Why This Exists
A product manager's attempt to find parenting wisdom in podcast transcripts
The Story
This project came to life when Lenny dropped transcripts of all his podcast episodes, giving the community a chance to play around with his vast collection of wisdom.
As a product manager who is also a parent, I quite often think about how some of the concepts, ideas, and advice we hear at work somewhat funnily apply to parenting too. Sure, saying that a baby is a product is a bit weird. But the parallels are there, and sometimes they make me laugh.
Seeing failure as an opportunity to learn and grow. Launching the product (delivering the baby) not being the finish line but the start. Managing expectations of stakeholders. The five (hundreds) whys. And one could continue.
When Lenny dropped the transcripts, I thought it could be fun to have AI find these parallels. So I fired up Claude Code and asked it to go through the transcripts and find both meaningful and silly anecdotes where parenting can mash up well with product management.
And to my joyful surprise, these parallels made a lot of sense and made me laugh. So I continued and turned it into the collection you can now see on this (fully vibe-coded) website.
More tips are being added as Claude processes additional episodes
A Quick Note
Don't take the content too seriously. It's made up by AI that never raised a kid, by making funny connections between the world of managing roadmaps and changing diapers. Sometimes it makes a lot of sense, sometimes it doesn't. Advice will contradict a lot — just like product management tips do.
And that is quite okay. Because just like no product is the same as the others and needs their founders and PMs to find their way around growing it, your kid is special in its own way. Shy or loud. Creative or destructive. Talkative or deep thinking. And it will change. So will the advice that works.
So take this more as a fun way to enjoy the best of two worlds while discovering episodes of Lenny's Podcast in a new way.
I am very grateful to Lenny Rachitsky for making this possible and for running his podcast show for all the curious people out there (not just PMs).
If this adds a little bit of joy to your parenting or product management job, let me know — it will make my day.
Frequently Asked Questions
Should I follow this advice?
This is for fun and inspiration, not professional parenting guidance. If you find something that resonates, great! But always trust your instincts and consult real experts when needed.
How does it work?
Claude analyzes Lenny's Podcast transcripts to find interesting parallels between product management concepts and parenting situations. Each tip includes actual quotes from the episodes with timestamps.
Why do some tips contradict each other?
Just like PM advice, different approaches work for different kids and situations. Your 2-year-old having a meltdown at bedtime might need a different strategy than your friend's kid. Context matters.
Where do the quotes come from?
Every tip links back to actual quotes from Lenny's Podcast transcripts, complete with timestamps. You can click through to listen to the original context.
Are you still adding more tips?
Yes! I'm slowly but surely processing more episodes. The collection grows as Claude works through additional transcripts.
Can I share a tip I love?
Absolutely! Each tip has its own URL, so you can bookmark or share any tip that resonates with you.
For the Curious
I used Claude Code via VS Code to do most of everything locally before building this website in Next.js and TypeScript. It runs on Vercel. That's pretty much it — it's fairly simple and took about 10 hours to put together.
I had lots of fun with it. Hope you'll have fun with the parenting gems inspired by Lenny's Podcast wisdom.
Husband, dad of 2-year-old Filipek, product manager, and solo vibe coder from Czech Republic