Random Walk

“Why do I start a startup?”

Background I’ve been actively developing our product lately, which consumes a lot of Anthropic tokens by repetitively inputting and outputting a set of text data for testing and iteration.

I’m in Paris this week, which is about 2 times as large as Manhattan and home to 2 million Parisians.

Like most startups, we approached a particular problem space with an initial hypothesis and began validating that hypothesis with potential buyers and users.

Why?

Feedback can be scary—it can be a critique from a reader, a complaint from a customer, or even a rejection of a dream job.

In 2025, I experienced a few life events that required me to request government services at both the federal and state levels.

Introduction I have coded a lot with the help of AI/LLM in 2025.

TL; DR Cursor has published a 2025 report for every user, and I enjoyed reviewing it.

I’ve been minimizing my dependence on big platforms like Google, Amazon, and Meta in the last few years, because I want to be mindful of my daily interactions with modern society.

The 996/007 problem: from China to Silicon Valley I was born and grew up in China, and have taken the infamous Gaokao(national college entrance exam) to enter college there.

Good news September has been a busy month for me, and I have been happily occupied by the changes in life: I got married to my partner 💍🤵🏻 I am starting my own business with a friend 📈🪙 We are resolving uncertainty around my immigration situation 🇺🇸🛂 With…

I am not a fan of standardized tests I grew up in an environment that highly emphasized standardized tests, in which the only (almost) way to college is through an annual national standardized college entrance exam(Gaokao).

TL;DR Stack Overflow used to be the place to search for solutions, when developers encounter bugs.

TL;DR As a movie lover, I have got frustrated by my experience with streaming services in the last few years.

I loved writing a lot as a teenager and college student, since it was the easiest and most natural way to express myself and connect with others.

TL;DR If you don’t have time to read the whole article, the following four takeaways are a concise version.

Introduction When I was in graduate school, I set up a personal blog to showcase my project and share thoughts.

I chose “Random Walk” as the name of my website, as both a representation of my work and personal interests.