed by Marty Cagan and others.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Inspired
Recommended“what are two or three books that you've recommended most to other people oh boy in this discipline probably all of our books inspired empowered”
Where to get it
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EMPOWERED
Recommended“what are two or three books that you've recommended most to other people oh boy in this discipline probably all of our books inspired empowered”
Where to get it
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The Hard Thing About Hard Things
Recommended“so I I love uh Ben said hard thing about hard things I love I mean there are some books that really describe the mindset and culture that good product work is done in”
Where to get it
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Transformed
Discussed“when is it coming out and can you give just like an elevator pitch for the book just so people know what it'll be about transform is coming out March next year”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (1) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Plugged Transformed
“probably all of our books inspired empowered and we're coming out with one in March transformed I see that t-shirt there I see the the promo happening”


