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Pauline Wee

What I Learned from Interning at an Early-Stage Startup at 17

Lessons from sixteen months of being a Swarmie.

5 min readAug 15, 2022

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What I Learned from Interning at an Early-Stage Startup at 17

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Pauline Wee

“Storytelling is a superpower” & other Career-Changing Takeaways from UX+ 2021

Last year, I woke up at 3AM to attend the UX+ Conference 2021, the biggest UX design conference in Asia. I definitely struggled to get out…

7 min readAug 15, 2022

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“Storytelling is a superpower” & other Career-Changing Takeaways from UX+ 2021

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Pauline Wee

Why UX theory will fail in the real world

Talabat is one of the biggest food delivery services in the Middle East. I see their riders almost every day, and everyone I know has the…

4 min readMar 17, 2022

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Why UX theory will fail in the real world

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Swarm Blog

5 Quick Tips to Improve Your Design Career

Missed the inaugural episode of Swarm w/ Us last Saturday? No fear!

4 min readAug 31, 2021

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5 Quick Tips to Improve Your Design Career

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Pauline Wee

How to Explain UX to Your Parents

“UX? Huh? Is that a real job?” — A parent out there, somewhere

3 min readAug 17, 2021

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How to Explain UX to Your Parents

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Bootcamp

Connecting content creators to brands, fans, and better ideas: A UX Case Study

The winning case for UX University 2021.

7 min readJul 12, 2021

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Connecting content creators to brands, fans, and better ideas: A UX Case Study

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Swarm Blog

5 Ways to Up Your User Interview Game

When I first started in product design, interviewing users was one of the most intimidating parts of UX Research, and I screwed up — a lot…

5 min readJun 13, 2021

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5 Ways to Up Your User Interview Game

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Swarm Blog

5 Tips to Write Better UX Copy

You’ve done the research, built the wireframes, and designed the final few screens— but wait! Have you checked the copy?

4 min readJun 13, 2021

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5 Tips to Write Better UX Copy

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Pauline Wee

I Wish I Failed More

For most of my life, I kept myself on a tight leash. I had to keep my grades up or risk my scholarship. I had to overperform in each…

4 min readJan 16, 2021

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I Wish I Failed More

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Pauline Wee

Pauline Wee

Product Design @ Swarm, prev. Dashlabs.ai (YC W21). Writing about her UX journey, community-centric tech, and stories that matter.

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