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CODE
EssayFeb 9, 2020

"No Code" vs RPA

RPA seems to be NoCode Enterprise Edition™ and the pricing disparity is wild. But there are real differences and I am trying to note them down here.

swyx

INTRO
EssayFeb 8, 2020

Intro to Node-RED

I dipped into my automation repo today and explored Huginn. It didn't really appeal so I looked for alternatives and found Node-RED. It uses a much more familiar toolchain (JS)…

swyx

DEPLOY
EssayFeb 7, 2020

How To Deploy a Django App to Render.com

Messing around learning Django and deploying

swyx

EssayFeb 6, 2020

Scrollbar Shenanigans

Styling scrollbars for my space on the Internet

swyx

JAN
EssayFeb 5, 2020

Jan 2020 Recap

a belated recap, highlighting my best writing over the past couple months

swyx

THIS
EssayFeb 4, 2020

This Week #12: Expanding your business internationally 🌏

Hello and welcome to another edition of my weekly newsletter, where I humbly tackle your questions about building product, driving growth, and anything else that’s stressing you out at the office.

Lenny's Newsletter · Lenny Rachitsky

SCALING
EssayFeb 4, 2020

Scaling Coding Communities

People who can scale coding communities are 🔥 🔥 🔥

swyx

EssayFeb 3, 2020

Friendcatchers

Patrick McKenzie's simple concept for making friends on the Internet.

swyx

FAVORITE
EssayFeb 2, 2020

My Favorite Podcasts

250 Podcasts I enjoy listening to

swyx

WRITE
EssayFeb 1, 2020

How to Write Usefully

Paul Graham

KNOW
EssayJan 28, 2020

How to know if you've got product-market fit

Insights from Marc Andreessen, Elad Gil, Steve Blank, Andy Rachleff, Michael Seibel, and many more

Lenny's Newsletter · Lenny Rachitsky

THIS
EssayJan 21, 2020

This Week #11: What should new PMs over-index on, and empowering product in a sales-driven org

With guest contributor Jackie Bavaro - author of Cracking the PM Interview

Lenny's Newsletter · Lenny Rachitsky

THIS
EssayJan 14, 2020

This Week #10: Keeping designers and engineers excited about metrics + Transitioning from DS to PM 🕺

With guest contributor Lex Roman - Growth Designer, Writer, Speaker

Lenny's Newsletter · Lenny Rachitsky

THIS
EssayJan 7, 2020

This Week #9: Breaking into growth, leading with influence, and (not) stepping on toes 🦶

With special guest contributor Brian Balfour – Founder and CEO of Reforge

Lenny's Newsletter · Lenny Rachitsky

HATERS
EssayJan 1, 2020

Haters

Paul Graham

BEING
EssayJan 1, 2020

Being a Noob

Paul Graham

THEYD
EssayDec 19, 2019

What They'd Do Differently 🔮 Kickstarting and Scaling a Marketplace Business

Lenny's Newsletter · Lenny Rachitsky

EssayDec 17, 2019

Maintaining Quality 🏅 Phase 2 of Kickstarting and Scaling a Marketplace Business

Lenny's Newsletter · Lenny Rachitsky

EssayDec 13, 2019

Accelerating Growth at Scale 🔥 Phase 2 of Kickstarting and Scaling a Marketplace Business

Lenny's Newsletter · Lenny Rachitsky

KNOW
EssayDec 10, 2019

How To Know If You're Supply or Demand Constrained 🤹‍♂️ - Phase 2 of Kickstarting and Scaling a Marketplace Business

Lenny's Newsletter · Lenny Rachitsky

EssayDec 3, 2019

How to Kickstart and Scale a Marketplace Business – Part 4: Cracking the Chicken-and-Egg Problem 🐣 - Growing Initial Demand (plus a Bonus!)

Lenny's Newsletter · Lenny Rachitsky

EssayDec 1, 2019

Fashionable Problems

Paul Graham

LESSON
EssayDec 1, 2019

The Lesson to Unlearn

Paul Graham

TWO
EssayDec 1, 2019

The Two Kinds of Moderate

Paul Graham

HAVING
EssayDec 1, 2019

Having Kids

Paul Graham

EssayNov 25, 2019

How to Kickstart and Scale a Marketplace Business – Part 3: Cracking the Chicken-and-Egg Problem 🐣 - Growing Initial Supply

Lenny's Newsletter · Lenny Rachitsky

EssayNov 22, 2019

How to Kickstart and Scale a Marketplace Business – Part 2: Cracking the Chicken-and-Egg Problem 🐣 - Supply vs. Demand

Lenny's Newsletter · Lenny Rachitsky

EssayNov 20, 2019

How to kickstart and scale a marketplace business

Lenny's Newsletter · Lenny Rachitsky

THIS
EssayNov 12, 2019

This Week #8: Splitting equity with late-joining co-founders, favorite roadmap templates, and small changes that improve your org

Lenny's Newsletter · Lenny Rachitsky

SHARE
EssayNov 5, 2019

Share one thing that you’ve changed within your organization that has made your team meaningfully more effective

Lenny's Newsletter · Lenny Rachitsky

BUS
EssayNov 1, 2019

The Bus Ticket Theory of Genius

Paul Graham

NOVELTY
EssayNov 1, 2019

Novelty and Heresy

Paul Graham

THIS
EssayOct 29, 2019

This Week #7: Effectively communicating about a failure to execs, managing founder expectations, and hiring a Director of PM

Lenny's Newsletter · Lenny Rachitsky

THIS
EssayOct 22, 2019

This Week #6: Cultivating good relationships with distributed co-workers, building trust to accelerate growth, and leveling up as a PM when you have extra time

Lenny's Newsletter · Lenny Rachitsky

THIS
EssayOct 15, 2019

This Week #5: Overcoming impostor syndrome, introducing growth to an org, and how to partner with your data scientist

Lenny's Newsletter · Lenny Rachitsky

THIS
EssayOct 8, 2019

This Week #4: Motivating engineers to hit deadlines, PM career ladders, and aligning with execs

Lenny's Newsletter · Lenny Rachitsky

THIS
EssayOct 1, 2019

This Week #3: Finding product/market fit, interviewing for a Director of PM role, and structuring discussions with senior leaders

Lenny's Newsletter · Lenny Rachitsky

SECRET
EssaySep 26, 2019

The Secret to a Great Planning Process — Lessons from Airbnb and Eventbrite

Lenny's Newsletter · Lenny Rachitsky

THIS
EssaySep 24, 2019

This Week #2: Tackling the chicken-and-egg problem, building a growth team from scratch, and addressing overlap with PM peers 🤔

Lenny's Newsletter · Lenny Rachitsky

THIS
EssaySep 17, 2019

This Week #1: Must reads on growth, what PMs should focus on when joining a new team, and the value of an MBA

Lenny's Newsletter · Lenny Rachitsky

THIS
EssaySep 12, 2019

This Week #0: Advice on growth, product, and leadership

Lenny's Newsletter · Lenny Rachitsky

POWER
EssayJul 18, 2019

The Power of Performance Reviews: Use This System to Become a Better Manager 🤝

Lenny's Newsletter · Lenny Rachitsky

WAYS
EssayJun 26, 2019

28 Ways to Grow Supply in a Marketplace 📈

Lenny's Newsletter · Lenny Rachitsky

WHERE
EssayJun 14, 2019

Where Great Product Roadmap Ideas Come From

Lenny's Newsletter · Lenny Rachitsky

GET
EssayJun 14, 2019

How to get into product management

Lenny's Newsletter · Lenny Rachitsky

BUDDHISM
EssayJun 14, 2019

What Buddhism Taught Me About Product Management

Lenny's Newsletter · Lenny Rachitsky

EssayJun 14, 2019

A Three-Step Framework For Solving Problems 👌

Lenny's Newsletter · Lenny Rachitsky

SEVEN
EssayJun 14, 2019

What Seven Years at Airbnb Taught Me About Building a Business

Lenny's Newsletter · Lenny Rachitsky

EssayFeb 23, 2019

Distributed Logical Time

A Smart Bear · Jason Cohen

GENERAL
EssaySep 1, 2017

General and Surprising

Paul Graham

CHARISMA
EssayJan 1, 2017

Charisma / Power

Paul Graham

RISK
EssayJan 1, 2017

The Risk of Discovery

Paul Graham

THIS
EssayNov 1, 2016

This Year We Can End the Death Penalty in California

Paul Graham

THERE
EssayOct 18, 2016

What if there isn't another 10x?

A Smart Bear · Jason Cohen

MAKE
EssayApr 1, 2016

How to Make Pittsburgh a Startup Hub

Paul Graham

EssayJan 1, 2016

The Refragmentation

Paul Graham

ECONOMIC
EssayJan 1, 2016

Economic Inequality

Paul Graham

LIFE
EssayJan 1, 2016

Life is Short

Paul Graham

JESSICA
EssayNov 1, 2015

Jessica Livingston

Paul Graham

WRITE
EssayOct 1, 2015

Write Like You Talk

Paul Graham

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