Mackinnon Engen ☀️

You reap what you sow.
Sow kindness, sow empathy.
Inspired every day @watsi. Formerly doing good @UN @Smiletrain 💙

[Mackinnon Engen ☀️ @mackinnonw]

Would love to say hello 👋

[Watsi @watsi]

🚀 Big week in San Francisco!
Catch us at:
→ @wef Global Tech Retreat
→ @socinnovation
→ @GlobalHealthAll events
→ Watsi Volunteer Meetup 💙
Curious about Watsi or how to make a bigger impact? Come say hi or message us to connect! 👋

[Mackinnon Engen ☀️ @mackinnonw]

Come join us on Friday. Registration link ⤵️

[Watsi @watsi]

Women still face massive barriers to healthcare. What if we could fix that with tech, policy & partnerships? Join us at #CSW69 for a fireside chat on scaling real solutions. 🗓 March 14 | 10:30 AM ET Register now: https://t.co/oqVvyPL0SW

[Mackinnon Engen ☀️ @mackinnonw]

@chrisman Sending so much 💛 your family's way! Grateful for all the care you've made possible for other families and hope all the good is coming back to you all now, too.

[Mackinnon Engen ☀️ @mackinnonw]

This IS incredible. Now let's also make this the biggest #GivingTuesday ever.

[Brian Chesky @bchesky]

$5 billion in one day. Incredible

[Watsi @watsi]

Thrilled we're a finalist for an Anthem Award for our 2023 Impact Report! 🏆

YOU can help us win the Community Voice Award by casting your vote now ⤵️ https://t.co/Ss1IX2NG1V

Your support means the world to us! 🙏
#RadicalTransparency #NoBoringAnnualReports

[Mackinnon Engen ☀️ @mackinnonw]

Loving this interview with @lil_dill & @aaron_epstein. Can't stop nodding along. @watsi has always invested in our design: Builds trust🤝 Brings joy💛 Finds efficiencies🙌

I get to wear many hats, but cultivating good design is surprisingly one of my favorite parts of the day.

[Y Combinator @ycombinator]

Stripe, Airbnb, and Lyft are a few of the most successful companies of the past decade. And they all have at least two things in common: great design and Katie Dill (@lil_dill).

Katie was Head of Experience Design at Airbnb, led the design team at Lyft, and is now Head of Design at Stripe.

For Design Review, YC's @aaron_epstein spoke with Katie about her design philosophy and the importance of instilling a culture of design in your startup from day one.

[Watsi @watsi]

👋 from our small and mighty #TeamWatsi!

For a fully remote and global team, these rare moments of coming together IRL are an inspiration.

Whether you've been with us since Day One or this is day one, a huge thanks to everyone who makes our mission and progress possible.

[Mackinnon Engen ☀️ @mackinnonw]

@michaelrbock Congrats! The biggest smiles - love it! 💛

[Mackinnon Engen ☀️ @mackinnonw]

@realscottmcleod Awesome! All the hard work pays off! 👏

[Watsi @watsi]

Only a few hours left to make the most of this extra day. What are you doing to make the day count? 💙

[Mackinnon Engen ☀️ @mackinnonw]

So much to process and share from #Davos, but feeling extra grateful for lunch with one-of-a-kind @agnesbinagwaho as we launched the @wef + @McKinsey landmark report on the women's health gap. We are standing on her shoulders as we build a healthier world for all.
@watsi

[Mackinnon Engen ☀️ @mackinnonw]

What a week bringing people-powered philanthropy to #Davos2024

Alongside global leaders, CEOs, humanitarians - grateful to bring our @watsi community's voice to the table as we build a future that truly works for ALL.

[Mackinnon Engen ☀️ @mackinnonw]

@keepark @CPHIA_AfricaCDC @Jhpiego @MrsMaswime @UCT_news @DrBarnabasAlay @ughe_org @InciSioNGlobal @DrAemon_F @Dr_Betty_ YES!!! Count me in! Way to go - what a crew.

[Mackinnon Engen ☀️ @mackinnonw]

Hope everyone was able to do a little extra good today. ✨️ Still a few hours left to help on @watsi for #GivingTuesday

[Watsi @watsi]

Our #GivingTuesday 2xMATCH is now live. Here is a glimpse of your impact on https://t.co/5jUn76oOYx ⤵ Your donation would be a gift that really does last a lifetime. 💙

[Mackinnon Engen ☀️ @mackinnonw]

@AriaIrene @reidhoffman Y'all are so awesome! Way to go!

[Mackinnon Engen ☀️ @mackinnonw]

This song has been on repeat for me this year. Love seeing the early clip of Maggie and Pharrell.

A reminder that we're all cheering each other on in this journey.

[GREG ISENBERG @gregisenberg]

This is one of the best videos to ever exist for entrepreneurs, creators... I think about it often.

In 2016, Pharrell Williams visited a NYU music production class to critique student songs.

At the beginning you could see student "Maggie Rogers" drenched with the absolute terror of sharing this with him.

Pharrell is there just trying to keep his excitement in.

The guy couldn’t wait to tell her this song is the bee’s knees.

After he listened to a song called “Alaska”, he explained why “I have zero, zero, zero notes for that:”

24 hours later, someone posted the clip to Reddit.

It blew up and the rest is history. Grammy nominated, millions of followers etc.

And Maggie responded to the Reddit thread (i'll share screenshot in the next tweet).

This story I find so cool because it inspires other artists to share what they got.

We all can all connect with the fear of showing our work. It ain't easy.

And to have a unique POV like Maggie. Easy to copy, harder to have something unique.

I’ve got a bunch of designs, creations that have never seen the light of day.

This video inspires me to publish more.

My point of sharing this video:

Publish your art anonymously.

Or publish your art proudly as yourself. Bonus points if it's one of a kind work.

But publish your darn art.

This is your new week's energy.

This is your 2024 energy.

Go get 'em.

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If you enjoyed this, go listen to some Maggie Rogers. And thank you to Pharrell for being so supportive to an up and comer.

And go follow me for more stories like this @gregisenberg, so you get more of it in your feed

I share stories about internet communities, free startup ideas and more. (link in bio for more info about me)

[Mackinnon Engen ☀️ @mackinnonw]

Anthro major here 🙋‍♀️ Taught me to listen, ask good questions, connect dots, understand power & community, write well, tell stories, and surface up the most important trends from a large sea of data. In short, the exact type of candidate I want to hire now. https://t.co/uvOpLADcWj

[Mackinnon Engen ☀️ @mackinnonw]

"You who sees one small need: don't hesitate to do any amount of minuscule good in this world." -@jessjanz

I'll take any amount of good we can all muster at the moment.

[Mackinnon Engen ☀️ @mackinnonw]

@karatekid_xyz @pixelpete 💙

[Mackinnon Engen ☀️ @mackinnonw]

@michaelrbock With our global team, I always want this feature too!