Career Advice

Lots of people mean well when they give you career advice. But, often, they're just projecting their own insecurities. It's important to remember that. That doesn't mean you shouldn't listen to what people have to say…

We celebrate the person at the top. We rarely talk about those who got them there. The people who changed my career most were rarely the most visible. They were the ones who stepped in when things could have gone the o…

"What advice would you scream at 10 year old Steven?".. someone asked me at our event in Germany this week... my answer👇🏾 The things you love at 8 years old are more aligned with your true nature than the things you …

I rarely do interviews or talk about my personal life, but I made an exception for the team at First Round Capital. Their writer spent hours at my house. We talked about why I started Lenny's Newsletter, what motivates …

Lundi soir, j’ai eu le privilège, en tant que marraine de l’EFAP, de remettre les diplômes aux étudiants de l’école. 🎓 Un moment fort. Symbolique. Unique. Mais surtout, un moment qui leur appartient. A cet instant, mo…

Ce que j’ai envie de dire à tous les candidats aujourd’hui Si tu cherches un job en 2026, lis ça. Je vais être direct. Non, ce n’est pas toi Non, tu n’es pas “moins bon” Non, tu n’as pas “raté quelque chose” Le march…

People starting out in their first jobs, especially women, often think they’re not ready. But we’re usually more ready than we think we are. You don’t have to know everything before taking a leap — you can learn on t…

This week I was named one of the Most Influential Women in the Bay Area Business by the San Francisco Business Times. As part of the celebration, each honoree was given three questions to choose from. I picked: what adv…

J'ai 15 ans et il y a quelques mois j'ai envoyé un message à Jean Michel Karam sur linkedin. Je voulais lui poser des questions sur son parcours, comprendre comment il en était arrivé là. Il m'a répondu, (déjà ça c'ét…