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Founder of The Skip, a community and podcast for senior product leaders; a former product executive at Meta, Google and Credit Karma, and a many-time founder.
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JamesBook Percival Everett
I read this book called James. Which James is um the story of Huckleberry Finn told from uh Jim's point of view. I thought that was absolutely fascinating
Lenny's Podcast, "Why half of product managers are in trouble", lightning round, asked for the books they recommend most; the guest's own spoken answer (YouTube captions). The guest adds they are not sure they would recommend it.
2026-04-19·youtube.com ↗
TeslaHardware Tesla
And so, I drove the latest Teslas that are out there and the ones with the the self-driving. And the self-driving works quite well, just to be clear.
Lenny's Podcast, "Why half of product managers are in trouble", lightning round, favourite recently discovered product; the guest's own spoken answer (YouTube captions). The guest praises the car's self-driving.
2026-04-19·youtube.com ↗
ParadiseOther
I think everyone's talking about Paradise. I I mean if you haven't watched the season 1 and season 2, it's on
Lenny's Podcast, "Why half of product managers are in trouble", lightning round, favourite recent movie or TV show; the guest's own spoken answer (YouTube captions). The 2025 Hulu series.
2026-04-19·youtube.com ↗
LionessOther
The other one that I really like is Lioness which is on Paramount Plus um Lioness is a story uh really about uh sort of a covert CIA group and how they deal with you know, protecting security for America and the importance and what it means to commit to a bigger cause. I thought that was a really well-written show. So, both of those I recommend.
Lenny's Podcast, "Why half of product managers are in trouble", lightning round, favourite recent movie or TV show; the guest's own spoken answer (YouTube captions).
2026-04-19·youtube.com ↗
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