Sachin Rekhi

SEPTEMBER 2, 2015

One of the characteristics Reid Hoffman often mentions he values in great entrepreneurs is that they are infinite learners. But what do infinite learners actually do differently? I wanted to share my observations on what it takes to possess and build the capability of infinite learning. Be Forever Curious.

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Lenny Rachitsky

APRIL 2, 2024

PMs and VPs of Product), Lennybot (an AI chatbot trained on my newsletter posts, podcast interviews, and more), and my swag store (great gifts for your favorite PM, or yourself!) “How Duolingo reignited user growth,” by Jorge Mazal , is my #1 most popular post of all time. But the story didn’t end there.

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Sachin Rekhi

FEBRUARY 23, 2020

The book did not disappoint: it was a fascinating history starting from his childhood, to his early startup adventures with Zip2 and PayPal, to a deep dive into how he willed SpaceX, Tesla, and SolarCity into existence and ultimately to success despite the odds being continually stacked against him. Be an infinite learner.

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NextBigWhat

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

The genius of how @duolingo grew from 5M to 200M users in 5 years (!!!) After ~3 softwalls, learners would lose their progress if they wouldn’t sign up. In potentially its most powerful gamifying trick, Duo introduced ‘Streaks’ A streak is an increasing counter for the # of consecutive days a learner learns.

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Sachin Rekhi

JULY 29, 2019

And he shares how A16Z has significantly improved the quality of their decision making over the years by focusing on the very process by which they make their investment decisions in the first place. In the interview Stewart asks Marc about any mistakes he believed he had made building A16Z. Why do we do this?

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Sachin Rekhi

JANUARY 3, 2016

It's reminded me just how much fun it is to reflect on what I've learned over the years and try to distill those lessons into repeatable practices for myself and others. How to Design Your Customer Validation to Maximize Product/Market Fit. How Do You Know If You've Achieved Product/Market Fit?

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Bain Public

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

However, their backlog of worthy improvements will be infinitely deep. So how does a product leader develop great negotiating skills, deep empathy, and a backbone of steel ? How does one stay on top of strategy while engaging in hard and shrewd bargaining? But how do you get product leaders to practice new mindsets?

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