Julie Zhu
Product design leader and author known for serving as VP of Product Design at Facebook and writing the bestselling book The Making of a Manager, sharing lessons on leadership, feedback, and scaling teams.
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Jan 27, 2026 • 40min
Julie Zhuo: Caring Without Lowering the Bar
Julie Zhuo, former VP of Product Design at Facebook and author of The Making of a Manager, shares hard-earned lessons from scaling teams. She discusses balancing high standards with genuine care. Short takes cover feedback culture, shifting from doer to multiplier, clarity exercises for teams, and thoughtful experimentation with AI.
Mar 31, 2026 • 1h
From Facebook’s First Intern to Founder: Julie Zhuo’s Leadership Journey
Julie Zhuo, co-founder and CEO of Sundial and former VP of Product Design at Facebook, shaped features like the News Feed and like button. She recounts rising from intern to leader, building Sundial to productize analytics with AI, and advice for early-stage founders. She also explores managing humans and AI, ethical design choices, and why reflection and operational support matter for startups.
Aug 4, 2019 • 47min
322: Julie Zhuo - What To Do When Everyone Looks To You
Julie Zhuo, VP of Product Design at Facebook and author of The Making of a Manager, shares leadership lessons from rising through tech. She talks about growth mindset, using writing to clarify thinking, mentoring that sharpens your instincts, hiring by visualizing your dream team, designing purposeful meetings, and making feedback safe and scalable.
