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Lenny's Newsletter - Product, Growth & Career | Klero Resources

A practical guide to Lenny's Newsletter: deep product and growth advice, podcast, and when it fits your practice.

Lenny's newsletter

Lenny's Newsletter, by Lenny Rachitsky, is a long-running Substack on product, growth, and career. It combines essays, interviews, and a podcast with guests from top tech companies. The tone is practical and “no-BS” - good for PMs and growth people who want depth without fluff. This guide covers what’s there and how to use it.

How Lenny Rachitsky Grew to 1 Million Subscribers

Why lenny's newsletter fits product work

  • Depth - Pieces and podcasts go beyond headlines. You get frameworks, examples, and “what actually happened” from people who’ve done it.
  • Product and growth - Roadmaps, metrics, onboarding, retention, hiring, org design. Fits both pure PM and growth-oriented roles.
  • Guest experts - Founders, PMs, and operators from companies like Stripe, Notion, and Airbnb. You hear different systems and philosophies.
  • Community and extras - Subscribers get access to a community, living library, and sometimes Lennybot and other tools. The newsletter is the hub.

    • Core concepts that matter

    Newsletter and essays

    Weekly (or near-weekly) long-form posts. Topics: prioritization, OKRs, PLG, onboarding, hiring, managing up, and “how X company does Y.” Use the archive and search when you’re working on a specific theme.

    Lenny's podcast

    Interviews with product and growth leaders. Often 1–2 hours. Good for commutes or background; you can skim show notes if you’re short on time. Many episodes tie to newsletter themes (e.g. retention, pricing, org design).

    Living library and community

    Curated links and discussions for subscribers. Use them to find “best post on X” or to ask questions and get peer and sometimes Lenny’s input.

    Topics that show up often

    Prioritization and roadmaps - RICE, outcome vs. output, “how we decide what to build.” Growth and retention - Activation, retention curves, expansion revenue. Hiring and teams - What to look for in PMs, how to run interviews, org structure. Career - Transitioning into PM, moving to leadership, negotiating offers.

    Lenny Rachitsky: how to grow a startup

    Practical habits

  • Subscribe and skim - Get the newsletter; skim titles and intros. Read in full when the topic matches what you’re working on.
  • Use the archive - Search for “retention,” “onboarding,” “RICE,” “hiring,” etc. You’ll find past essays and podcast episodes that are still relevant.
  • Listen to 2–3 episodes on your current focus - e.g. retention, pricing, or building a team. You’ll get patterns and language you can reuse.
  • Share with your team - “This post explains how we could frame our roadmap” or “This episode is how others do discovery.” Good for alignment.

    • When lenny's newsletter isn’t the fit

  • You want very short takes - Lenny’s content is long-form. For quick tips, use Twitter/X, Reddit, or short email digests.
  • You need tool-specific how-to - Lenny covers strategy and practice, not “click here in Jira” or “how to use Amplitude.” Pair with tool docs when you need implementation.
  • You’re not in product or growth - The content is tuned for PMs, growth, and adjacent roles. If you’re in pure eng or design, other sources may fit better.

    • Pricing (high level)

    The newsletter has a free tier and a paid tier. Paid unlocks full archive, community, living library, and sometimes bonus content. Check lennysnewsletter.com for current options.

    Product & Marketing by Lenny Rachitsky at Growth Week 2021

    For PMs and growth people who want serious, practical content, Lenny's Newsletter is a strong default. Use the archive and podcast to go deep on the topics that matter for your role and stage.

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