The Looking Glass

The Lost Art of Crying

How to build and dismantle a kingdom of ice

Nov 6, 2025 • Julie Zhuo

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September 2025

Unsent Letter #25

To the arrogant young, newcomer

Sep 16, 2025 • Julie Zhuo

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You're definitely going to be a manager now

Book launch! + Predictions for the manager in the era of AI

Sep 9, 2025 • Julie Zhuo

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August 2025

The Making of a Founder

On conviction and the hero's journey

Aug 21, 2025 • Julie Zhuo

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July 2025

Unsent Letter #11

To the maestro who passed me by

Jul 2, 2025 • Julie Zhuo

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June 2025

When AI Has Better Taste Than You

How machines conquered our skills, infiltrated our aesthetics, and left us with one final advantage

Jun 24, 2025 • Julie Zhuo

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Unsent letter #47

To the corporate jobber with a faraway gaze

Jun 3, 2025 • Julie Zhuo

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May 2025

The Thing You Are Expert at Will Be Your Career Downfall

AI will disrupt some of us more than others.

May 27, 2025 • Julie Zhuo

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Conversational Interfaces: the Good, the Ugly & the Billion-Dollar Opportunity

The five biggest problems with today's conversational chatbot design

May 12, 2025 • Julie Zhuo

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April 2025

The AI Quality Coup

What exactly is "great" work now?

Apr 24, 2025 • Julie Zhuo

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March 2025

The Death of Product Development as We Know it

Goodbye three-legged stool, 2-pizza teams, and "managers"

Mar 25, 2025 • Julie Zhuo

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Our Souls Need Proof of Work

On wanting and comfort in the era of AI

Mar 10, 2025 • Julie Zhuo

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