Ex-Meta VP Reveals His Top Lessons after 25 Years Leading Product Design | Jon Lax (Meta) from Behind the Craft

Ex-Meta VP Reveals His Top Lessons after 25 Years Leading Product Design | Jon Lax (Meta)

47 minutes Posted Sep 1, 2024 at 1:00 pm.

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My guest today is Jon Lax, former VP of Design at Meta.

Jon is a 25-year design veteran who most recently led design for Meta’s Reality Labs (e.g., Ray Ban glasses, Quest, and more). Before Meta, Jon ran his own design firm for 12 years. He’s got many hot takes on product development and design that I’m excited to dig into.

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