Alina Mao

Product designer who moves fast, wears multiple hats, and speaks the language of engineers, shipping AI and B2B SaaS products from 0 to 1.

B2B SAAS · CRM · 0→1

Pickle Solution

Built a CRM Platform from scratch. MVP in 3 months, full launch in 8. Helped close a $100K pre-seed round and drove 10x sales growth.

10x

sales growth after launch

B2B SAAS · CRM · 0→1

Pickle Solution

Built a CRM Platform from scratch. MVP in 3 months, full launch in 8. Helped close a $100K pre-seed round and drove 10x sales growth.

10x

sales growth after launch

Generative AI · Cross-functional · Product Thinkng

Repartee AI

Worked across design, engineering, marketing, AI research, and ML - from brief to launch. Not just a designer in the room. The one connecting all the dots.

6+

teams aligned across design, eng, mkt, AI & ML

Generative AI · Cross-functional · Product Thinkng

Repartee AI

Worked across design, engineering, marketing, AI research, and ML - from brief to launch. Not just a designer in the room. The one connecting all the dots.

6+

teams aligned across design, eng, mkt, AI & ML

AI Agent UX · Vide Coding · Built 0-1

Gear Advisor

Built a real AI agent for snow sports gear: conversational survey + Chrome extension for live product evaluation. Designed and vibe-coded with Figma Make, Gemini & Claude Code.

3,358 lines

vide-coded & conncted to real API

AI Agent UX · Vide Coding · Built 0-1

Gear Advisor

Built a real AI agent for snow sports gear: conversational survey + Chrome extension for live product evaluation. Designed and vibe-coded with Figma Make, Gemini & Claude Code.

3,358 lines

vide-coded & conncted to real API

Consumer AI · Mobile App · Gaming Platform

Aesop Labs

Designed two AI products end-to-end — Lucy, an AI chatbot app, and Dopple, a UGC-based AI gaming platform. Drove a key product pivot that grew DAU by 40% in 3 weeks.

1K+

active Discord users engaged for feedback

Consumer AI · Mobile App · Gaming Platform

Aesop Labs

Designed two AI products end-to-end — Lucy, an AI chatbot app, and Dopple, a UGC-based AI gaming platform. Drove a key product pivot that grew DAU by 40% in 3 weeks.

1K+

active Discord users engaged for feedback

.pickle solution

10x

Sales growth after launch

.achievements

4

AI Products shipped from zero

.aesop labs

5K+

users acquired in first month

AIGC · Mobile UI · 10-Week Sprint

Mirror AI

An AI outfit stylist app- scan your body, get personalized looks generated by AI. Led all UI design: color, typography, AIGC visuals, and case study. Recognized by mentors for visual craft and design consistency.

3

Designers,

AIGC · Mobile UI · 10-Week Sprint

Mirror AI

3

Designers,

Real Estate · UX Research · 0→1

ESTACK

Designed a commercial real estate platform from zero. Led 15+ user interviews across agent, buyer, and seller personas. Launched June 2022 — 1,200+ monthly property inquiries within 3 months.

1,200+

monthly inquiries within 3 months of launch

Real Estate · UX Research · 0→1

ESTACK

Designed a commercial real estate platform from zero. Led 15+ user interviews across agent, buyer, and seller personas. Launched June 2022 — 1,200+ monthly property inquiries within 3 months.

1,200+

monthly inquiries within 3 months of launch

A moment that changed everything

While designing Lucy, an AI chatbot at Aesop Labs, I discovered users were having conversations with people they'd lost. Deceased family members. Pets. Nobody designed that use case. It just happened. That's when I understood: the most powerful thing you can design isn't a feature. It's the space for something human to emerge.