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Mandy Lai

Mandy Lai

Mandy Lai

is an AI-native product

is an

is an AI-native

designer making the world
more creative and connected.

AI-native product designer making the world more creative and connected.

product designer making the world more creative and connected.

Product Designer @ Stealth Startup

Founder @ Littlemandyart

Ex-SoFi

Background made with Claude Design

Live apps

Live apps

MAY 2026 • CLAUDE

MAY 2026 • CLAUDE

My Tracker

My Tracker

A more visual to-do list that I use for planning things, from weekend activities to personal learning.

A more visual to-do list that I use for planning things, from weekend activities to personal learning.

Fork it

APR 2026 • CURSOR

APR 2026 • CURSOR

Fluffle

Fluffle

Lock in and work with friends. Using AI to read your app activity, this desktop pet cheers you on when you're productive and cries when you're distracted.

Lock in and work with friends. Using AI to read your app activity, this desktop pet cheers you on when you're productive and cries when you're distracted.

Try it in early preview

DEC 2025 • LOVABLE

DEC 2025 • LOVABLE

Count

Count

Time and track your activities. I built this because I wanted to know how much time I was actually spending on my sticker business, finances, trip planning, etc.

Time and track your activities. I built this because I wanted to know how much time I was actually spending on my sticker business, finances, trip planning, etc.

Try it

Design journey

Design journey

MAY '26 - PRESENT

Founding Product Designer @ Stealth Startup

Building worlds.

DEC '18 - PRESENT

Founder & Illustrator @ Littlemandyart

Spreading animal cuteness overload through stickers and other merch. 70,000+ items sold.

JUN '24 - MAY '26

Product Designer, Credit Card @ SoFi

Designing SoFi's credit card experience across app and web.

JAN '26 - APR '26

Builder @ Fluffle

Helped build an AI productivity pet that helps you lock in and cowork with friends.

JUN - AUG '25

Mentor, Product Design @ Summit STEM Fellowship

Mentor @ Summit STEM Fellowship

Introduced product design to 800+ high school students through fireside chats and office hours.

NOV '22 - JUN '24

Design Lead & VP, Marketing @ TSE

Co-led a cross-functional project team of 14 students. Led the org's social media and marketing campaigns.

JAN '24

Rice Design-a-thon 2024

2nd place team; designed an app that streamlines and gamifies the college roommate search process.

JUN - SEP '23

Product Design Intern @ TH Experiential

Rapidly delivered physical and digital marketing experiences accepted by Kohl's +5 other retail brands.

JUN - SEP '23

UX Design Intern @ UCSD Design Lab

Researched and designed for use cases of AI in online creative collaboration.

About Mandy

About Mandy

I'm a Product Designer based in San Francisco #yayarea. I graduated from UC San Diego with a B.S. in Cognitive Science, Interaction Design.

Through product design, I enjoy creating beautiful and helpful products for people at scale. I've had the privilege of working on brand activations for Fortune 500 companies, HCI research at The Design Lab, and SoFi's Credit Card experience.


On the side, I doodle stickers as @littlemandyart. Fun fact: I've drawn more than 250 cute animals!

Feel free to say hi over email.

I'm a Product Designer based in San Francisco #yayarea. I graduated from UC San Diego with a B.S. in Cognitive Science, Interaction Design.

Through product design, I enjoy creating beautiful and helpful products for people at scale. I've had the privilege of working on brand activations for Fortune 500 companies, HCI research at The Design Lab, and SoFi's Credit Card experience.


On the side, I doodle stickers as @littlemandyart. Fun fact: I've drawn more than 250 cute animals!

Feel free to say hi over email.

Things that fill my cup

Things that fill my cup

Tennis and pickleball. If you play at East Cut in SF, maybe we've seen each other!

Tennis and pickleball. If you play at East Cut in SF, maybe we've seen each other!

Anything DIY. Making pottery, ikebana (arranging flowers), and mixing mac nut iced lattes.

Anything DIY. Making pottery, ikebana (arranging flowers), and mixing mac nut iced lattes.

The Hard Fork podcast. My #1 rec for anyone who wants AI news and a good laugh.

The Hard Fork podcast. My #1 rec for anyone who wants AI news and a good laugh.