I'm Alena, a 0-1 product designer, from research to code prototype, based in San Francisco, CA.

Focused on product systems, Agentic AI, and Fintech — previously shipped Please.AI in 90 days

Led the core experience for the AI planning mobile app as the in-house designer, from zero to launch

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Simplified loyalty, tipping, and payments across 100K+ merchants for a major POS platform

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Redesigned onboarding to drive Gen Z engagement for financial education

Redesigned onboarding to drive Gen Z engagement.

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Got a product idea, creative concept, or current mess? Let’s build something worthwhile.

Got a product idea, creative concept, or current mess? Let’s build something worthwhile.

Got a product idea, creative concept, or current mess? Let’s build something worthwhile.

Alena You

Alena You

Alena You