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11 October 2023 23h00

A podcast fan reached out (after I asked for help in an episode), and built it! @mhtsai_95

Reforge opts out of AI bot integration experiment

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11 October 2023 22h50

(The obvious additional source would be @Reforge
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Lennybot AI Gets Smarter With Multi-Source Training

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11 October 2023 22h49

Lennybot just got a lot smarter Not only is it trained on my newsletter posts, podcast conversations, and Slack community threads, it now also includes posts from the most requested other writers on product, growth and career, including The @FirstRound Review, @ElenaVerna
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Libdub Coming Soon to Podcast

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11 October 2023 19h14

Libdub coming soon to my podcast

Staying Focused: The Power of Avoiding Side Quests

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09 October 2023 19h19

While working with @karrisaarinen over the years (and even trying to book this podcast), I noticed Karri is world-class at staying heads down and not getting distracted by shiny objects.

I asked him about his philosophy on staying focused, and it's good: avoid side quests. https://t.co/wGOsWAPW16 pic.twitter.com/ztvT9SGVzu
— Lenny Rachitsky (@lennysan) 9 octobre 2023

While working with @karrisaarinen over the years (and even trying to book this podcast), I noticed Karri is world-class at staying heads down and not getting distracted by shiny objects. I asked him about his philosophy on staying focused, and it's good: avoid side quests.

9 October 2023

AI Model Thinking Pause: Reasoning Before Response Generation

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07 October 2023 20h55

That pause to think about the answer at the beginning

7 October 2023

Hiring Your Early Team: First Sales Hires Strategy

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05 October 2023 1h35

For much more, including stories of first-sales-hire profiles, who else to hire, how to find them, and convince them to join—don't miss my full post on hiring your early team

5 October 2023

Founder-Led Sales: When to Hire a Sales Coach

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05 October 2023 1h34

Takeaways: 1. Start with founder-led sales—do the selling yourself until you can sell consistently, it gets too boring, or you’re overwhelmed with demand. 2. Consider bringing on a sales consultant/coach (normally a former VP of Sales) to help you during the early period.