Lenny's Reads

Introducing the GAIN framework for feedback: an evidence-based approach to giving feedback that people love, appreciate, and act on

How to get the most out of your product pass, part 1

How to develop product sense

In this episode of Lenny's Reads, Lenny Rachitsky narrates an article by Jules Walter, focusing on developing product sense for product managers (PMs). The discussion defines product sense as the ability to create impactful products through empathy and creativity, highlighting examples like the iPhone and Gmail. Jules ...

Building eval systems that improve your AI product

Building a robust evaluation system for AI products requires moving beyond vanity metrics toward a process grounded in systematic error analysis. Start by designating a domain expert to perform open coding on user interactions, identifying specific failure modes rather than relying on generic scores like hallucination ...

How to find the perfect name

Why your AI product needs a different development lifecycle

Essential reading for product builders—part 2

25 proven tactics to accelerate AI adoption at your company

Build your personal AI copilot

Essential reading for product builders—part 1

The definitive guide to mastering product sense interviews

The definitive guide to mastering analytical thinking interviews

An AI Glossary

How tech’s most resilient workers handle burnout

How to get your entire team prototyping with AI

In this episode of Lenny's Reads, Lenny narrates a post by Colin Matthews about AI prototyping for product managers. The post addresses common challenges in using AI prototyping tools, such as creating high-quality prototypes and adopting these tools effectively within teams. It offers solutions like building component...

How tech workers really feel about work right now

Five principles for successfully managing managers

In this episode of Lenny's Reads, Lenny Rachitsky narrates a post by Saumil Mehta, former CPO and head of business for Square, focusing on the crucial role of skip leads (managers of managers) in scaling organizations. Mehta emphasizes that challenges with managers often stem from the skip lead's effectiveness, highlig...

State of the product job market in 2025

Lenny's Reads podcast episode discusses the state of the product job market in 2025. The speaker, Lenny, presents seven key trends: increasing open roles for product managers and engineers (with AI-related roles exploding); slowing layoffs; increased capital investment; the Bay Area remaining a central hub for opport...

The ultimate guide to negotiating your comp

Make product management fun again with AI agents