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Listen now (94 mins) | Molly Graham revisits her famous career advice for the AI era, and explains why delegating to a robot is nothing like delegating to a human
The mass market is seductive. It’s ‘everyone’. The mass market is powerful, but it’s only slightly interested. The opposite of mass is special. People who have chosen not to be in the mass market. People who want something else. Perhaps something better, certainly something interesting. You can seek to serve the masses. Or you can […]
The last of the series! Thanks to everyone who was part of it. Danny Meyer has changed the way we think about hospitality and what it’s like to eat out. His new book comes out in a few days, and it was a great excuse for two friends to sit down and talk about solving […]
A community Q&A collection from Lenny's Newsletter featuring crowd-sourced insights on multiple product and business topics: AI doomerism concerns, methods for accelerating discovery in large organizations, how new PMs can validate engineering advice, and where analytics creates the most value.
We can either accept that this is the state of our audience and plan appropriately… Or do the very difficult work of changing their state.
Jennifer is a marketer, project manager and impresario. We’ve worked together on projects, and it’s always a delight. She and I sat down to talk about the hard work of what’s next.
Jeremy Siegel, Wharton emeritus professor of finance, examines what persistent growth, inflation pressures, and global trade developments could mean for interest rates and markets. … Read More
The problem is with the “and.” (Often a ‘but’ in disguise.) I want to make the art I have in my head, and I want the market to love it. I want to have the wedding of my dreams, and I don’t want to worry about money, and I want my cousins and friends to […]
I don’t believe we’re each born with a purpose. We have more freedom than that, the freedom to choose the impact we’ll make. Our work, though, does have a purpose. The change we seek to make. The people we’re here to make it for. When we commit to work with purpose, it transforms us as […]
IDEAS shared have the power to expand perspectives, change thinking, and move lives. Here are two ideas for the curious mind to engage with: I. Richard Hagberg and Tien Tzuo on strategy: "How do you know when your strategy is working? When your employees wake up in the morning knowing (a) why they are working for your company, (b) what the corporate strategy is, and (c) how they can contribute to
Zech Francis, CMO of Recess, explains how the functional beverage brand is creating a new consumer occasion around calm, ritual, and moderation. … Read More
Nicole Walters is a bestselling author, a TV star, a community leader, a mom and a maker of magic. Here’s the conversation we did about The Knot. PS to celebrate the book, my publisher put the Kindle edition of This is Strategy on sale for $2 this week. CORRECTED LINK: Today at 10:30 ET, I’ll […]
Bill Ackman is the founder and CEO of Pershing Square Capital Management, one of the most closely watched investment firms in the world. In this conversation, he breaks down the difference between real innovation and hype, how he invests, and his plan to build a modern-day Berkshire Hathaway. But more importantly, Bill shows another side … The post Bill Ackman: The Biggest Fight of His Life appear
They’re not the same. They (mostly) don’t even rhyme. People can evade responsibility by saying it’s someone else’s fault. They can take responsibility, even if it’s not their fault. In fact, being an adult involves taking responsibility for things that we could point out are not our fault. We can soothe our unwillingness to take […]
Neil Paine, sports writer and data analyst, examines how NFL teams can withstand quarterback injuries, why MLB playoff seeding is misaligned, and what it takes for an injured champion to return to form. … Read More
John Zhang, professor of marketing at the Wharton School, explains how store in store models can help retailers reduce inventory risk and adapt to changing consumer demand. … Read More
Marie Montocchio/Ikon Images For years, social media companies have come under fire for promoting divisive, false, and dangerous content in order to monetize user engagement. But in March, when a jury in Los Angeles Superior Court found Meta and Google liable for causing harm to users due to the addictive nature of their products, the […]
Our world is shaped by contagious and competitive games. Along the way, we invent scoreboards that change the culture, and badges that we award to various players. An example: How did we end up with weddings that cost $200,000? It’s a great example of a runway cultural dynamic, a system within a system, a game […]
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