<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Shreyas Doshi&lt;/strong&gt; is a former product leader at Stripe, Twitter, Google, and Yahoo. He’s now a full-time advisor and coach to founders and executives. Shreyas is known for his incredibly insightful writing on products, which has garnered him a passionate following in the PM and startup community. Last week, we sat down together at the very first Lenny and Friends Summit in San Francisco for a special live episode. We covered:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;• Why product leaders often feel overwhelmed with work, and how to combat it&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;• The importance of developing good taste, and how to do it&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;• How to reduce frustration in your product leadership role&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;• The critical skill of truly listening as a leader&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;• Common pitfalls in annual planning and decision-making&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;• Lots of laughs&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;—&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;To learn more from Shreyas, check out these courses:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;• Improving Your Product Sense: &lt;a target="_blank" href="https://bit.ly/product-sense"&gt;https://bit.ly/product-sense&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;• Managing Your PM Career: &lt;a target="_blank" href="https://bit.ly/pm-career-course"&gt;https://bit.ly/pm-career-course&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;—&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Brought to you by:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;• &lt;a target="_blank" href="https://workos.com/"&gt;WorkOS&lt;/a&gt;—Modern identity platform for B2B SaaS, free up to 1 million MAUs&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;• &lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.useparagon.com/lenny"&gt;Paragon&lt;/a&gt;—Ship every SaaS integration your customers want&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;• &lt;a target="_blank" href="https://vanta.com/lenny"&gt;Vanta&lt;/a&gt;—Automate compliance. Simplify security&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;—&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Find the transcript at: &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/shreyas-doshi-live"&gt;https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/shreyas-doshi-live&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;—&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Where to find Shreyas Doshi&lt;/strong&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;• X: &lt;a target="_blank" href="https://x.com/shreyas"&gt;https://x.com/shreyas&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;• LinkedIn: &lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/shreyasdoshi/"&gt;https://www.linkedin.com/in/shreyasdoshi/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;• Threads: https://www.threads.net/@shreyas.threads&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;• Linktree: &lt;a target="_blank" href="https://linktr.ee/shreyasdoshi"&gt;https://linktr.ee/shreyasdoshi&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ShreyasDoshiVideos&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;—&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Where to find Lenny:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;• Newsletter: &lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.lennysnewsletter.com"&gt;https://www.lennysnewsletter.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;• X: &lt;a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/lennysan"&gt;https://twitter.com/lennysan&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;• LinkedIn: &lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/lennyrachitsky/"&gt;https://www.linkedin.com/in/lennyrachitsky/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;—&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;In this episode, we cover:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;(00:00) Introduction&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;(05:35) Question one: Why am I so busy?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;(10:08) Annual planning as an example&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;(16:48) Tactical tips for staying less busy&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;(25:20) Question two: Do I actually have good taste?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;(38:09) Question three: Why does my job feel so frustrating?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;(43:29) Question four: Am I really listening?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;(44:35) Closing remarks&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;—&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Referenced:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;• Shreyas Doshi on pre-mortems, the LNO framework, the three levels of product work, why most execution problems are strategy problems, and ROI vs. opportunity cost thinking: &lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/episode-3-shreyas-doshi"&gt;https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/episode-3-shreyas-doshi&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;• LNO framework: &lt;a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/shreyas/status/1492345184171945984"&gt;https://twitter.com/shreyas/status/1492345184171945984&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;• Time management techniques that actually work: &lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/time-management-techniques-that-actually"&gt;https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/time-management-techniques-that-actually&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;• Part 2: Time management techniques that actually work: &lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/part-2-time-management-techniques"&gt;https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/part-2-time-management-techniques&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;• Eisenhower quote: &lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/dwight_d_eisenhower_164720"&gt;https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/dwight_d_eisenhower_164720&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;• Stripe Connect: &lt;a target="_blank" href="https://stripe.com/connect"&gt;https://stripe.com/connect&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;• Jeff Bezos explains one-way door decisions and two-way door decisions: &lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rxsdOQa_QkM"&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rxsdOQa_QkM&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;• Spotify Is America’s Most Loved Workplace: &lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.newsweek.com/2021/10/29/spotify-americas-most-loved-workplace-1639982.html"&gt;https://www.newsweek.com/2021/10/29/spotify-americas-most-loved-workplace-1639982.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;• Shreyas on “thinking is cheap”: &lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.linkedin.com/posts/shreyasdoshi_thinking-is-very-cheap-doing-is-very-expensive-activity-7225237421813116929-Qzi3/"&gt;https://www.linkedin.com/posts/shreyasdoshi_thinking-is-very-cheap-doing-is-very-expensive-activity-7225237421813116929-Qzi3/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;• Good Product Strategy, Bad Product Strategy from Shreyas: &lt;a target="_blank" href="https://x.com/shreyas/status/1244810075908128768"&gt;https://x.com/shreyas/status/1244810075908128768&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;• Shreyas on annual planning and metrics:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://x.com/shreyas/status/1302423854095036421"&gt;https://x.com/shreyas/status/1302423854095036421&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://x.com/shreyas/status/1304628719374544896"&gt;https://x.com/shreyas/status/1304628719374544896&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;• Jensen Huang on LinkedIn: &lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/jenhsunhuang/"&gt;https://www.linkedin.com/in/jenhsunhuang/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;• Patrick Mahomes’s website: &lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.adidas.com/us/patrick_mahomes"&gt;https://www.adidas.com/us/patrick_mahomes&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;• Virat Kohli: &lt;a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virat_Kohli"&gt;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virat_Kohli&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;• Reversible and Irreversible Decisions: &lt;a target="_blank" href="https://fs.blog/reversible-irreversible-decisions/"&gt;https://fs.blog/reversible-irreversible-decisions/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;• Fail fast: &lt;a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fail_fast"&gt;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fail_fast&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;• 3 levels of product work: &lt;a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/shreyas/status/1370248637842812936"&gt;https://twitter.com/shreyas/status/1370248637842812936&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;• Shakespeare quote: &lt;a target="_blank" href="https://nosweatshakespeare.com/quotes/famous/to-thine-own-self-be-true/"&gt;https://nosweatshakespeare.com/quotes/famous/to-thine-own-self-be-true/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;• Rick Rubin: Legendary Music Producer | Lex Fridman Podcast #275: &lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_szemxPcTI"&gt;https://Dwww.youtube.com/watch?v=H_szemxPcTI&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;• Blake Burge on Rick Ruben: &lt;a target="_blank" href="https://x.com/blakeaburge/status/1794470295828341222"&gt;https://x.com/blakeaburge/status/1794470295828341222&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;• Rick Rubin on X: &lt;a target="_blank" href="https://x.com/RickRubin"&gt;https://x.com/RickRubin&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;• Dee Hock on X: &lt;a target="_blank" href="https://x.com/deewhock"&gt;https://x.com/deewhock&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;• Dee Hock quote on listening: &lt;a target="_blank" href="https://x.com/shreyas/status/1351279398423465984"&gt;https://x.com/shreyas/status/1351279398423465984&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;• Peter Drucker: &lt;a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Drucker"&gt;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Drucker&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;• Peter Drucker quotes on listening: &lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.azquotes.com/author/4147-Peter_Drucker/tag/listening"&gt;https://www.azquotes.com/author/4147-Peter_Drucker/tag/listening&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;• Lenny’s first podcast recording: &lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YP_QghPLG-8"&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YP_QghPLG-8&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;• A Recipe to Become a Great Listener: &lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gUQJkiDy2Ko"&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gUQJkiDy2Ko&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;—&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Production and marketing by &lt;a target="_blank" href="https://penname.co/"&gt;https://penname.co/&lt;/a&gt;. For inquiries about sponsoring the podcast, email &lt;a target="_blank" href="mailto:podcast@lennyrachitsky.com"&gt;podcast@lennyrachitsky.com&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;—&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Lenny may be an investor in the companies discussed.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Get full access to Lenny's Newsletter at &lt;a href="https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;#38;utm_campaign=CTA_4"&gt;www.lennysnewsletter.com/subscribe&lt;/a&gt;</description>

Lenny's Podcast: Product | Growth | Career

Lenny Rachitsky

4 questions Shreyas Doshi wishes he’d asked himself sooner | Former PM leader at Stripe, Twitter, Google

OCT 31, 202445 MIN
Lenny's Podcast: Product | Growth | Career

4 questions Shreyas Doshi wishes he’d asked himself sooner | Former PM leader at Stripe, Twitter, Google

OCT 31, 202445 MIN

Description

<p><strong>Shreyas Doshi</strong> is a former product leader at Stripe, Twitter, Google, and Yahoo. He’s now a full-time advisor and coach to founders and executives. Shreyas is known for his incredibly insightful writing on products, which has garnered him a passionate following in the PM and startup community. Last week, we sat down together at the very first Lenny and Friends Summit in San Francisco for a special live episode. We covered:</p><p>• Why product leaders often feel overwhelmed with work, and how to combat it</p><p>• The importance of developing good taste, and how to do it</p><p>• How to reduce frustration in your product leadership role</p><p>• The critical skill of truly listening as a leader</p><p>• Common pitfalls in annual planning and decision-making</p><p>• Lots of laughs</p><p>—</p><p><strong>To learn more from Shreyas, check out these courses:</strong></p><p>• Improving Your Product Sense: <a target="_blank" href="https://bit.ly/product-sense">https://bit.ly/product-sense</a></p><p>• Managing Your PM Career: <a target="_blank" href="https://bit.ly/pm-career-course">https://bit.ly/pm-career-course</a></p><p>—</p><p><strong>Brought to you by:</strong></p><p>• <a target="_blank" href="https://workos.com/">WorkOS</a>—Modern identity platform for B2B SaaS, free up to 1 million MAUs</p><p>• <a target="_blank" href="https://www.useparagon.com/lenny">Paragon</a>—Ship every SaaS integration your customers want</p><p>• <a target="_blank" href="https://vanta.com/lenny">Vanta</a>—Automate compliance. Simplify security</p><p>—</p><p><strong>Find the transcript at: </strong><a target="_blank" href="https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/shreyas-doshi-live">https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/shreyas-doshi-live</a></p><p>—</p><p><strong>Where to find Shreyas Doshi</strong>:</p><p>• X: <a target="_blank" href="https://x.com/shreyas">https://x.com/shreyas</a></p><p>• LinkedIn: <a target="_blank" href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/shreyasdoshi/">https://www.linkedin.com/in/shreyasdoshi/</a></p><p>• Threads: https://www.threads.net/@shreyas.threads</p><p>• Linktree: <a target="_blank" href="https://linktr.ee/shreyasdoshi">https://linktr.ee/shreyasdoshi</a></p><p>• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ShreyasDoshiVideos</p><p>—</p><p><strong>Where to find Lenny:</strong></p><p>• Newsletter: <a target="_blank" href="https://www.lennysnewsletter.com">https://www.lennysnewsletter.com</a></p><p>• X: <a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/lennysan">https://twitter.com/lennysan</a></p><p>• LinkedIn: <a target="_blank" href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/lennyrachitsky/">https://www.linkedin.com/in/lennyrachitsky/</a></p><p>—</p><p><strong>In this episode, we cover:</strong></p><p>(00:00) Introduction</p><p>(05:35) Question one: Why am I so busy?</p><p>(10:08) Annual planning as an example</p><p>(16:48) Tactical tips for staying less busy</p><p>(25:20) Question two: Do I actually have good taste?</p><p>(38:09) Question three: Why does my job feel so frustrating?</p><p>(43:29) Question four: Am I really listening?</p><p>(44:35) Closing remarks</p><p>—</p><p><strong>Referenced:</strong></p><p>• Shreyas Doshi on pre-mortems, the LNO framework, the three levels of product work, why most execution problems are strategy problems, and ROI vs. opportunity cost thinking: <a target="_blank" href="https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/episode-3-shreyas-doshi">https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/episode-3-shreyas-doshi</a></p><p>• LNO framework: <a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/shreyas/status/1492345184171945984">https://twitter.com/shreyas/status/1492345184171945984</a></p><p>• Time management techniques that actually work: <a target="_blank" href="https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/time-management-techniques-that-actually">https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/time-management-techniques-that-actually</a></p><p>• Part 2: Time management techniques that actually work: <a target="_blank" href="https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/part-2-time-management-techniques">https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/part-2-time-management-techniques</a></p><p>• Eisenhower quote: <a target="_blank" href="https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/dwight_d_eisenhower_164720">https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/dwight_d_eisenhower_164720</a></p><p>• Stripe Connect: <a target="_blank" href="https://stripe.com/connect">https://stripe.com/connect</a></p><p>• Jeff Bezos explains one-way door decisions and two-way door decisions: <a target="_blank" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rxsdOQa_QkM">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rxsdOQa_QkM</a></p><p>• Spotify Is America’s Most Loved Workplace: <a target="_blank" href="https://www.newsweek.com/2021/10/29/spotify-americas-most-loved-workplace-1639982.html">https://www.newsweek.com/2021/10/29/spotify-americas-most-loved-workplace-1639982.html</a></p><p>• Shreyas on “thinking is cheap”: <a target="_blank" href="https://www.linkedin.com/posts/shreyasdoshi_thinking-is-very-cheap-doing-is-very-expensive-activity-7225237421813116929-Qzi3/">https://www.linkedin.com/posts/shreyasdoshi_thinking-is-very-cheap-doing-is-very-expensive-activity-7225237421813116929-Qzi3/</a></p><p>• Good Product Strategy, Bad Product Strategy from Shreyas: <a target="_blank" href="https://x.com/shreyas/status/1244810075908128768">https://x.com/shreyas/status/1244810075908128768</a></p><p>• Shreyas on annual planning and metrics:</p><p><a target="_blank" href="https://x.com/shreyas/status/1302423854095036421">https://x.com/shreyas/status/1302423854095036421</a></p><p><a target="_blank" href="https://x.com/shreyas/status/1304628719374544896">https://x.com/shreyas/status/1304628719374544896</a></p><p>• Jensen Huang on LinkedIn: <a target="_blank" href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/jenhsunhuang/">https://www.linkedin.com/in/jenhsunhuang/</a></p><p>• Patrick Mahomes’s website: <a target="_blank" href="https://www.adidas.com/us/patrick_mahomes">https://www.adidas.com/us/patrick_mahomes</a></p><p>• Virat Kohli: <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virat_Kohli">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virat_Kohli</a></p><p>• Reversible and Irreversible Decisions: <a target="_blank" href="https://fs.blog/reversible-irreversible-decisions/">https://fs.blog/reversible-irreversible-decisions/</a></p><p>• Fail fast: <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fail_fast">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fail_fast</a></p><p>• 3 levels of product work: <a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/shreyas/status/1370248637842812936">https://twitter.com/shreyas/status/1370248637842812936</a></p><p>• Shakespeare quote: <a target="_blank" href="https://nosweatshakespeare.com/quotes/famous/to-thine-own-self-be-true/">https://nosweatshakespeare.com/quotes/famous/to-thine-own-self-be-true/</a></p><p>• Rick Rubin: Legendary Music Producer | Lex Fridman Podcast #275: <a target="_blank" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_szemxPcTI">https://Dwww.youtube.com/watch?v=H_szemxPcTI</a></p><p>• Blake Burge on Rick Ruben: <a target="_blank" href="https://x.com/blakeaburge/status/1794470295828341222">https://x.com/blakeaburge/status/1794470295828341222</a></p><p>• Rick Rubin on X: <a target="_blank" href="https://x.com/RickRubin">https://x.com/RickRubin</a></p><p>• Dee Hock on X: <a target="_blank" href="https://x.com/deewhock">https://x.com/deewhock</a></p><p>• Dee Hock quote on listening: <a target="_blank" href="https://x.com/shreyas/status/1351279398423465984">https://x.com/shreyas/status/1351279398423465984</a></p><p>• Peter Drucker: <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Drucker">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Drucker</a></p><p>• Peter Drucker quotes on listening: <a target="_blank" href="https://www.azquotes.com/author/4147-Peter_Drucker/tag/listening">https://www.azquotes.com/author/4147-Peter_Drucker/tag/listening</a></p><p>• Lenny’s first podcast recording: <a target="_blank" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YP_QghPLG-8">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YP_QghPLG-8</a></p><p>• A Recipe to Become a Great Listener: <a target="_blank" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gUQJkiDy2Ko">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gUQJkiDy2Ko</a></p><p>—</p><p>Production and marketing by <a target="_blank" href="https://penname.co/">https://penname.co/</a>. For inquiries about sponsoring the podcast, email <a target="_blank" href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>.</p><p>—</p><p><em>Lenny may be an investor in the companies discussed.</em></p> <br/><br/>Get full access to Lenny's Newsletter at <a href="https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&#38;utm_campaign=CTA_4">www.lennysnewsletter.com/subscribe</a>