The 2026 board

Perplexity computer (but super expensive). The amount of work it gets done with a single prompt is amazing; a similar product would be Manus.

Automating product management workflows and shortening product line management timelines.

Lenny's Newsletter, Lenny's Podcast

Curate your resume to the job description, focus on one industry while applying across others, and develop crisp product thinking for interviews.

Claude Code. I almost exclusively use it in the CLI and it helps me with everything.

I built a WhatsApp MCP in the spring. Right now I'm working on an investment tool on my website, plus projects for La Liga / Premier League and Fantasy Football. Does this website count too?

The Weekly Show, The Daily, Lenny's Newsletter

Being curious and open to many companies and roles helps. Don't be afraid to change your goals, and spend a lot of your time talking to second-years and alumni.

Photoshop. I taught myself Photoshop in middle school and discovered a passion for graphic design, which I did professionally up until the end of college.

Learning about conversational and agentic shopping.

How I Built This with Guy Raz, The New Yorker

Prioritize spending your time learning about what truly interests you.

Strava. It's a fun mix of social media meets exercise.

Acquired

Be curious.

Wispr Flow. It helps me get ideas out before I overthink them!

A ClassPass-style fitness app where friends can take classes together, keep each other accountable, build Snapchat-style streaks, and get recommendations based on their fitness taste profiles.

Lenny's Newsletter, Huberman Lab, On Purpose with Jay Shetty

Find a product problem you care about, talk to people who have it, and try building something small around it. You'll learn more from that than from waiting until you feel like you've checked every box.

Partiful. They've brought joy into their UX and developed the product slowly and with intention. It feels frictionless to use yet takes care of everything I need to host an event.

How to use chatbots to create agents that I can then use as more targeted chatbots.

The Daily, Modern Love, The Interview

Take whatever first job you can get to break into tech, then learn aggressively and really dive into the product once you're in there. 'Tech' feels like this big mystical thing from the outside, but the best way to learn is to get in there and get your hands dirty, even if the first job isn't the role or company you imagined.

Claude. It just helps me keep my stuff organized and ready.

TechCrunch Newsletter, Every, Axios Newsletter

Network before the MBA and get referrals.

ClassPass, especially when I was a digital nomad before Haas or when I'm traveling now. It's intuitive to use and offers flexibility and lots of options that follow me wherever I go.

An AI-native operating system for my personal and professional use.

Lenny's Newsletter, The Engineering Leadership Podcast, Skift

Navigating tech recruiting can feel much more unstructured and opaque than other industries. As a starting point, I'd encourage anyone wanting to break into tech to build something (it's never been easier) that addresses a specific problem in their life, and to seek out perspectives from people with experience in the roles and spaces they're interested in.