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Every book Casey Winters recommended on podcasts

Key facts

  • Casey Winters has recommended or discussed 3 books on podcasts, as of March 30, 2023.
  • Casey Winters has talked about books on 1 podcast, as of March 30, 2023.
  • Those books came up in 1 episode, as of March 30, 2023.
  • The 3 books Casey Winters has mentioned in the most episodes, as of March 30, 2023: Profit from the Core, The Goal and Thinking, Fast and Slow.
  • The latest episode with a book mention from Casey Winters aired on March 30, 2023.

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Guest on Lenny's Podcast · 3 books · 1 episode across 1 podcast

Casey Winters appeared on Lenny's Podcast to discuss product frameworks, growth, and the professional reading material that has influenced his career. During the conversation, Winters shared several notable book recommendations. He named The Goal by Eliyahu M. Goldratt and Jeff Cox as one of the books he most frequently recommended to others, noting that it explained how his brain worked. He also recommended Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman, connecting his interest in the work to the behavioral economics classes he took during his MBA program just before the book was published. In addition, Winters named Profit from the Core by Chris Zook and James Allen as his third recommended reading choice, prompting an enthusiastic response from Lenny about the addition to the collection. Across the discussion, Winters highlighted how these particular titles shaped his thinking on business strategy, human behavior, and organizational problem-solving, providing listeners with a clear look into the foundational texts that informed his extensive experience across major technology companies.

Books Casey Winters recommended or discussed

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  1. Profit from the Core

    Chris Zook; James Allen · Recommended · 1 episode

    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”
    Where to get it
  2. The Goal

    Eliyahu M. Goldratt, Jeff Cox · Recommended · 1 episode

    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”
    Where to get it
  3. Thinking, Fast and Slow

    Daniel Kahneman · Recommended · 1 episode

    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”
    Where to get it

Appearances

EpisodePodcastDateBooks
Thinking beyond frameworks | Casey Winters (Pinterest, Eventbrite, Airbnb, Tinder, Canva, Reddit, Grubhub)Lenny's Podcast2023-03-303
Other mentions (2: passing, ad reads, own books)
Passing Station Eleven
“station 11 is great I loved the book too but I thought that was really good”
Passing The Goal
“marketing was a lot more you know agile in the lowercase sense of agile and it mapped to my mind better as someone who's like really influenced you know by the book the goal”