Sherwin Wu V2

Sherwin Wu V2

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Opening
Sherwin Wu (00:00:00): 95% of engineers use Codex. 100% of our PRs are reviewed by Codex. Lenny Rachitsky (00:00:04): For engineers, I don't know what job has changed more in the past couple years. Sherwin Wu (00:00:09): Engineers are becoming tech leads. They're managing fleets and fleets of agents. It literally feels like we're wizards casting all these spells and these spells are kind of like going out and doing things for you. Lenny Rachitsky (00:00:17): What do you think people aren't pricing in yet?...

The opener names the listener's problem first, then makes the guest useful to that problem.

Low-ego framing
Lenny Rachitsky (00:00:04): For engineers, I don't know what job has changed more in the past couple years. Sherwin Wu (00:00:09): Engineers are becoming tech leads....

Uses we/us, uncertainty, or learner framing instead of performing authority.

Accept praise cleanly
Sherwin Wu (00:03:20): Thank you. Thank you for having me. Lenny Rachitsky (00:03:21): I want to start with what's feeling like a barometer of...

Accepts praise without shrinking from it or turning it into a performance.

Accept praise cleanly
Lenny Rachitsky (01:18:38): Okay. Sherwin, thank you so much for doing this. This was incredible. Where can folks find you online and how can listeners be useful to you?

Accepts praise without shrinking from it or turning it into a performance.