Lenny's Podcast: Product | Career | Growth Julie Zhuo on accelerating your career, impostor syndrome, writing, building product sense, using intuition vs. data, hiring designers, and moving into management
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Jun 7, 2022 
Julie Zhuo, co-founder of Sundial and former VP of Design at Facebook, shares her journey from product designer to leadership. She discusses overcoming impostor syndrome and the challenges of transitioning to startup life. Listeners will learn effective strategies for developing product sense and the balance between intuition and data in decision-making. Julie also highlights the importance of writing in her career and offers insights on hiring designers in a competitive market, emphasizing the value of community and relationships.
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Writing as Self-Therapy
- Julie Zhuo started writing to overcome her fear of speaking up in large meetings.
- Writing clarified her thinking, improved expression, and became a form of self-therapy.
Prioritize Word Count over Quality
- Focus on getting the words out first when writing, and worry about quality later.
- Set daily or weekly word count goals to maintain discipline.
Book's Origin
- Julie Zhuo's book, "The Making of a Manager," stemmed from requests and a recognized need for resources for new managers.
- She saw it as an opportunity to address a gap in the market and improve her own management skills.
