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Every book Robby Stein recommended on podcasts

Key facts

  • Robby Stein has recommended or discussed 3 books on podcasts, as of October 10, 2025.
  • Robby Stein has talked about books on 1 podcast, as of October 10, 2025.
  • Those books came up in 1 episode, as of October 10, 2025.
  • The 3 books Robby Stein has mentioned in the most episodes, as of October 10, 2025: Aurora, Competing Against Luck and The Design of Everyday Things.
  • The latest episode with a book mention from Robby Stein aired on October 10, 2025.

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

Books Robby Stein recommended or discussed

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  1. Aurora

    David Koepp · Recommended · 1 episode

    Recommended
    “but I also really love this for, um, fiction, Aurora, which is this book David Cop wrote. It's about uh it's like electromagnetic pulse in the sun that like knocks out it's like fiction for just fun”
    Lenny's Podcast Inside Google's AI turnaround: The rise of AI Mode, strategy behind AI… 2025-10-10 Listen at 1:15:11
    Where to get it
    Listen free with an Audible trialAmazon

  2. Competing Against Luck

    Clayton M. Christensen; Taddy Hall; Karen Dillon; David S. Duncan · Recommended · 1 episode

    Competing Against Luck by Clayton M. Christensen, Taddy Hall, Karen Dillon, and David S. Duncan is a business and innovation book that introduces the concept of the jobs-to-be-done framework.

    Recommended
    “I'm a big fan of and, you know, Clayton Christensen's book on competing against luck um is one of my favorite books on this topic”
    Lenny's Podcast Inside Google's AI turnaround: The rise of AI Mode, strategy behind AI… 2025-10-10 Listen at 36:42
    Where to get it
    Listen free with an Audible trialAmazon

  3. The Design of Everyday Things

    Don Norman · Recommended · 1 episode

    The Design of Everyday Things by Don Norman is a foundational text that explores usability, human-centered design, and why certain objects are frustrating to use while others feel intuitive.

    Recommended
    “And I think on this one there's this great book, Don Norman's book, obviously design of everyday things is a is a big one. But he has this incredible chapter in there about doors”
    Lenny's Podcast Inside Google's AI turnaround: The rise of AI Mode, strategy behind AI… 2025-10-10 Listen at 54:54
    Where to get it
    Listen free with an Audible trialAmazon

Appearances

EpisodePodcastDateBooks
Inside Google's AI turnaround: The rise of AI Mode, strategy behind AI Overviews, and their vision for AI-powered search | Robby Stein (VP of Product, Google Search)Lenny's Podcast2025-10-105