Episode · Lenny's Podcast · 2024-04-28

Lenny Rachitsky & Kayvon Beykpour: books mentioned on Lenny's Podcast

Twitter’s former Head of Product opens up: being fired, meeting Elon, changing stagnant culture, building consumer product, more | Kayvon Beykpour

2 books · With Kayvon Beykpour · Listen · Watch on YouTube

Kayvon Beykpour was the longest-serving head of product at Twitter and was GM of Twitter’s consumer division until the platform was acquired by Elon Musk. He originally joined Twitter in 2015 through the acquisition of his company, Periscope, the largest live video streaming platform at the time.

Kayvon Beykpour recommended Cryptonomicon by Neal Stephenson and The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss and others.

Books mentioned, in the order they came up

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1. 

   Cryptonomicon

   Neal Stephenson · at 1:21:07

   Cryptonomicon by Neal Stephenson is an expansive techno-thriller novel blending historical fiction and modern computing lore to explore cryptography, data havens, and the origins of the digital age.

   Recommended

   “some of my favorite books are by Neil Stevenson. I love Krypton cryptonomicon. I love re D”

   Kayvon Beykpour Twitter’s former Head of Product opens up: being fired, meeting Elon, … 2024-04-28 Listen at 1:21:07

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2. 

   The Name of the Wind

   Patrick Rothfuss; Marc Simonetti · at 1:21:13

   The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss is an acclaimed fantasy novel that follows the extraordinary life of a legendary figure named Kvothe, told through a rich, slow-burn narrative style.

   Recommended

   “I love a book called Name of the Wind by Patrick Ro rothus which is a more like a fantasy fantasy book but um I just love kind of escaping escaping reality and thinking about sci-fi”

   Kayvon Beykpour Twitter’s former Head of Product opens up: being fired, meeting Elon, … 2024-04-28 Listen at 1:21:13

   Where to get it

   Listen free with an Audible trialAmazon