Podcast Interview Prep
Prepare like a top podcast host. Researches your guest and writes deep, tactical questions in the style of Lenny's Podcast that get past the usual talking points.
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Help me prepare a deep, tactical interview, in the spirit of Lenny Rachitsky's podcast: specific, practical, and focused on how things actually happened.
Input: the guest's name, LinkedIn or website, and the episode's theme.
1. Research the guest: read their LinkedIn profile and posts, search for past interviews, talks, essays and company milestones. Note what they've already said many times so we can go beyond it. 2. Write a prep doc: - Guest background in 5 bullets - 3 story arcs worth exploring - 20-25 questions grouped by theme, ordered to build momentum. Favor questions like 'Walk me through exactly what you did when...', 'What did you get wrong?', 'What would you tell someone in that situation today?', 'What's a counterintuitive lesson?' - Follow-up probes for the best questions: pushing for numbers, examples and tactics - A lightning round of quick questions - Topics to avoid or handle carefully 3. Cite sources for every fact about the guest.
Aim for questions that produce advice a listener could use on Monday.
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