Let a and b be positive numbers. A curve whose equation is $y = e^{ae^{-bx}}$ is called a Gompertz growth curve. These curves are used in biology to describe certain types of population growth. Compute the derivative of $y = e^{-6e^{-0.01x}}$ y' =
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