Lenny Distilled

Ship fast, learn faster - failure is data

Craft → Career Growth

What's the worst product you've ever shipped? I don't think you're a good PM if you haven't shipped something that's really shitty, you just haven't had enough reps.

Maggie CrowleyMastering product strategy and growing as a PM
Supporting

When you keep taking action, action, action, win or lose, win or lose, you'll get where you need to go. And that turned out to be true. But in those moments, I was not thinking that was going to turn out to be true.

Alisa CohnScripts for navigating difficult conversations
Supporting

I'm kind of okay with being pretty sure I'm going to fail at something, and still attempting it.

Raaz HerzbergBuilding Wiz: the fastest-growing startup in history
Supporting

If I can get away with publicly failing one of the richest and most famous inventors on earth, and then get promoted and finish my career at Amazon very successfully, you can dig out of any hole.

Ethan EvansTaking control of your career | Ethan Evans (Amazon)
Nuanced

We are very encouraged in our lives, especially professionally, to talk about our A side all the time because that's what impresses people... But between all of those highlights, there were so many B moments that get shoved under the rug.

Nuanced

I think we don't recognize how much opportunity we have in front of us. And as a 26-year-old, I definitely thought my career was over. I was like, 'I blew it.' And looking back, it's funny.