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Episode · Lenny's Podcast · 2023-03-30

Lenny Rachitsky & Casey Winters: books mentioned on Lenny's Podcast (Mar 2023)

Thinking beyond frameworks | Casey Winters (Pinterest, Eventbrite, Airbnb, Tinder, Canva, Reddit, Grubhub)

3 books · With Casey Winters · Listen · Watch on YouTube

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Casey Winters recommended The Goal by Eliyahu M. Goldratt and others, Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman, and Profit from the Core by Chris Zook and others.

Books mentioned, in the order they came up

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  1. The Goal

    Eliyahu M. Goldratt, Jeff Cox · at 1:13:20

    The Goal by Eliyahu M. Goldratt and Jeff Cox is a classic business novel that uses a fast-paced narrative framework to explain operational principles and the theory of constraints.

    Recommended
    “definitely the goal by Elijah who gold Rat um which explains how my brain works pretty well”
    Casey Winters Thinking beyond frameworks | Casey Winters (Pinterest, Eventbrite, Air… 2023-03-30 Listen at 1:13:20
    Where to get it
    Listen free with an Audible trialAmazon

  2. Thinking, Fast and Slow

    Daniel Kahneman · at 1:13:28

    Thinking, Fast and Slow is a popular psychology and behavioral economics book by Daniel Kahneman that explores cognitive biases, human judgment, and the dual systems that drive how people think.

    Recommended
    “Thinking Fast and Slow by uh Danny conman I took a lot of the behavioral economics classes in um my MBA program and and then his book came out like the year after”
    Casey Winters Thinking beyond frameworks | Casey Winters (Pinterest, Eventbrite, Air… 2023-03-30 Listen at 1:13:28
    Where to get it
    Listen free with an Audible trialAmazon

  3. Profit from the Core

    Chris Zook; James Allen · at 1:13:57

    Profit from the Core by Chris Zook and James Allen is a strategic business guide that advises companies to focus on strengthening and expanding their core business operations to achieve sustainable growth and market leadership.

    Recommended
    “and then the third is a book called profit from the core by Chris Sook amazing”
    Casey Winters Thinking beyond frameworks | Casey Winters (Pinterest, Eventbrite, Air… 2023-03-30 Listen at 1:13:57
    Where to get it
    Listen free with an Audible trialAmazon
Other mentions in this episode (1) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Passing Station Eleven
“station 11 is great I loved the book too but I thought that was really good”
Casey Winters Thinking beyond frameworks | Casey Winters (Pinterest, Eventbrite, Air… 2023-03-30 Listen at 1:14:30
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