Sara Nicole Yang

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Apollo x Savings / July 27, 2020 by Sara Yang

Designing a savings product, in pursuit of financial health and double bottom line impact

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Product Discovery, User Research December 21, 2021
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Responding to COVID-19 / May 24, 2020 by Sara Yang

Launching our response to COVID-19: trusted resources, 0% interest SMB loans, and personalized financial coaching.

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Product Discovery March 20, 2021
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School of Slow Media / January 12, 2020 by Sara Yang

Identifying the shifts & challenges to design the next iteration of REMIX, a three-day human-centered storytelling workshop.

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User Research August 04, 2020

Ting / January 5, 2020 by Sara Yang

A micro-documentary about one woman’s powerful story in the Philippines.

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Empathy Building January 14, 2023

Raquel / January 5, 2020 by Sara Yang

Our first major customer story from the Philippines in 2017. First presented at All Hands in 2017.

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Empathy Building January 05, 2020

Tala Tarjeta / January 3, 2020 by Sara Yang

Validating, designing, and shipping our first new product beyond credit: the Tala debit card.

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Product Discovery May 05, 2022

Integrating with Cebuana Lhuillier / January 3, 2020 by Sara Yang

Speeding up loan disbursement by 10X through a leading remittance brand.

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Product Management February 09, 2020

Automating Identity Verification / January 3, 2020 by Sara Yang

Approving identities within 5 seconds through KYC automation.

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Product Management February 09, 2020

Redesigning Loan Pickup / January 3, 2020 by Sara Yang

Providing users with the right information at the right time, to cash out frictionlessly.

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Product Management, User Research January 20, 2020

Treehouse / January 2, 2020 by Sara Yang

Designing digital brave space for young people to step into their power as storytellers, designers, and community shapers for a better world.

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Design December 21, 2021
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The Butterfly Effect / January 2, 2020 by Sara Yang

Developing business design & pitch for citizen-centered urban planning in Helsinki.

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Strategy, Design December 21, 2021
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Design for America / January 1, 2020 by Sara Yang

Founded human-centered design studio creating local solutions for social impact in Los Angeles.

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Design December 21, 2021
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Jackson / December 1, 2018 by Sara Yang

The full arc of a home visit & foundational financial life interview, in an exploration expansion market in Latin America.

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Empathy Building January 12, 2020

Peris & Betsy / December 5, 2016 by Sara Yang

Starting a business with a little bit of necessity, a day at Gikomba Market, and a loan from Tala.

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Empathy Building January 05, 2020

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Product Discovery, User Research
Apollo x Savings
Product Discovery, User Research
Product Discovery, User Research
Responding to COVID-19
Product Discovery
Responding to COVID-19
Product Discovery
Product Discovery
Tala Tarjeta
Product Discovery
Tala Tarjeta
Product Discovery
Product Discovery
Featured
Ting
Empathy Building
Ting
Empathy Building
Empathy Building
Raquel
Empathy Building
Raquel
Empathy Building
Empathy Building
Jackson
Empathy Building
Jackson
Empathy Building
Empathy Building
Peris & Betsy
Empathy Building
Peris & Betsy
Empathy Building
Empathy Building
Featured
Integrating with Cebuana Lhuillier
Product Management
Integrating with Cebuana Lhuillier
Product Management
Product Management
Automating Identity Verification
Product Management
Automating Identity Verification
Product Management
Product Management
Redesigning Loan Pickup
Product Management, User Research
Redesigning Loan Pickup
Product Management, User Research
Product Management, User Research
Featured
Treehouse
Design
Treehouse
Design
Design
The Butterfly Effect
Strategy, Design
The Butterfly Effect
Strategy, Design
Strategy, Design
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Design
Design for America
Design
Design