The Lenny and Friends Summit is back!
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Lenny Rachitsky announces the return of the Lenny and Friends Summit on September 10, 2026, in San Francisco—an exclusive summit for senior product and AI leaders that received rave reviews for its focus on human connection and practical value.
Key Takeaways
- The summit targets senior product and AI leaders at Chief, VP, Director, Senior,
- The event maintains an intentionally small, invitation-only format with priority
- The three core goals are helping attendees understand where the product role is
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The second Lenny and Friends Summit will take place on Thursday, September 10, 2026, in San Francisco.
The goal is to create the best product event in the world through carefully selected attendees, in-depth talks, workshops, and networking.
The summit aims to help attendees understand where the product role is heading, learn tangible skills, and build lasting connections.
The event is designed for senior product and AI leaders; early-career professionals may not find the content relevant.
Due to limited venue capacity, applicants must apply; paid newsletter subscribers receive priority consideration.
Previous attendees described the summit as the highest-ROI networking event and praised its exceptional quality and tactical value.
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- Lenny and Friends Summit 2026
- 活动信息
- 9月10日
- 旧金山
- 小规模闭门
- 目标受众
- 资深产品领导
- AI 领导者
- VP/CPO/Director级别
- 活动价值
- 行业趋势洞察
- 实用技能学习
- 高端人脉网络
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There's such power in IRL events, especially these days, and especially for product leaders, who often lack peers they can be real with.
My vision is to make this the best product event in the world. We're keeping it intentionally small—every attendee will be handpicked.
The hit rate of good talks was higher than at any other conference I've been to.
A powerful reminder of why I fell in love with building products.
Two years ago, we held the first-ever Lenny and Friends Summit. It was one of the most meaningful days of my life. Full of in-depth talks, intimate roundtables, and a lot of human connection. At the end of the day, an attendee handed me this note before quickly walking away:
There’s such power in IRL events, especially these days, and especially for product leaders, who often lack peers they can be real with. Ever since the first summit, I’ve been getting messages about how much y’all want another event like this.
Today, I’m excited to share that the
returns on Thursday, September 10, in San Francisco!
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My vision is to make this the best product event in the world. We’re keeping it intentionally small—every attendee will be handpicked—and along with in-depth talks from the world’s top operators, we’ll have interactive workshops, tons of opportunities to get to know other attendees, and a few fun surprises.
My three main goals for this summit are to help you:
- Deeply understand where the product role is heading
- Learn tangible skills to thrive in that future
- Build lasting connections with other world-class leaders
Here’s the initial lineup of speakers, each of whom has a unique lens into the future of building (with more to be announced soon):
Given that we’re expecting lots of interest and the venue has limited capacity, we’re asking people to
. Paid newsletter subscribers will get priority consideration. This summit is for senior product and AI leaders; typical titles include Chief, VP, Director, Senior, Group, Lead, or Principal.
If you’re just starting your career in product or growth, the content won’t be as relevant for you. I may host a future event geared toward early-career folks.
To give you a sense of what the last summit felt like, a few messages I got from attendees last year:
“The highest-ROI networking event I have been to.” —Senior PM
“Every aspect of the event was absolutely remarkable.” —CPO
“So many insightful discussions, learnings, and connections, and many tactical takeaways I plan to immediately put in practice.” —Product Lead
“The hit rate of good talks was higher than at any other conference I’ve been to.” —Sr. Director of Product
“A powerful reminder of why I fell in love with building products.” —Founder
Finally, some of my favorite moments from the day:
I’m so excited to be doing this again. Whether you made it to the first summit or missed the chance then, we’ve put a lot of thought into making this one even better: more hands-on workshops, more opportunities to meet other attendees, and more options for how to spend your day.
See you there!
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