Opening
Ryan (00:00:00): I don't know how to articulate that- that feeling, but that flutter in your stomach that you wake up with in the morning of just anxiety and stress and- and worry. Um, being a CEO or founder makes it slightly harder, uh, in some ways, because you still have to put on this mask. You have to put on this space of confidence externally and- and internally as well, where people need to trust you. You also don't want to subject them to the same anxiety that you're feeling and be a 100% transparent....
The host lowers status tension before asking the guest to teach.
Accept praise cleanly
Lenny (00:01:01): Thank you, man. That compliment will go straight to my heart. And I will think about it often. I appreciate that. Ryan...
Accepts praise without shrinking from it or turning it into a performance.
Name the work
moment there where you can all celebrate what you've accomplished and what you built and put it out to the world. And, you know, somebody on the team can share, you know, the- the- the Product Hunt...
Names a concrete strength, artifact, or contribution instead of offering generic praise.
Return warmth
That compliment will go straight to my heart. And I will think about it often. I appreciate that. Ryan (00:01:07): Cut- cut that and put it on Twitter. There you go. Yeah. [laughs] Lenny (00:01:09):...
Matches the guest's warmth and keeps the social temperature generous.
Ask with curiosity
Ryan (00:15:15): I do- I do spend time, ironically, like. challenging founders sometimes when...
Turns a moment that could become critique into a question about the guest's thinking.
Accept praise cleanly
I don't know, DM me, email me, I'm around. Lenny (01:08:35): Amazing. Ryan, thank you so much for being here. It's kind of a surreal experience interviewing you. And I'm really honored that you came, and...
Accepts praise without shrinking from it or turning it into a performance.