# The Looking Glass Essays on the endless journey of building products, teams, and ourselves. Page: Feed: --- ## [Eye, Hand, AI: a letter to my daughter](https://lg.substack.com/p/eye-hand-ai-a-letter-to-my-daughter) _2026-08-05 · Julie Zhuo_ The value of trying when AI makes things so easy ## [How life was different during the early Internet](https://lg.substack.com/p/some-people-like-restoring-vintage) _2026-07-06 · Julie Zhuo_ AI for nostalgia's sake ## [To All the Folks Who Are About to Be Rich](https://lg.substack.com/p/to-all-the-folks-who-are-about-to) _2026-06-13 · Julie Zhuo_ Because of IPOs, acquisitions, or just doing some damned good business ## [The Art and Excellence of Sales](https://lg.substack.com/p/the-art-and-excellence-of-sales) _2026-06-09 · Julie Zhuo_ 7 Lessons from former Meta Chief Revenue Officer David Fischer [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/200951329/21bfd377983fc01c92bef22a8377e4d6.mp3) ## [I am an idiot](https://lg.substack.com/p/i-am-an-idiot) _2026-04-21 · Julie Zhuo_ Notes on idiocy, in the age of something smarter. ## [How to Spot a World-Class Designer](https://lg.substack.com/p/how-to-spot-a-world-class-designer) _2026-04-14 · Julie Zhuo_ 7 lessons from designer, inventor and angel investor Soleio on what separate excellent from mediocre [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/192526657/06789ca1f027fe44d7640c9c86855d07.mp3) ## [What Excellent Growth Teams See That Others Miss](https://lg.substack.com/p/what-excellent-growth-teams-see-that) _2026-03-11 · Julie Zhuo_ Watch now | A conversation with Brian Hale, Chief Growth Officer at Doordash [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/188960554/c81fd5d0e1b1214fd09a1725c17512da.mp3) ## [Playing Authentic Games](https://lg.substack.com/p/playing-authentic-games) _2026-01-15 · Julie Zhuo_ Intentions for 2026 ## [The Lost Art of Crying](https://lg.substack.com/p/the-lost-art-of-crying) _2025-11-06 · Julie Zhuo_ How to build and dismantle a kingdom of ice ## [One Cloud, Every AI Layer (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/rrZUazDtLTI2) _2025-11-06 · **Sponsored**_ Run agents, inference, and infrastructure on one stack — economics improve as you scale. ## [Unsent Letter #25](https://lg.substack.com/p/unsent-letter-25) _2025-09-16 · Julie Zhuo_ To the arrogant young, newcomer