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Product leader at Webflow when they spoke to Lenny's Podcast in 2026; earlier chief of staff to Slack's chief product officer.
5 things
PachinkoBook Min Jin Lee
Pachinko does this with a family in Korea over generations and moving to Japan.
Lenny's Podcast, "The art of influence: The single most important skill left that AI can’t replace", lightning round, asked for the books they recommend most; the guest's own spoken answer (YouTube captions).
2026-03-22·youtube.com ↗
HomegoingBook Yaa Gyasi
there's a book called Homegoing, which is about the west coast of Africa and the impact of the slave trade um, and the ongoing uh, life in Africa from two uh, split parts of the family.
Lenny's Podcast, "The art of influence: The single most important skill left that AI can’t replace", lightning round, asked for the books they recommend most; the guest's own spoken answer (YouTube captions).
2026-03-22·youtube.com ↗
A History of BurningBook Janika Oza
history of burning is a is a book that tells a story of um Indian indentured servants that were brought to Uganda to build the um British railroad there.
Lenny's Podcast, "The art of influence: The single most important skill left that AI can’t replace", lightning round, asked for the books they recommend most; the guest's own spoken answer (YouTube captions).
2026-03-22·youtube.com ↗
The PitOther
I have been obsessively watching The Pit
Lenny's Podcast, "The art of influence: The single most important skill left that AI can’t replace", lightning round, favourite recent movie or TV show; the guest's own spoken answer (YouTube captions).
2026-03-22·youtube.com ↗
CasaService Casa
I've been a loyal user of Casa which I believe you tweeted about as well as a Kasa user. Um Casa comes in and they they have this idea of what if everyone had a household assistant.
Lenny's Podcast, "The art of influence: The single most important skill left that AI can’t replace", lightning round, favourite recently discovered product; the guest's own spoken answer (YouTube captions). A household-assistant service in the Bay Area.
2026-03-22·youtube.com ↗
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