70: Facebook’s VP of Product Design JULIE ZHUO

How often do you get the chance to listen to the VP of Facebook, [Julie Zhuo](https://medium.com/u/b8a4e5ae7490), talk about her work..?!? (Crickets) Yeah, we thought so. That’s why we think you’ll LOVE this episode! Jake & Jonathan (well mostly Jake), ask Julie a lot of questions you would want to ask to someone who’s as successful & amazing as Julie. Here’s a sneak peek of the topics covered: - Joining Facebook - Managing hundreds of people - Imposter syndrome - Writing & how it’s related to clear thinking - What does VP of design at Facebook do - Where do new ideas come from? ## **Links:** [juliezhuo.com](http://www.juliezhuo.com/) [**Book:** The Making Of A Manager](http://www.juliezhuo.com/book/manager.html) [Read Julie’s writing on The Year of the Looking Glass](https://medium.com/the-year-of-the-looking-glass) [Subscribe to Julie’s Mailing List](http://www.juliezhuo.com/design/mailinglist.html) [Subscribe to Jake’s newsletter](https://jakeknapp.com/) [**Book:** Super intelligence—Nick Bostrom](https://www.amazon.com/Superintelligence-Dangers-Strategies-Nick-Bostrom/dp/0198739834) [**Book:** Buy Sprint!](https://www.thesprintbook.com/buy/) 📘🏃‍♀️ [**Book:** Buy Make Time!](https://maketimebook.com/buy/) 📗⏰ [**AJ&Smart + Jake Knapp Official Design Sprint Masterclass**:](https://ajsmart.com/masterclass)[ajsmart.com/masterclass](https://ajsmart.com/masterclass) 🥇😯 ## **Your Hosts:** * Follow Jake Knapp on Twitter: [@jakek](https://twitter.com/jakek) * Follow Jonathan Courtney on Instagram or Twitter: [@jicecream](https://www.instagram.com/jicecream/) * Follow AJ&Smart on Instagram or Twitter: [@ajsmartdesign](https://www.instagram.com/ajsmartdesign/) * Write into the podcast: [pbc@ajsmart.com](mailto:pbc@ajsmart.com) * Podcast editing by Jason Sanderson: [PodcastTech.com](https://PodcastTech.com) * Show notes by [@amrkhalifeh](https://www.instagram.com/amrkhalifeh/) * [Follow the podcast on Medium](https://medium.com/product-breakfast-club-links-unofficial)

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Jake and Jonathan (formally Product Breakfast Club) is a behind the scenes look at how some of the best companies in the world design their products. Jake Knapp, NY Times best-selling author of "Sprint", has helped companies like Slack, Nest and 23andMe build successful products. Jonathan Courtney, co-founder of AJ&Smart, has worked with companies like RedBull, eBay and the United Nations, to help them build better products faster. In this new, exciting podcast, the two of them have teamed up to discuss things like product design, innovation and productivity.