Lenny's Podcast: Product | Career | Growth
01:26:37 · Lenny Rachitsky, Jessica Fain
[01:26:37] S1: I think that's the book I'm thinking about, and it's the story of a family over many generations and around a tree. [01:26:42] S0: Oh, great. Now I have to pick that up. [01:26:45] S1: Yeah. It's popular. Okay. If it's the one I'm thinking about, I think you're going to love it. [01:26:47] S0: Okay, great. I'll [inaudible 01:26:48]. [01:26:49] S1: Favorite recent movie or TV show you've really enjoyed? [01:26:51] S0: Again, this is another window. I have been obsessively watching The Pitt, which is probably a lame answer. I wonder if anyone else has given you that so far, but it's given me such a vantage point and a view into the incredibly difficult work that emergency healthcare workers do and the stresses and the system and the brokenness that they operate under, but also the extreme care and love that they bring to their work and has just given me so much admiration. [01:27:22] S1: It is trending on this podcast and I'm watching it as well. [01:27:25] S0: It's really good. [01:27:26] S1: It is really good. Okay. Favorite product you recently discovered that you really love. [01:27:32] S0: Okay. I bought my husband a towel warmer, it was like 35 bucks on Amazon, and it has led to so much joy in our household. Just getting out of the shower to a warm towel is so great. It's a really fun addition to the family, so highly recommend that. It's just a cheap and easy way to brighten your day a little bit. [01:27:57] S1: I want one. That sounds amazing. Does it sit on top of an existing towel rack or is it a separate thing that you...
01:27:57 · Lenny Rachitsky, Jessica Fain
[01:27:57] S1: I want one. That sounds amazing. Does it sit on top of an existing towel rack or is it a separate thing that you... [01:28:02] S0: It's a separate thing. It's sort of like a basket that you put the towel in, you could put it in for half an hour, an hour, set it on a timer. It's so cool. [01:28:10] S1: Okay. I love this idea. Never been mentioned before. [01:28:13] S0: But I think more in the tech vein of products I've loved, I've been a loyal user of Casa, which I believe you tweeted about as well as a Casa user. [01:28:24] S1: Yes. I love Casa. [01:28:25] S0: Casa comes in and they have this idea of what if everyone had a household assistant? And so they come in, they take stock of every paint color, every appliance, every light bulb, and anytime something breaks or you need something repaired, you can just say, "I need new light bulbs for this room," and they'll immediately send you them from Amazon. "I need a new dishwasher, ours broke," and they'll send you three options that fit your space and are good quality. They also pick up your packages every Friday and your donations. So great. And they're just the nicest people. So I'm really excited to see them thrive. [01:29:02] S1: I love that pick. I was looking up their domain name, getcasa.com. [01:29:05] S0: Get Casa. [01:29:06] S1: And I think they're only in the Bay Area right now and I think they're expanding into LA right now. [01:29:09] S0: Expanding into LA. Yep.
01:29:09 · Jessica Fain, Lenny Rachitsky
[01:29:09] S0: Expanding into LA. Yep. [01:29:11] S1: Sweet. That's a good pick. Their website is very bare. I don't even know how you sign up, but yeah, I don't know. I guess you could figure it out, but I love Casa. Yeah. They also do a filter rotation thing. So every six months, they come and replace all your filters or air purifiers and whatever. [01:29:29] S0: Yes. You can set maintenance for your dishwasher, for your air filters, for your washer-dryer, which has been super cool to see. They also, you get handyman credits every month. So all the things that you put off doing, they can come in and do it themselves. And it's just wonderful. [01:29:46] S1: Awesome. Okay. Two more questions. Do you have a favorite life motto that you often come back to in work or in life? [01:29:52] S0: I asked my husband about this one. I was like, "What's my life motto?" And he had such a nice answer that I thought I'd go with it. We have this saying with our kids, "First, the guests." So if you have guests over, which we love to host people in our house, our role with our three kids is guests always go first. And I think that it's really something that we think about in terms of being of service to others, being respectful to others, being welcoming, being kind. And I think that that has dictated a lot of who I am as a person and how we're trying to be as a family. When you are of service to others, when you are inclusive, when you can put them first ahead of yourself, I think it actually brings a lot of joy to you and it certainly makes the world a little bit better.
01:29:52 · Jessica Fain, Lenny Rachitsky
[01:29:52] S0: I asked my husband about this one. I was like, "What's my life motto?" And he had such a nice answer that I thought I'd go with it. We have this saying with our kids, "First, the guests." So if you have guests over, which we love to host people in our house, our role with our three kids is guests always go first. And I think that it's really something that we think about in terms of being of service to others, being respectful to others, being welcoming, being kind. And I think that that has dictated a lot of who I am as a person and how we're trying to be as a family. When you are of service to others, when you are inclusive, when you can put them first ahead of yourself, I think it actually brings a lot of joy to you and it certainly makes the world a little bit better. [01:30:43] S1: One of the core values at Airbnb was be a host. [01:30:46] S0: Yeah, I love that. [01:30:47] S1: Which is very appropriate for Airbnb, but such a broadly useful lens. [01:30:52] S0: Right. I've also recently heard, "If you want a village, be a villager." And so this idea of just building community, reaching out, being there for other people and really taking that first step, even if it's scary or overwhelming, can really make a difference. [01:31:09] S1: Final question. You have some cool posters behind you, if people are watching in YouTube. Is there one that's like a favorite? Is there one that has a story per chance?
01:31:09 · Lenny Rachitsky, Jessica Fain
[01:31:09] S1: Final question. You have some cool posters behind you, if people are watching in YouTube. Is there one that's like a favorite? Is there one that has a story per chance? [01:31:18] S0: That's such a good question. So these are all my husband's posters. He is a musician. He loves guitar. So he picked them all. But I think that I have to say my favorite one is probably Jimi Hendrix plays The Greek. So we live in Berkeley and it's just slightly off-camera, but it's just a great memory of sort of an incredible musician and the iconic place that we're lucky enough to live in and sort of the great access to culture that we have here, but also just how important music is to our lives, how much it brings- [01:31:54] S1: The Greek is such a cool venue. Just like if people don't know, it's just this outdoor amphitheater with glass. [01:31:57] S0: Amphitheater. [01:31:59] S1: You can get blankets. [01:32:01] S0: Everyone should go. It's such a fun spot, right? Right on UC Berkeley's campus and they've got great music and we're really lucky to live close by. [01:32:09] S1: Well, with that, Jessica, thank you so much for being here. Two final questions. Where can folks find you online if they want to reach out, maybe follow up on anything here? And how can listeners be useful to you?
01:32:09 · Lenny Rachitsky, Jessica Fain
[01:32:09] S1: Well, with that, Jessica, thank you so much for being here. Two final questions. Where can folks find you online if they want to reach out, maybe follow up on anything here? And how can listeners be useful to you? [01:32:19] S0: I am not a very online person, which is funny for being on this podcast. So I think the main place I am online is on LinkedIn, and so you could definitely find me there. In terms of being useful to me, I would love to hear what resonated for you, what's worked for you in the past, how you're seeing these things show up in your work, and how I can get better at uplifting the tech community, and as we go through this period of tremendous change, how I can show up as a leader and as a source of community for this group of folks. [01:32:59] S1: What change are you speaking of? Nothing changing. [01:32:59] S0: It's called AI. We're still talking about AI. [01:33:04] S1: Oh, man. All right. Well, Jessica, thank you so much for being here. [01:33:07] S0: Yeah, thanks. [01:33:08] S1: Bye, everyone. Thank you so much for listening. If you found this valuable, you can subscribe to the show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app. Also, please consider giving us a rating or leaving a review as that really helps other listeners find the podcast. You can find all past episodes or learn more about the show at lennyspodcast.com. See you in the next episode.