Michie Cao is a designer based in San Francisco, who has previously worked at Twitter and Wildcard. She graduated from the School of Visual Arts in NYC with an MFA. Michie's journey as a designer began at SVA, where she learned about physical computing, coding, research, design, and more. This experience changed her career trajectory and led to connections that became mentors, peers, and close friends. After Twitter, Michie worked on projects such as designing the tweet anatomy and working on the home timeline. She then joined Sisu, a small startup where she is now leading design for an analytics tool aimed at helping companies analyze data automatically at a speed and scale unmatched by humans. As the lone designer at Sisu, Michie has learned to prioritize her time, lean into her strengths, and connect with the broader design community through her club, Day One Design Club. This club aims to create a supportive network for designers in startups, where they can share advice, provide feedback, and build relationships. Michie emphasizes that building culture and working with great people are crucial to producing great work and growing as a designer.