I’m Karen Bao ,
product designer
& researcher.
I’m Karen Bao ,
product designer
& researcher.
With 8 years of experience, I've worked across start-ups, agencies, and enterprise SaaS in fintech, health tech, and marketing tech.
With 8 years of experience, I've worked across start-ups, agencies, and enterprise SaaS in fintech, health tech, and marketing tech.
My superpower
My superpower
Methodical system thinker
Methodical system thinker
“Karen exhibits creativity in the way she selects the right framework before starting any work.”
“Karen exhibits creativity in the way she selects the right framework before starting any work.”
Zoe Chai
Zoe Chai
Sr. Product Manager, Mydoh
Sr. Product Manager, Mydoh
Versatile collaborator
Versatile collaborator
"Karen is collaborative at her core. She can wear multiple hats at the same time, and know which ones she should take on or off at each phase of the journey.”
"Karen is collaborative at her core. She can wear multiple hats at the same time, and know which ones she should take on or off at each phase of the journey.”
Lisa Hong
Lisa Hong
Head of Design, Mydoh
Head of Design, Mydoh
When I’m not designing, I’m ...
When I’m not designing, I’m ...
Enjoying The Weeknd 🎶 ·
Making coffee ☕ ·
Planning a trip 🏔️ ·
Enjoying stand-up comedy 🤣 ·
Backpacking 🧳 ·
Being a foodie 🍱 ·
Petting my friend’s cat 🐱️ ·
Enjoying The Weeknd 🎶 ·
Enjoying The Weeknd 🎶 ·
Making coffee ☕ ·
Planning a trip 🏔️ ·
Backpacking 🧳 ·
Being a foodie 🍱 ·
Petting my friend’s cat 🐱️ ·
Enjoying stand-up comedy 🤣 ·
Enjoying The Weeknd 🎶 ·
Recent work
Recent work
Mydoh · Fintech · Consumer · 2024
Make task creation and management effortless
Make task creation and management effortless
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$10
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$2
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Pay Day: Saturday, July 27, 2024
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Clean your room
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Every 2 weeks
on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
Lucas will be paid each time they complete this task.
Type
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All or nothing
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Total pay
$0.00
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$0.00
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Complete Math Worksheet
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Mydoh · Fintech · Consumer · 2023
Improve Home to boost engagement
Improve Home to boost engagement
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What is cryptocurrency?
Cryptocurrency is a form of digital money (no cards or cash) that you can send someone online that doesn’t use a bank.
It can be risky because there are no laws and it’s hard to track.
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Available to spend
$25.00
Average weekly spend
$70.00
Total saved
2
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More tips, just for you
What is cryptocurrency?
Cryptocurrency is a form of digital money (no cards or cash) that you can send someone online that doesn’t use a bank.
It can be risky because there are no laws and it’s hard to track.
Was this helpful?
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Take out garbage
Due Last Saturday
Laundry
1 of 1
Walk the dog
Due Friday
Earn $2.00
by completing all tasks
$60.70
Available to spend
$25.00
Average weekly spend
$70.00
Total saved
2
Active Goals
$
Request
Move
Send
$130.70
Total balance
You'll be paid $20 on Sat, Aug 26
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Mydoh · 2023-2024
Elevate product design operations
Elevate product design operations
Dr.Bill · Health care · 2021-2022
Build Dr.Bill design system foundations
Build Dr.Bill design system foundations
From the archives
From the archives
(2017-2021)
(2017-2021)
Thoughts & writings
Thoughts & writings
Product discovery · Ideation framework
Product discovery in practice: How I approached product discovery collaboratively at Mydoh to drive business results
Product discovery in practice: How I approached product discovery collaboratively at Mydoh to drive business results
Information architecture
Mydoh IA restructuring
Mydoh IA restructuring
Usability testing
How to benchmark a mobile app’s usability
How to benchmark a mobile app’s usability
User research
Start with asking yourself “what I don’t know about my users and product ”
Start with asking yourself “what I don’t know about my users and product ”