Mackenzie DerivalHow did I learn English by listening to rap music?The story behind how I started learning English at 17 years oldFeb 23, 20212Feb 23, 20212
Mackenzie DerivalHow to design a website to validate your startup idea? [Part 2]Case Study: Strategic Framework behind CreatorLoopFeb 8, 2021Feb 8, 2021
Mackenzie DerivalSecrets on Crafting Effective Messaging for your Website & Sales Material [Part 1]Over the past few weeks, I have worked on designing my company’s website. Every time I shared it with our marketing advisors, they had…Dec 22, 2020Dec 22, 2020
Mackenzie DerivalDriving Word of Mouth using the Creator EconomyEvolution of advertising & Emergence of CreatorsNov 4, 2020Nov 4, 2020
Mackenzie DerivalLessons from My Black Role ModelsLessons from Virgil Abloh, Michael Seibel, and Charles HudsonSep 30, 20202Sep 30, 20202
Mackenzie DerivalHow to Land a UX Design internship at a Top Tech CompanyIn this post, I reveal patterns and findings from mentoring and helping students get design internships at tech companiesAug 1, 2020Aug 1, 2020
Mackenzie DerivalThe Most Underrated Design SkillFundamentals behind problem-solvingMay 6, 20201May 6, 20201
Mackenzie DerivalThe Art of Measuring SuccessThe habit of defining and measuring success helped me in understanding the importance of my work. It made me more organized and efficientOct 8, 2019Oct 8, 2019
Mackenzie DerivalTips for Entrepreneurial DesignersIn addition to having started a startup, I worked at Google as a UX Design intern. In this post, I provide resources to help designers…Jul 13, 2019Jul 13, 2019
Mackenzie DerivalReflection: Y-Combinator InterviewLast April, my co-founders and I did a video call interview for Y-Combinator’s (YC) Summer 2019 cohort. Despite not making it past that…Jun 25, 2019Jun 25, 2019