Episode · Lenny's Podcast · 2024-04-14

Lenny Rachitsky & David DeSanto: books mentioned on Lenny's Podcast

The GitLab way: Kindness, transparency, and short toes | David DeSanto (CPO)

3 books · With David DeSanto · Listen · Watch on YouTube

David DeSanto is the chief product officer of GitLab, which is the largest remote-only company in the world.

David DeSanto recommended Crossing the Chasm by Geoffrey A. Moore and Essentialism by Greg McKeown. Lenny Rachitsky discussed Zone to Win by Geoffrey A. Moore.

Books mentioned, in the order they came up

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1. 

   Crossing the Chasm

   Geoffrey A. Moore · at 1:15:03

   Crossing the Chasm by Geoffrey A. Moore is a business strategy guide that explains how high-tech products can successfully transition from early adopters to the mainstream early majority market.

   Recommended

   “the two that I probably recommend the most are crossing the Chasm by Jeffrey Moore the current edition still has some things that are a little bit older now as as examples but the core of it is still very very amazing”

   David DeSanto The GitLab way: Kindness, transparency, and short toes | David DeSanto… 2024-04-14 Listen at 1:15:03

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2. 

   Essentialism

   Greg McKeown · at 1:15:15

   Essentialism by Greg McKeown is a personal development book that advocates for the disciplined pursuit of less by focusing on the vital few rather than the trivial many.

   Recommended

   “the other one is essentialism and that is really about saying no to the right things and find the thing that you really need to do to get the job done and then not a book but more created this uh there's the critical core context framework”

   David DeSanto The GitLab way: Kindness, transparency, and short toes | David DeSanto… 2024-04-14 Listen at 1:15:15

   Where to get it

   Listen free with an Audible trialAmazon
3. 

   Zone to Win

   Geoffrey A. Moore · at 1:15:43

   Zone to Win by Geoffrey A. Moore is a strategic business guide that outlines a practical framework for established enterprises to manage digital transformation and successfully adopt disruptive innovations.

   Discussed

   “does he talk about that in zone to win or is that just something independent of his books I think it was a class he created and it turned into uh a chapter two in one of his books I don't remember which book get in though”

   Lenny Rachitsky The GitLab way: Kindness, transparency, and short toes | David DeSanto… 2024-04-14 Listen at 1:15:43

   Where to get it

   Listen free with an Audible trialAmazon