Mackenzie DerivalHow did I learn English by listening to rap music?The story behind how I started learning English at 17 years old·5 min read·Feb 23, 2021--2--2
Mackenzie DerivalHow to design a website to validate your startup idea? [Part 2]Case Study: Strategic Framework behind CreatorLoop·5 min read·Feb 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…·4 min read·Dec 22, 2020----
Mackenzie DerivalDriving Word of Mouth using the Creator EconomyEvolution of advertising & Emergence of Creators·4 min read·Nov 4, 2020----
Mackenzie DerivalLessons from My Black Role ModelsLessons from Virgil Abloh, Michael Seibel, and Charles Hudson·5 min read·Sep 30, 2020--2--2
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 companies·7 min read·Aug 1, 2020----
Mackenzie DerivalThe Most Underrated Design SkillFundamentals behind problem-solving·7 min read·May 6, 2020--1--1
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 efficient4 min read·Oct 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…5 min read·Jul 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…4 min read·Jun 25, 2019----
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