Podcast · About 90 min

Shreyas Doshi on pre-mortems, the LNO framework, and prioritization

Shreyas Doshi · Lenny's Podcast Free Intermediate

Doshi is unusually sharp on why most execution problems are really prioritization and strategy problems in disguise. You get his LNO frame for sorting tasks by leverage, plus his habit of thinking in opportunity cost rather than just return on investment. A good listen when you keep saying yes to everything and wonder why nothing moves.

  • Sort work into leverage, neutral, and overhead, and spend time accordingly
  • Weigh opportunity cost, not just the upside, of each build
  • Many execution problems are actually unresolved prioritization problems
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The question it answers

  1. How do I decide what to build next?

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