Lim Jian Yang Computer scientist and investor MSCS student at Columbia University, New York
Hello, I'm Jian Yang.
Projects
- AikenDewit A focused planner for days with too much on your mind. Web app · aikendewit.com
- Fencing Scores Score fencing bouts and run competitions. iOS app · App Store
- Value Investing Tools A manual valuation workbench for investors. iOS app · App Store
- Build a Thesis An AI research workspace for investors. Web app · Sunset
Over time
77 pieces since August 2024
4 Nov 2026 · Cooking Hunan Pork Belly Stir Fry
Contents
- Investing A Blueprint for Investment Writeups 16 essays
- Musings The Illusion of Permanence 14 essays
- Computing How to vibecode 6 essays
- Books Unplugging from Manufactured Values: Nietzsche, Nguyen, and Simone Weil 5 essays
- Cooking Hunan Pork Belly Stir Fry 7 essays
- Short Ideas This is Beautifully Said 29 notes
- Library 23 reads, 15 anime
- Heroes 5 people
- Commonplace Quotations
Recent
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Hunan Pork Belly Stir Fry
A three-bowl, minimal-dish take on Hunan-style pork belly with charred chillies and fermented black beans.
Cooking
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This is Beautifully Said
A reminder from @onlypreneurs that everybody is quietly rooting for you, and how that mindset changes everything.
Musings · Short idea
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Never Rush into Identifying with Something
Why hasty attachments to groups, causes, and labels erode critical thinking, and why identities are a double-edged sword.
Musings · Short idea
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Li Lu on Value Investing
Takeaways from Li Lu's Graham & Dodd lecture on value investing, AI as an equaliser, rational market temperament, and deserving success.
Investing · Short idea
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Human Connection in the Age of AI
If AI can conquer general problem solving, human connection becomes the ultimate bottleneck and source of value.
Musings · Short idea
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Counting Ants
Sitting under an apple tree heavy with fruit, craving an apple, but too preoccupied counting ants.
Musings · Short idea
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Borrowed Opinions
On the comfort of conforming to the masses, simplified narratives, and the quiet transactions behind online outrage.
Musings · Short idea
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Etic v Emic
Emic is an insider's view of a culture, while etic is an outsider's scientific view—an important distinction for market research and marketing.
Musings · Short idea