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Chief product officer at Microsoft when she spoke to Lenny's Podcast in 2025; previously led Google Lens and was CPO at Robinhood.
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A Brief History of IntelligenceBook Max Bennett
this book called uh the brief history of intelligence. um phenomenal book
Lenny's Podcast, "Microsoft CPO: If you aren’t prototyping with AI you’re doing it wrong", lightning round, asked for the books they recommend most; the guest's own spoken answer (YouTube captions).
2025-05-18·youtube.com ↗
HacksOther
Hacks. I've been watching uh this. It's about a woman who uh uh who's a like a great stand-up comedian of I think it's set in kind of like the um the fact that she she grew up I think in the uh '7s and ' 80s and kind of like really tried to break through in an industry that hasn't traditionally been like very uh friendly to women. So really fun and uh quirky.
Lenny's Podcast, "Microsoft CPO: If you aren’t prototyping with AI you’re doing it wrong", lightning round, favourite recent movie or TV show; the guest's own spoken answer (YouTube captions).
2025-05-18·youtube.com ↗
GranolaSoftware Granola
Granola I think is the name of the app. I I found it really useful.
Lenny's Podcast, "Microsoft CPO: If you aren’t prototyping with AI you’re doing it wrong", lightning round, favourite recently discovered product; the guest's own spoken answer (YouTube captions).
2025-05-18·youtube.com ↗
GitHub CopilotSoftware GitHub
I I do use a lot of Microsoft products. GitHub Copilot being one of them.
Lenny's Podcast, "Microsoft CPO: If you aren’t prototyping with AI you’re doing it wrong", lightning round, favourite recently discovered product; the guest's own spoken answer (YouTube captions). GitHub is owned by Microsoft, the guest's employer.
2025-05-18·youtube.com ↗
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