Julie Zhuo, Future

Julie Zhuo

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San Francisco Bay Area, CA, United States

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Recent:
  • Unknown
Past:
  • Future
  • Medium
  • The Muse
  • Fast Company
  • HuffPost

Past articles by Julie:

The Power of Product Thinking

In many design, product management, engineering, or even venture capital interviews and pitches, you’ll be assessed on a dimension called “product thinking,” sometimes also called “product sense.” If you’re a builder aspiring to create something new and valuable (or someone who invests in such builders), having well-honed product thinking will help you — and the... Read More → Read More

Coffee Chat Series #1: Getting Ahead as an Early-Career Designer

The summary of hundreds of coffee chats with early-stage designers —  covering habits for success, superpowers, misconceptions and more. → Read More

The Secret to Being a Better Boss: Create a “How to Work With Me” Manual

Want to be a better leader in the workplace? Try this “user manual” template to outline how you work with your team—and instantly become a more likable manager. → Read More

How to be Strategic – Julie Zhuo –

So you might have heard that the more you progress in your career, the more “strategic” you should aim to be. WTF does that mean? → Read More

How to be Strategic – The Year of the Looking Glass –

So you might have heard that the more you progress in your career, the more “strategic” you should aim to be. WTF does that mean? → Read More

Design for People, Use People Language – Julie Zhuo –

The first rule of building a valuable product is that it should be valuable for someone. → Read More

Good Pressure, Bad Pressure – Julie Zhuo –

It’s not a good place to be, having those thoughts. I call it being in The Pit, when you feel there are thousands of miles to go, but you’re stuck in a hole. It’s when the scathing commentary of your… → Read More

Many ways to learn – The Year of the Looking Glass –

This was first published on my mailing list The Looking Glass. Every week, I answer a reader’s question. → Read More

The 4 Stages of 0->1 Products – The Year of the Looking Glass –

This was first published on my mailing list The Looking Glass. Every week, I answer a reader’s question. → Read More

Launch is the beginning – The Year of the Looking Glass –

This was first published on my mailing list The Looking Glass. Every week, I answer a reader’s question. → Read More

Finding ideas – The Year of the Looking Glass –

This was first published on my mailing list The Looking Glass. Every week, I answer a reader’s question. → Read More

Pitching a product idea – The Year of the Looking Glass –

This was first published on my mailing list The Looking Glass. Every week, I answer a reader’s question. → Read More

Managing more experienced people – The Year of the Looking Glass –

This was first published on my mailing list The Looking Glass. Every week, I answer a reader’s question. → Read More

Escaping e-mail hell – The Year of the Looking Glass –

This was first published on my mailing list The Looking Glass. Every week, I answer a reader’s question. → Read More

Addressing executive swoop-ins – The Year of the Looking Glass –

This was first published on my mailing list The Looking Glass. Every week, I answer a reader’s question. → Read More

What to expect from PMs, part 2 – The Year of the Looking Glass –

This was first published on my mailing list The Looking Glass. Every week, I answer a reader’s question. This post is Part 2. Read Part 1 first. Q: I argue with my PM all the time. He works well with… → Read More

What to expect from PMs – The Year of the Looking Glass –

This was first published on my mailing list The Looking Glass. Every week, I answer a reader’s question. This post is Part 1 of a two part series. Part 2 will be released next week. Q: I argue with… → Read More

Starting Well – The Year of the Looking Glass –

This was first published on my mailing list The Looking Glass. Every week, I answer a reader’s question. → Read More

How do you set metrics? – The Year of the Looking Glass –

This was first published on my mailing list The Looking Glass. Every week, I answer a reader’s question. → Read More

Why hire more designers? – The Year of the Looking Glass –

This was first published on my mailing list The Looking Glass. Every week, I answer a reader’s question. → Read More