Humanizing product development | Adriel Frederick (Reddit, Lyft, Facebook)

2022-10-20 · 67 min · 27 entities

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→ references Prize Epic Quest Money Power book

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Link in episode "Humanizing product development | Adriel Frederick (Reddit, Lyft, Facebook)": https://amazon.com/Prize-Epic-Quest-Money-Power/dp/1439110123
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Link in episode "Humanizing product development | Adriel Frederick (Reddit, Lyft, Facebook)": https://amazon.com/New-Map-Energy-Climate-Nations/dp/0143111159
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Link in episode "Humanizing product development | Adriel Frederick (Reddit, Lyft, Facebook)": https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/revisionist-history/id1119389968
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Link in episode "Humanizing product development | Adriel Frederick (Reddit, Lyft, Facebook)": https://penname.co/
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Link in episode "Humanizing product development | Adriel Frederick (Reddit, Lyft, Facebook)": https://geteppo.com/
→ references Humanizing Product Development Adriel Frederick Reddit Lyft Facebook website

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Link in episode "Humanizing product development | Adriel Frederick (Reddit, Lyft, Facebook)": https://podpage.com/lennys-podcast/humanizing-product-development-adriel-frederick-reddit-lyft-facebook
→ references How Chamath Palihapitya Dramatically Improved User Malinda Senanayake website

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Link in episode "Humanizing product development | Adriel Frederick (Reddit, Lyft, Facebook)": https://linkedin.com/pulse/how-chamath-palihapitya-dramatically-improved-user-malinda-senanayake
→ references Tuned In High Performance Academy Podcast company

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Link in episode "Humanizing product development | Adriel Frederick (Reddit, Lyft, Facebook)": https://hpacademy.com/blog/tuned-in-high-performance-academy-podcast
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Link in episode "Humanizing product development | Adriel Frederick (Reddit, Lyft, Facebook)": https://radiantnuclear.com/

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mentioned penname.co website

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Link in episode "Humanizing product development | Adriel Frederick (Reddit, Lyft, Facebook)": https://penname.co/
mentioned geteppo.com website

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Link in episode "Humanizing product development | Adriel Frederick (Reddit, Lyft, Facebook)": https://geteppo.com/
mentioned Humanizing Product Development Adriel Frederick Reddit Lyft Facebook website

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Link in episode "Humanizing product development | Adriel Frederick (Reddit, Lyft, Facebook)": https://podpage.com/lennys-podcast/humanizing-product-development-adriel-frederick-reddit-lyft-facebook
mentioned How Chamath Palihapitya Dramatically Improved User Malinda Senanayake website

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Link in episode "Humanizing product development | Adriel Frederick (Reddit, Lyft, Facebook)": https://linkedin.com/pulse/how-chamath-palihapitya-dramatically-improved-user-malinda-senanayake
mentioned radiantnuclear.com website

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Link in episode "Humanizing product development | Adriel Frederick (Reddit, Lyft, Facebook)": https://radiantnuclear.com/
references penname.co website

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Link in episode "Humanizing product development | Adriel Frederick (Reddit, Lyft, Facebook)": https://penname.co/
references geteppo.com website

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Link in episode "Humanizing product development | Adriel Frederick (Reddit, Lyft, Facebook)": https://geteppo.com/
references Humanizing Product Development Adriel Frederick Reddit Lyft Facebook website

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Link in episode "Humanizing product development | Adriel Frederick (Reddit, Lyft, Facebook)": https://podpage.com/lennys-podcast/humanizing-product-development-adriel-frederick-reddit-lyft-facebook
references How Chamath Palihapitya Dramatically Improved User Malinda Senanayake website

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Link in episode "Humanizing product development | Adriel Frederick (Reddit, Lyft, Facebook)": https://linkedin.com/pulse/how-chamath-palihapitya-dramatically-improved-user-malinda-senanayake
references radiantnuclear.com website

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Link in episode "Humanizing product development | Adriel Frederick (Reddit, Lyft, Facebook)": https://radiantnuclear.com/

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mentioned Business concept

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mentioned Entrepreneurship concept

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mentioned Adriel Frederick (Reddit, Lyft, Facebook concept

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Humanizing product development | Adriel Frederick (Reddit, Lyft, Facebook)
discusses Business concept

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mentioned Prize Epic Quest Money Power book

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Link in episode "Humanizing product development | Adriel Frederick (Reddit, Lyft, Facebook)": https://amazon.com/Prize-Epic-Quest-Money-Power/dp/1439110123
mentioned New Map Energy Climate Nations book

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Link in episode "Humanizing product development | Adriel Frederick (Reddit, Lyft, Facebook)": https://amazon.com/New-Map-Energy-Climate-Nations/dp/0143111159
references Prize Epic Quest Money Power book

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Link in episode "Humanizing product development | Adriel Frederick (Reddit, Lyft, Facebook)": https://amazon.com/Prize-Epic-Quest-Money-Power/dp/1439110123
references New Map Energy Climate Nations book

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Link in episode "Humanizing product development | Adriel Frederick (Reddit, Lyft, Facebook)": https://amazon.com/New-Map-Energy-Climate-Nations/dp/0143111159

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mentioned Technology company

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Feed category: Technology
mentioned Tuned In High Performance Academy Podcast company

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Link in episode "Humanizing product development | Adriel Frederick (Reddit, Lyft, Facebook)": https://hpacademy.com/blog/tuned-in-high-performance-academy-podcast
discusses Technology company

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Feed category: Technology
references Tuned In High Performance Academy Podcast company

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Link in episode "Humanizing product development | Adriel Frederick (Reddit, Lyft, Facebook)": https://hpacademy.com/blog/tuned-in-high-performance-academy-podcast

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mentioned Revisionist History podcast

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Link in episode "Humanizing product development | Adriel Frederick (Reddit, Lyft, Facebook)": https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/revisionist-history/id1119389968
references Revisionist History podcast

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Link in episode "Humanizing product development | Adriel Frederick (Reddit, Lyft, Facebook)": https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/revisionist-history/id1119389968

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Episode description as stored

Adriel Frederick is VP of Product Management at Reddit X, where he helps incubate and scale new products. He is a former Product Lead at Facebook, as well as a former PM and Director of Product at Lyft. In today’s episode, we focus on what it takes to become a better product leader. Adriel shares anecdotes from his time at Lyft and Facebook, insights about how to lead through tough times, why there isn’t an algorithmic solution to everything, why R&D teams need to be a part of the core mission, the tangible benefits of working on diverse teams, and his thoughts on the future of AI. He also introduces the concept of cannonballs, why you should focus on the marginal user, why organization and empathy are the most important PM skills, and so much more. — Find the full transcript here: https://www.podpage.com/lennys-podcast/humanizing-product-development-adriel-frederick-reddit-lyft-facebook/#transcript — Where to find Adriel Frederick: • Twitter: https://twitter.com/drellf • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adrielfrederick/ — Where to find Lenny: • Newsletter: https://www.lennysnewsletter.com • Twitter: https://twitter.com/lennysan • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lennyrachitsky/ — Thank you to our wonderful sponsors for making this episode possible: • Linear: https://linear.app/lenny • Flatfile: https://www.flatfile.com/lenny • Eppo: https://www.geteppo.com/ — Referenced: • Jules Walter on Twitter: https://twitter.com/julesdwalt • Jules Walter’s guest post on Lenny’s newsletter: https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/product-sense • Mark Zuckerberg on The Joe Rogan Experience : https://open.spotify.com/episode/51gxrAActH18RGhKNza598 • Sam Harris’s TED Talk on AI: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8nt3edWLgIg • Facebook’s 7 friends in 10 days: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/how-chamath-palihapitya-dramatically-improved-user-malinda-senanayake/ • The Prize: The Epic Quest for Oil, Money & Power : https://www.amazon.com/Prize-Epic-Quest-Money-Power/dp/1439110123/ • The New Map: Energy, Climate, and the Clash of Nations : https://www.amazon.com/New-Map-Energy-Climate-Nations/dp/0143111159/ • Revisionist History podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/revisionist-history/id1119389968 • Tuned In podcast: https://www.hpacademy.com/blog/tuned-in-high-performance-academy-podcast/ • Mo on Netflix: https://www.netflix.com/title/81134264 • Radiant Nuclear: https://www.radiantnuclear.com/ — In this episode, we cover: (00:40) Adriel’s background (06:13) What he does at Reddit X (07:27) Reddit X’s avatar marketplace and NFTs (08:33) Why R&D teams need to be a part of the core mission (11:12) What it’s like to be the first black PM at Facebook (14:58) How to foster diversity (19:40) Being a PM at controversial companies, and how to evaluate criticism (28:25) Adriel’s most stressful time at Lyft (30:35) The importance of operational control and what it means (32:35) Why there isn’t always an algorithmic solution to everything (37:47) Thoughts on AI (42:42) Growth hacking and algorithms at Facebook (48:18) Cannonballs in growth—fundamental changes in the product for optimization (49:07) Facebook’s “7 friends in 10 days” push (51:30) What is a marginal user, and what can you learn from their experience? (56:06) How to think about doing experiments (59:10) Why organization and empathy are the most important skills (1:02:59) Lightning round — Production and marketing by https://penname.co/ . For inquiries about sponsoring the podcast, email podcast@lennyrachitsky.com . This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.lennysnewsletter.com/subscribe