Lenny’s Podcast

Five shows, 7 hours 4 minutes. Here’s what mattered.

Episodes from November 2 to November 9 on Lenny’s Podcast, All-In, Y Combinator, My First Million and The Diary of a CEO.

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Five shows, 7 hours 4 minutes. Here’s what mattered.

Episodes from November 2 to November 9 on Lenny’s Podcast, All-In, Y Combinator, My First Million and The Diary of a CEO.

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Why product managers are becoming more valuable

Watch on YouTube · Lenny’s Podcast · 58:33

  1. — Teaser
  2. — What people misunderstand about how models are built
  3. — Google’s strategy in the AI race
  4. — AI safety, monitoring, and strengthening cyberdefenses
  5. — Balancing fast launches with great user experiences
  6. — Why the model itself has a UX
  7. — Why product managers are becoming more valuable
  8. — The skills that matter for research PMs
  9. — How to build your first eval
  10. — Getting better at judging a model’s vibes
  11. — Improving skin tone representation with better evals
  12. — Evaluating the full experience, not just the model
  13. — From crowdsourced flash teams to agent swarms
  14. — The 60-20-20 rule for building ahead of model capabilities
  15. — Keeping your product adaptable as models improve
  16. — What an AI harness actually is
  17. — Upskilling PMs through shared skills and workshops
  18. — Building the habit of asking, “Can AI do this for me?”
  19. — Google’s opportunity to build a personal AI assistant
  20. — Burnout, meaningful work, and the pressure to do more
  21. — Avoiding AI slop
  22. — How AI is changing the PM role
  23. — Lightning round and final thoughts

“And taste is now really important. Someone who can come in and actually really pull in what is the signal from the noise, right?”

20:36 into the episode.

Midterms postmortem: What led to a generational GOP collapse?

Watch on YouTube · All-In · 1:33:03

  1. — Bestie intros!
  2. — Midterms postmortem: What led to a generational GOP collapse?
  3. — How can Trump salvage his presidency?
  4. — Market reaction: Data center fears, $4T in market cap shed, AI ban potential
  5. — Science Corner: OpenAI solves Exponential Time Hypothesis

“I do not think Democrats or Republicans matter. That is my real takeaway after this election. There is a central block of people that vote the pressing issues of our time.”

19:04 into the episode.

Alfredo Gonzalez: cancer as a data problem

Watch on YouTube · Y Combinator · 1:21:42

  1. — Is the Turing test solved? A live experiment
  2. — Why now is the best time for AI Bio
  3. — Alfredo Gonzalez: cancer as a data problem
  4. — Yusuf Roohani: virtual cells and autonomous research
  5. — Garyk Brixi: what a model learns from DNA
  6. — Divya Nori: few-shot prompting for biological design

“It is actually probably more affordable to get your actual genome sequenced than it is to have dinner at a lot of places in the Bay Area right now.”

10:50 into the episode.

Define your net worth peak

Watch on YouTube · My First Million · 1:20:35

  1. — Intro
  2. — How Bill made his money
  3. — Price go up or price go down?
  4. — Maximize risk when young
  5. — The 3 edges of the greatest investors
  6. — The name of the game is to stay in the game
  7. — A decade of intensity
  8. — No parties at 85
  9. — Define your net worth peak
  10. — Shaan reads an email to Bill
  11. — The fear of a wasted life
  12. — Crush your ego
  13. — Set your cookie cutter life on fire
  14. — Reprogramming your brain
  15. — Rewrite for maximum accountability
  16. — Seasons of balance
  17. — Time buckets vs. bucket list
  18. — Plan your year
  19. — What Bill regrets right now
  20. — Don't fuck your future self
  21. — Die With Zero
  22. — Playing the money game for fun
  23. — What Bill spends his money on
  24. — Spending $15M on a painting
  25. — The art of Sylvester Stallone
  26. — Bill's follow-up book

“Like your net worth peak is actually a date not not a number. Just given the fact that your body is a decaying asset and its ability to convert that money into fulfillment and useful experiences declines.”

14:23 into the episode.

What It Took to Survive Childhood Abuse

Watch on YouTube · The Diary of a CEO · 1:49:51

  1. — Intro
  2. — From Survival to Success
  3. — How a Very Different Childhood Shaped Everything
  4. — What It Took to Survive Childhood Abuse
  5. — When Did You Realise It Was Abuse?
  6. — Did Your Brothers Suffer the Same Treatment?
  7. — How Childhood Trauma Shapes Your Relationships
  8. — The Surprising Role of Religion in a Difficult Childhood
  9. — How Comedy Became a Way to Heal
  10. — Why I Had to Leave Home to Save My Brothers
  11. — What It Was Like Sleeping in a Park at 13
  12. — The Day My Family Finally Found Me
  13. — Ads
  14. — What Really Happened at Your First Stand-Up Show?
  15. — How I Ended Up Becoming a Pimp
  16. — What Made Me Return to Comedy?
  17. — What It Really Takes to Become Great
  18. — The Big Break That Changed Everything
  19. — The Life-Changing Lesson I Learned From Prince
  20. — The One Thing Every Artist and Creative Needs
  21. — How to Break Free From a Victim Mentality
  22. — Ads
  23. — Why I Never Turned My Back on Religion
  24. — Why Taking Risks Can Change Your Life
  25. — Where Does True Confidence Come From?
  26. — How to Take Back Control of Your Life
  27. — Why Believing in Yourself Changes Everything
  28. — Do You Still Have a Relationship With Your Parents?
  29. — Why Am I Acting Differently in This Interview?
  30. — The Advice Every Young Person Needs to Hear

“However, the whoopings matured into something monstrous. The belt turned into an extension cord and the extension cord turned into a water hose. When that started tearing skin instead of teaching lessons, they switched to a 2x4.”

10:47 into the episode.