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Kevin Weil

Product leader at OpenAI, where he was chief product officer; earlier led product at Instagram and Twitter.

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Cable CowboyBook Mark Robichaux

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and then uh I really enjoyed Cable Cowboy. I don't know who the author is, but uh the biography of John Malone. Just fascinating if you like business, especially if you want to get into like I mean the man was uh an incredible dealmaker and shaped a lot of the modern cable industry. So that was a good biography.

Lenny's Podcast, "OpenAI’s CPO on how AI changes must-have skills, moats, coding, startup playbooks, more", lightning round, asked for the books they recommend most; the guest's own spoken answer (YouTube captions).

2025-04-10·youtube.com ↗

Co-IntelligenceBook Ethan Mollick

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Co-intelligence by Ethan Mullik. A really good book about AI and how to use it in your daily life as a student, as a teacher. I He's super thoughtful. Also, by the way, a very good follow on Twitter.

Lenny's Podcast, "OpenAI’s CPO on how AI changes must-have skills, moats, coding, startup playbooks, more", lightning round, asked for the books they recommend most; the guest's own spoken answer (YouTube captions). Captions spell the author "Mullik".

2025-04-10·youtube.com ↗

The Accidental SuperpowerBook Peter Zeihan

recommended

The Accidental Superpower by Peter Zion. Uh, very good if you're interested in geopolitics and the the forces that sort of shape the dynamics happening.

Lenny's Podcast, "OpenAI’s CPO on how AI changes must-have skills, moats, coding, startup playbooks, more", lightning round, asked for the books they recommend most; the guest's own spoken answer (YouTube captions). Captions spell the author "Zion".

2025-04-10·youtube.com ↗

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