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Every book Elena Verna recommended on podcasts

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  • Elena Verna has recommended or discussed 2 books on podcasts, as of January 19, 2025.
  • Elena Verna has talked about books on 1 podcast, as of January 19, 2025.
  • Those books came up in 1 episode, as of January 19, 2025.
  • The 2 books Elena Verna has mentioned in the most episodes, as of January 19, 2025: Project Hail Mary and The Bobiverse.
  • The latest episode with a book mention from Elena Verna aired on January 19, 2025.

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Guest on Lenny's Podcast · 2 books · 1 episode across 1 podcast

Elena Verna appeared on Lenny's Podcast in January 2025 to discuss growth tactics that ultimately fail, drawing on her extensive advisory background with companies like Amplitude, Miro, Dropbox, and SurveyMonkey. Shifting gears from professional strategy toward the end of the conversation, she shared a couple of science fiction novels that she recently enjoyed. First, Elena Verna recommended Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir. Although she clarified that it was not a professional business book, she emphasized that she loved it so much she read the entire story in just two days and urged listeners to check it out. Second, Elena Verna recommended the Bobiverse series by Dennis E. Taylor, mentioning that she had just started reading it and found it exceptionally good. She highlighted the premise of the books, explaining how they cleverly explore artificial intelligence concepts, the uploading of human consciousness into digital systems, and the profound implications of such technology. Through these selections, Elena Verna showcased her enthusiasm for imaginative science fiction that tackles complex futuristic ideas.

Books Elena Verna recommended or discussed

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  1. Project Hail Mary

    Andy Weir · Recommended · 1 episode

    Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir is a gripping science fiction novel about a lone astronaut tasked with saving Earth from an extinction-level solar event through ingenuity, scientific collaboration, and unexpected friendship.

    Recommended
    “I just finished this book that I loved so much. Um it's not a it's not a professional book, but uh it's Project Hail Mary uh by Andy Weir. ... So, highly recommend that.”
    Lenny's Podcast 10 growth tactics that never work | Elena Verna (Amplitude, Miro, Drop… 2025-01-19 Listen at 1:26:27
    Where to get it
    Listen free with an Audible trialAmazon

  2. The Bobiverse

    Dennis E. Taylor · Recommended · 1 episode

    The Bobiverse by Dennis E. Taylor is a science fiction novel that follows a digitally uploaded human consciousness navigating space exploration and artificial intelligence in a futuristic setting.

    Recommended
    “And the next one that I also started reading right now is Bobiverse. Uh Bobiverse is uh so good. It actually takes into uh account like AI and how we can upload our consciousness in the AI and what can happen with that.”
    Lenny's Podcast 10 growth tactics that never work | Elena Verna (Amplitude, Miro, Drop… 2025-01-19 Listen at 1:26:50
    Where to get it
    Listen free with an Audible trialAmazon

Appearances

EpisodePodcastDateBooks
10 growth tactics that never work | Elena Verna (Amplitude, Miro, Dropbox, SurveyMonkey)Lenny's Podcast2025-01-192
Other mentions (1: passing, ad reads, own books)
Passing The Martian
“Uh it's the same author that wrote wrote Martian. Uh Martian also was made into a movie.”
Lenny's Podcast 10 growth tactics that never work | Elena Verna (Amplitude, Miro, Drop… 2025-01-19 Listen at 1:26:38