Lenny Distilled

AI changes everything except human nature

Leadership → Culture

I believe that whatever AI does, currently or in the future, is up to us. It's up to the people.

Dr. Fei-Fei LiThe Godmother of AI on jobs, robots & why world models are next
Supporting

What we can do is as a product team just try to always think about how are we building a tool so that it feels like we're maximally accelerating people rather than building a tool that makes it more unclear what you should do as the human?

Alexander EmbiricosHow to drive word of mouth | Nilan Peiris (CPO of Wise)
Supporting

AI companies are very hectic at the moment. They're very unstable by definition of that product-market fit treadmill, about that distribution of how they're actually distribute to the market, really changing about how product is even being developed in the first place.

Elena VernaThe new AI growth playbook for 2026 | How Lovable hit $200M ARR in one year
Supporting

The pace here is insane. I went on vacation for the first time. So I've been here for six months. I went on vacation for 10 days. I came back, I felt like I needed to onboard from the beginning. Everything changed.

Elena VernaThe new AI growth playbook for 2026 | How Lovable hit $200M ARR in one year
Nuanced

I think if you don't believe it, you can't will it into existence. So you need a balance.

Alexander EmbiricosHow to drive word of mouth | Nilan Peiris (CPO of Wise)