My favorite interview questions from 100+ guests
Lenny's Podcast: Product | Growth | Career
Lenny Rachitsky
5 • 1.5K Ratings
🗓️ 29 November 2023
⏱️ 21 minutes
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Summary
This is a special episode of the podcast where I’ve curated my favorite interview questions that guests have shared, among over 100 podcast guests. Whether you’re a hiring manager, currently interviewing, or simply intrigued by the creative and perceptive questions that top product leaders rely on to find top talent, these questions offer unique insights into the strategies and philosophies that shape successful interviews.
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In this episode, you’ll hear from:
(00:00) Lenny
(03:21) Eeke De Miliano
(03:57) Geoff Charles
(04:31) Shishir Mehrotra
(08:44) Yuhki Yamashita
(09:56) Katie Dill
(10:36) Karri Saarinen
(11:02) Camille Hearst
(11:28) Jiaona Zhang
(12:43) Noah Weiss
(13:10) Ben Williams
(14:41) Meltem Kuran Berkowitz
(15:29) Paige Costello
(16:13) Nikhyl Singhal
(17:51) Ayo Omojola
(18:20) Scott Belsky
(19:17) Lauryn Isford
(19:46) Paul Adams
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to a very special episode of the podcast. |
| 0:06.0 | Ever since I started this podcast, one of people's favorite segments continues to be the |
| 0:10.7 | lightning round, and in particular a question I ask guests around their |
| 0:15.1 | favorite interview question that they like to ask candidates and what they look |
| 0:19.6 | for in a good answer. What we've done is we've picked my favorite interview questions |
| 0:24.4 | that guests have shared. Out of over a hundred guests on the podcast we've got |
| 0:28.4 | 17 of my favorite interview questions all combined in this one episode. You can use this |
| 0:34.0 | episode anytime you are preparing to interview candidates. If you want to improve |
| 0:39.0 | your existing interview questions, or if you're about to get interviewed and you want to prepare for the kinds of questions |
| 0:44.0 | that you might get in the interview process. |
| 0:47.0 | Before we dive in, let me tell you about a product called |
| 0:50.0 | Sandbird, the all-in-1 communications |
| 0:52.7 | API platform designed for both web and mobile apps. |
| 0:56.1 | In a world saturated with multi-channel communication, |
| 0:59.0 | product teams are discovering the effectiveness |
| 1:01.0 | of in-app communication. |
| 1:03.0 | With Send Bird, businesses can elevate their in-app experience |
| 1:06.7 | with decluttered and branded communication |
| 1:09.1 | featuring AI-powered chatbots, one-way messages, |
| 1:12.2 | chat, video calls, and live stream capabilities all |
| 1:15.3 | tailored for commerce, marketing, and top-tier support. Forward-thinking companies |
| 1:20.0 | such as Hinge, Patreon, Yahoo, Acculate, and more, use Sunbird to build in-app communication |
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