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Elena Verna

Growth advisor and operator who has led growth at Miro, Amplitude, Dropbox and SurveyMonkey.

5 things

Project Hail MaryBook Andy Weir

loved

Okay, so 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.

Lenny's Podcast, "10 growth tactics that never work", lightning round; her own spoken answer (YouTube captions).

2025-01-19·youtube.com ↗

VeepOther

loved

I love Veep on HBO. Uh so funny. I've probably watched it two times already, the entire series, and I'll probably watch it more because I just cracks me up every time.

Lenny's Podcast, "10 growth tactics that never work", lightning round; her own spoken answer (YouTube captions).

2025-01-19·youtube.com ↗

AirPods MaxHardware Apple

loved

just got AirPods Max, my headphones. I couldn't connect them to my computer, still technical difficulties on that, but I love them. The sound is amazing. That's like my new favorite gadget that I'm obsessed about.

Lenny's Podcast, "10 growth tactics that never work", lightning round; her own spoken answer (YouTube captions).

2025-01-19·youtube.com ↗

BobiverseBook Dennis E. Taylor

recommended

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. So, highly recommended.

Lenny's Podcast, "10 growth tactics that never work", lightning round; her own spoken answer (YouTube captions).

2025-01-19·youtube.com ↗

BeefOther

recommended

Beef on Netflix. Uh it's so good. It's um It's It's It's set on I'm not I'm not going to spoil it for anybody. Beef. You should watch it. It's a limited series. It's so good.

Lenny's Podcast, "10 growth tactics that never work", lightning round; her own spoken answer (YouTube captions).

2025-01-19·youtube.com ↗

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