Lenny Distilled

Build what frustrates you daily

Discovery → Problem Identification

My playbook as an entrepreneur is to get really frustrated by something, and then try to solve that personally.

Drew HoustonHow embracing your emotions will accelerate your career | Joe Hudson (Art of Accomplishment)
Supporting

I used to write like a problem journal. Like just when things annoyed me or when things were less efficient, I would write it down as like a note. And I didn't try to solve it... I was just like, 'This is annoying.'

Ryan HooverA better way to plan, build, and ship products | Ryan Singer (creator of "Shape Up")
Supporting

One tip is go look from the last week. For a week, just pay attention to what you do and what frustrates you. And when something frustrates you, think about, is there anything we can do? Can it be done a different way?

Chip HuyenAI Engineering 101 with Chip Huyen
Supporting

Magic wand, what do you wish you could just have off your plate immediately? Forget Stripe, forget about thing, work on just in your whole life. What is it that you do not want to be doing?

Jeff WeinsteinBuilding product at Stripe: craft, metrics, and customer obsession