click jia chen about friends writing hiawatha hill, my favorite place in the world nostalgic sf annoying larpy phonk old intro appreciation section. i didn't expect this, but many kind words have been anonymously (or non-anonymously lol) submitted about my website and i thought i'd create a section to honor them. thank you for enjoying. “hi jia it’s thao. i love this feature on your website it reminds me of early 2010s internet.” [august 2nd, 2026, 8:55am pst] —thao “Your website is one of the most creative founder portfolios I’ve seen, and I loved the interactive chat experience.” [july 19th, 2026, 12:30pm pst] —anonymous “i love your website” [june 29th, 2026, 9:05am pst] —anonymous “cool website” [may 20th, 2026, 10:59pm pst] —anonymous “hey, cool website” [may 21st, 2026, 9:25am pst] —anonymous “wow this is one of the coolest websites i’ve ever seen” [july 24th, 2026, 12:24pm pst] —anonymous “Your website is top level!” [july 30th, 2026, 12:30pm pst] —anonymous “hihihi your website is so freaking fabulous!!!!!” [july 15th, 2026, 11:32pm pst] —anonymous “I really enjoy the bgm around your website.” [august 5th, 2026, 7:49am pst] —anonymous “hi jia 🥺 love your site and the nostalgia and everything” [june 27th, 2026, 2:57pm pst] —anonymous “wow jiaa!! i js luvv ur website so much like omg ur so AMAZINGGG!!!” [july 9th, 2026, 12:57am pst] —anonymous “awesome website!! (: love the little IRL segment at the beginning and this interactive guestbook right here! have a great start into summer” [july 4th, 2026, 7:33am pst] —anonymous “hey jia! really love your website! i love how personal it is and how you talk about yourself rather than just putting every tech stack known to mankind on it. Really gave me a motivation to add more than tech to my own portfolio website, THANK YOU for the inspo!! its a really beautiful website” [july 28th, 2026, 7:31am pst] —anonymous “hi jia, this is one of the coolest portfolio websites i have come across. i love how openly you talk about yourself, your life and ah the chin-ups and pull-ups.” [july 26th, 2026, 4:57pm pst] —anonymous “TODAY SHOULD BE YOUR 600TH DAY OF CHIN UPS!!! EITHER WAY CONGRATS AND I LOVE YOUR WEBSITE SO MUCH -- A FAN !!!” [june 28th, 2026, 9:10am pst] —anonymous “hi jia, i recently found you on linkedin and i love this wesbite (i am doing my bachelors in tech and seeing your website has sort of re-ignited my passion).” [june 28th, 2026, 3:57am pst] —anonymous july updates, 7/24/26, 4:06am est: hey, i'm jia, and i wish to become everything i wanted to be. if i could introduce myself to you via this very limited medium of a website, i'd tell you that i'm a girl from some horrifying universe where they put 50 year old religious redheaded men in the bodies of early 20s asian girls because i spend half of my time overthinking, a quarter of my time splattering out insane amounts of worldly tangible output in extremely concentrated episodes (see hackathons, see past work, see hobbies), and another quarter of my time camped like a monk and avoiding all stimuli in some random place alone in nature. my friends and family seem to describe me as intense, caring, and thoughtful, with downsides of having mood swings and too much audacity sometimes. you can confirm for yourself when you meet me irl if you want. unless i morph myself into my relatively bland but still kind of warm socially acceptable mask of myself that is actually for 15 minutes capable of small talk at the partiful. some things i had to work on: saying no, running, dialectical thinking, and processing gratitude. I have since gotten better at those things. things i like: lemon slices. things i don't like: redundancy (in both action and thinking). i am still trying to figure out why i'm so open on the internet, a question asked to me once before. i think it's because i need to feel seen fully somehow. i havent been able to see myself so i try to make the millions of people make sense of it for me. which might not be ideal. thanks. also btw i love mbti even though it is psuedoscience. can we please talk about mbti. i'm jia (佳)(jiā), and i'm 22. grew up a gay girl in a midwest conservative taiwanese family. i'm currently co-founder and ceo @ jam. any developer can run intelligent workflows by talking to ai @ spreadjam.com (backed by the co-founders of hugging face and lovable + tba vc firm, tba vc firm, tba vc firm) i'm currently 39 days into solving rubik's cubes and at 17 seconds rn. next goal is 15. new chin-up record of 17 in a row. previous stuff i did co-built devtool platform thing. 20k users in 5 months, 48k profit won 23 hackathons at places like yc, upenn, princeton 270k streams organically on spotify and apple music as an indie musician got 120 mil views on social media with 130k followers drone research at nasa usrc got software engineering infra offers from disney and intuit % % . # % % . ~ = * : # # @ . + = * # ~ + = . @ & = ~ : % & . + = ~ ~ % ~ ~ % : + : & : # = ~ = * * # + + ~ ~ @ & : * : = . * @ . ~ * % . % @ + . & ~ @ % + * . & : @ + : @ = % & # ~ % @ # = . & & . . : ~ & = . * & = # % & ~ = % = & & : : ~ + * + . # + & * . # * . @ & * # + * . @ & % + # % @ & ~ ~ * + % @ # & % # . & = . : . & # * # : * @ * & : ~ ~ @ @ & # # % # @ # & & # : . : * * # % ~ & + * : & . & ~ ~ . & @ & . . . * : & @ ~ + @ * ~ = : . * * * * . # * % = ~ . + + & . * = * % & * # . * % & ~ * ~ : . = : + % % & : * : = . @ & # & . * ~ % . : . # . + # # * ~ = = + % ~ = @ # = ~ . = ~ . * + + * @ . + : ~ # % * ~ + = . = @ * @ ~ * & ~ & # = % # ~ . = + : % % & & @ # % = & + @ : % : * . * . % . * ~ % & @ * % : + + : & * = + % * % ~ # @ # @ + . % * # : . & % + # # # & . * & . * = & @ % @ : * = . ~ + @ + % @ % : * : = ~ % = ~ % * # . % : % ~ : ~ . = * . ~ . # = + = + & # : # % : % & . . : + : * @ ~ : @ . : = ~ + % ~ # : = & @ = . : ~ + = ~ * % # % . ~ # % # @ & @ + % : & & & % # # # # = @ @ % : ~ # * @ ~ @ * . @ & % * % : # # * = ~ & + . @ & + = : : # # + % + @ . # # & # & * # % : = % : = # # # & ~ . % + + * + * * i aspire to be a tree lately i've been wearing skirts every day (four days before and now onward since may 11th, when this picture was taken). i've struggled a lot with how I look, but i'm trying to feel more confident. this is a picture of me in a skirt that my friend took, at yerba buena gardens in sf i played chess competitively as a child. i'm getting back into it after cubing current thoughts aug 11th, 2026, 8:55am pst 611 of chin-ups and pull-ups(40). 20 leg lifts. aug 10th, 2026, 9:35am pst worked 7:30am-8pm today but more importantly took risks during the day and stayed focused instead of grindslop. aug 9th, 2026, 1:41am cet skillmaxxing aug 7th, 2026, 9:19pm cet 140 wpm monkeytype, day 65. aug 6th, 2026, 3:27am cet 60 pages into infinite jest lmfao? july 30th, 2026, 12:07pm pst more work july 27th, 2026, 11:22pm pst day 611 of chin-ups and pull-ups(40). 20 leg lifts. july 26th, 2026, 11:22pm pst 13.1 mile run (sf half-marathon) july 25th, 2026, 6pm pst 128 wpm, day 52 monkeytype. july 23rd, 2026, 6pm pst day 610 of chin-ups and pull-ups(40). 20 leg lifts. wow i am surprisingly not over things i'm actually cooked. july 22nd, 2026, 9:54m pst day 609 of chin-ups and pull-ups(40). 20 leg lifts. july 19th, 2026, 9:54m pst sunday no chin-ups or pull-ups. july 18th, 2026, 11:00m pst day 608 of chin-ups and pull-ups(40). 5.4 mile run. worked until 2am bc im chuzz lll but fixed the feature. july 17th, 2026, 11:59pm pst day 607 of chin-ups and pull-ups(40). 20 leg lifts. july 16th, 2026, 11:03pm pst today i woke up at 7am and just worked my hat off the whole day until 12am bc im huzzless chuzzless and have genuinely nothing better to do w my life. july 15th, 2026, 11pm pst today i... get this- SKIPPED all exercise and ATE a slice of delicious blueberry chiffon cake. it was great lol. out of character ig. july 14th, 2026, 11:45pm pst day 606 of chin-ups and pull-ups(40). 20 leg lifts. 3 mile run to the hackerspace. was extremely sketch so i was sprinting in some alleys. july 13th, 2026, 10am pst day 605 of chin-ups and pull-ups(40). 20 leg lifts. song: track x by black country, new road. july 12th, 2026, 11am pst no chin-ups on sunday. recovery. july 11th, 2026, 1pm pst finished first half marathon. 13.1 miles 12:15/mi. best first 20k. july 10th, 2026, 11pm pst today jumped in ocean at 7am (prev. fridays june 12th, july 7th). day 604 of chin-ups and pull-ups(40). 20 leg lifts. july 9th, 2026, 9:50am pst day 603 of chin-ups and pull-ups(40). 1 mile run. july 8th, 2026, 5:38pm pst 5 mile run. july 7th, 2026, 6:41pm pst day 602 of chin-ups and pull-ups(40). 20 leg lifts. 1.7 mile run. july 6th, 2026, 6:41pm pst day 601 of chin-ups and pull-ups(40). 3 mile run at 11:04/mi. july 5th, 2026, 10pm pst sunday no chin-ups/pull-ups. lots of walking though. july 4th, 2026, 11pm pst ran first ever 10k, 6.5 miles. then watched fireworks for 4th of july with multicultural friends. july 3rd, 2026, 11:59pm pst it was a beautiful day. purpose is glorious (emotional score) by benny valen. july 2nd, 2026, 11:13pm pst day 600 of chin-ups and pull-ups(40). it was a nice day outside. july 1st, 2026, 9:58pm pst day 599 of chin-ups and pull-ups(40). 4 mile run. june 29th, 2026, 9pm pst day 598 of chin-ups and pull-ups(40). 2 mile run 11:18/mi. june 29th, 2026, 9pm pst landed in sf, went to statue. cried under statue. 1.3 mile run. june 25th, 2026, 2pm est day 597 of chin-ups and pull-ups(10) physically cooked. june 24th, 2026, 2pm est food poisoning and suffering last few days. ja perm, gb perm, t perm, y perm. june 22nd, 2026, 2pm est 1.2 mile run. june 21st, 2026, 10pm est sunday no chin-ups and pull-ups. 3.62 mile run. i tried to eat a shrimp roll. barely could. june 20th, 2026, 11pm est day 596 of chin-ups and pull-ups (50). first 3 mile run at 13:45 / mi. june 18th, 2026, 1am est day 595 of chin-ups and pull-ups (40). solved mirror cube for first time june 16th, 2026, 8pm est day 594 of chin-ups and pull-ups (40) june 15th, 2026, 2:30pm est day 593 of chin-ups and pull-ups (8) june 11th, 2026, 1:30pm pst day 592 of chin-ups and pull-ups (80) +run. 126 wpm monkeytype day 13. june 9th, 2026, 9:30pm pst day 591 of chin-ups and pull-ups (40) +run. june 5th, 2026, 9:50am pst day 590 of chin-ups and pull-ups (15, 60 pound single) +run. june 4th, 2026, 9:50am pst day 589 of chin-ups and pull-ups (10) +run. june 3rd, 2026, 2:40pm pst day 588 of chin-ups and pull-ups (80) +run. extreme anxiety spike. life is just not real. 110 wpm monkeytype. june 2nd, 2026, 5:30pm pst day 587 of chin-ups and pull-ups (50 - 25 morning, 25 afternoon) +run. june 1st, 2026, 9:30pm pst day 586 of chin-ups and pull-ups (35 with +20 pound), 5 unweighted. +run. 108 wpm monkeytype may 31st, 2026, 12:57pm pst sunday no chin-ups. 105 wpm monkeytype may 28th, 2026, 9:10pm pst day 585 of chin-ups and pull-ups (40). may 27th, 2026, 9:00pm pst day 584 of chin-ups and pull-ups (40, +10 pound 1/2) so it's another night at noisebridge. may 26th, 2026, 9:10pm pst day 583 of chin-ups and pull-ups (40, +10 pound 1/2) i didn't wanna do pull-ups today but alas discipline. writing rust at noisebridge still tanstackstarting tho. song: i will be waiting by let's eat grandma may 25th, 2026, 9:24pm pst body in pain, gym closed. no pushups sub. may 23rd, 2026, 9:30pm pst day 582 of chin-ups and pull-ups (40). tan stack start day 19. i tried to do a chin-up record but only got 16 in a row. may 22nd, 2026, 8:50pm pst day 581 of chin-ups and pull-ups (40). new chin-up record of 17 in a row. may 21st, 2026, 7:30pm pst day 580 of chin-ups and pull-ups (40, +15 pound 1/2). may 20th, 2026, 12:07am pst day 579 of chin-ups and pull-ups (40, +10 pound 1/2). new rubik's cube pr of 17.12 sec (12:07am pst) on day 39. previously got 18.22 sec in 38 days. may 19th, 2026, 12:40pm pst day 578 of chin-ups and pull-ups (40, +10 pound 1/2). tan stack start day 18. new rubik's cube pr of 18.22 sec (7:46pm pst) on day 38, solved with cfop (2 look oll, pll skip, bottom cross + 1 cube orientation f2l). previously got 20.89 sec in 37 days. may 18th, 2026, 9:34am pst day 577 of chin-ups and pull-ups (40, +10 pound 1/2). tan stack start day 17. new rubik's cube pr of 20.89 sec (4:44pm pst) on day 37, after 23 sec (9:23am pst). previously got 24 sec in 35 days. may 16th, 2026, 11:05am pst day 576 of chin-ups and pull-ups (40, +10 pound 1/2). tan stack start day 15. new method integrations for cubing, just got a new best of 24 seconds at 6:03pm pst may 15th, 2026, 9:30am pst day 575 of chin-ups and pull-ups (40, +10 pound 1/2). day 14 of tan stack start. new rubik's cube pr of 25 sec (12:47am pst) on day 33. previously got 28 sec in 29 days. may 13th, 2026, 12:30pm pst day 574 of chin-ups and pull-ups (20 each, so 40 total) +10 pound weight on half. day 12 of tan stack start. rubik's cube ao12: 39 may 12th, 2026, 9:30pm pst day 573 of chin-ups and pull-ups (20 each, so 40 total) +10 pound weight on half. day 11 of tan stack start may 11th, 2026, 9:30am pst run + day 572 of chin-ups and pull-ups (20 each, so 40 total). day 10 of tan stack start may 10th, 2026, 11:17am pst no pull-ups on sundays. new rubik's cube best: 28 seconds. previously got to 36 seconds in 18 days. day 9 of tan stack start may 9th, 2026, 9:30pm pst day 571 of chin-ups and pull-ups (20 each, so 40 total). day 8 of tan stack start. rubik's cube ao12: 45 may 8th, 2026, 10:00am pst day 570 of chin-ups and pull-ups (20 each, so 40 total) +10 pound weight for half. day 7 of tan stack start may 7th, 2026, 12:30pm pst day 569 of chin-ups and pull-ups (20 each, so 40 total) +10 pound weight for half. day 6 of tan stack start may 6th, 2026, 9:30am pst day 568 of chin-ups and pull-ups (20 each, so 40 total) +10 pound weight for half. day 5 of tan stack start may 5th, 2026, 9:00am pst day 567 of chin-ups and pull-ups (20 each, so 40 total) +10 pound weight for half. day 4 of tan stack start may 4th, 2026, 11:00am pst day 566 of chin-ups and pull-ups (20 each, so 40 total) +10 pound weight for 20 of the 40. still learning oll and pll for rubik's cube (day 22) may 1st, 2026, 10:00am pst day 565 of chin-ups and pull-ups (20 each, so 40 total) +10 pound weight for 20 of the 40 april 30th, 2026, 1:00pm pst day 564 of chin-ups and pull-ups (20 each, so 40 total) +10 pound weight for all today april 29th, 2026, 9:30pm pst day 563 of chin-ups and pull-ups (20 each, so 40 total). rubik's cube best: 36.87 april 28th, 2026, 1:00pm pst day 562 of chin-ups and pull-ups (20 each, so 40 total). rubik's cube best: 43.8 april 27th, 2026, 1:10pm pst day 561 of chin-ups and pull-ups april 27th, 2026, 1:00pm pst day 560 of chin-ups and pull-ups (20 each, 40 total) april 26th, 2026, 9:35pm pst day 559 of chin-ups and pull-ups. rubik's cube best: 1:10 april 22nd, 2026 day 558 of chin-ups and pull-ups. rubik's cube best: 1:35 april 20th, 2026 day 557 of chin-ups and pull-ups (substituted for 40 pushups because too late gym wasn't open). started oll and pll april 19th, 2026 day 556 of chin-ups and pull-ups. rubik's cube best: 1:19. started f2l april 18th, 2026 day 555 of chin-ups and pull-ups. rubik's cube best: 1:20 april 7th, 2026, 7:15pm pst day 554 of chin-ups and pull-ups april 6th, 2026, 8:30pm pst day 553 of chin-ups and pull-ups april 4th, 2026, 11:42am pst day 552 of chin-ups and pull-ups april 3rd, 2026, 8:55pm pst day 551 of chin-ups and pull-ups april 2nd, 2026, 1:27pm pst day 550 of chin-ups and pull-ups april 1st, 2026, 10:08pm pst day 549 of chin-ups and pull-ups march 31st, 2026, 7:33pm pst day 548 of chin-ups and pull-ups march 30th, 2026, 12:19pm pst day 547 of chin-ups and pull-ups march 28th, 2026, 9:44pm pst day 546 of chin-ups and pull-ups march 27th, 2026, 2:51pm pst day 545 of chin-ups and pull-ups march 26th, 2026, 8:06pm pst day 544 of chin-ups and pull-ups march 25th, 2026, 2:15pm pst day 543 of chin-ups and pull-ups march 14th, 2026, 1:08pm pst day 542 of chin-ups and pull-ups march 12th, 2026, 10:06pm pst day 541 of chin-ups and pull-ups march 11th, 2026, 9:57pm pst day 540 - I FINISHED ALL 40 OF MY CHIN-UPS PULL-UPS march 9th, 2026, 8:01pm pst LOL I TRIED TO DO MY CHIN-UPS TODAY AND PHYSICALLY COULDN'T DO TWO LMFAOO 😭😭😭 march 8th, 2026, 9:47pm pst today i was reminded that life is incredible. especially the little things. march 5th, 2026, 1:52pm pst day 539 of chin-ups and pull-ups. it is sunny in francisco today march 4th, 2026, 2:41am pst day 538 of chin-ups and pull-ups, and rethinking life march 3rd, 2026, 9:20pm pst day 537 of chin-ups and pull-ups march 2nd, 2026, 3:04pm pst crying in the shower is cathartic. also day 536 of chin-ups and pull-ups march 1st, 2026, 12:11pm pst i love my clawdbots february 28th, 2026, 1:07am pst we are staying up working auhgghgh february 27th, 2026, 12:04am pst day 535 of chin-ups and pull-ups february 26th, 2026, 11:19am pst day 534 of chin-ups and pull-ups february 25th, 2026, 2:19pm pst day 533 of chin-ups and pull-ups february 24th, 2026, 12:30pm pst day 532 of chin-ups and pull-ups february 23rd, 2026, 11:29am pst day 531 of chin-ups and pull-ups february 22nd, 2026, 5:31pm pst statues february 21st, 2026, 6:17pm pst listening to intwo by notfriends :( and also berceuse rework february 20th, 2026, 11:56am pst day 530 of chin-ups and pull-ups february 19th, 2026, 9:30pm pst day 529 of chin-ups and pull-ups february 18th, 2026, 9:30pm pst day 528 of chin-ups and pull-ups february 17th, 2026, 9:30pm pst day 527 of chin-ups and pull-ups february 16th, 2026, 9:30pm pst day 526 of chin-ups and pull-ups february 15th, 2026, 3:40am pst sunday no chin-ups. feeling confident about things february 14th, 2026, 9:30pm pst no chin-ups, today was launch day february 13th, 2026, 9:30pm pst day 525 of chin-ups and pull-ups (20 each, so 40) february 12th, 2026, 9:30pm pst day 524 of chin-ups and pull-ups (20 each, so 40) february 11th, 2026, 11:18am pst day 523 of chin-ups and pull-ups (20 each, so 40) february 9th, 2026, 8:00pm pst day 522 of chin-ups and pull-ups (20 each, so 40) february 7th, 2026, 8:54pm pst day 521 of chin-ups and pull-ups (20 each, so 40) february 6th, 2026, 7:50pm pst day 520 of chin-ups february 5th, 2026, 9:42pm pst day couldn't do chin-ups but i did 40 pushups instead february 4th, 2026, 5:09pm pst day 519 of chin-ups february 3rd, 2026, 8:00pm pst day 518 of chin-ups february 2nd, 2026, 12:37pm pst day 517 of chin-ups february 1st, 2026, 4:26pm pst: beta day january 31st, 2026, 1:09pm pst day 516 of chin-ups january 30th, 2026, 8:00pm pst day 515 of chin-ups january 29th, 2026, 1:28am pst: music and food january 27th, 2026, 3:52am pst day 514 of chin-ups 40 a day in a few hours questions friend inspo i usually respond day of. ask [august 11th, 2026, 8:48am pst] q: How can I almost start from zero and accomplish similar things as u🙌🏻 [august 11th, 2026, 8:55am pst] a: i think taking action is how + writing down what you want in life! [august 11th, 2026, 8:35am pst] q: are you infp 4w5? [august 11th, 2026, 8:51am pst] a: infj 3w2 (look at the pull-up routine in the section above lol), but i think lately might be a lot more 4 and 5. what is your mbti/enneagram? [august 10th, 2026, 4:46pm pst] q: hi [august 10th, 2026, 4:56pm pst] a: hey! [august 10th, 2026, 2:34pm pst] q: do you ever get overwhelmed with maintaining an online presenee? do you ever wish you could just delete everything? [august 10th, 2026, 4:35pm pst] a: oml haha came at a very timely time. i sometimes do wish i could just delete everything. and i mean the most perceived i've felt was on instagram reels. but now, since i'm not on instagram reels, sometimes i feel pretty normal just day-to-day cooking and living life + working etc. but it's also weird because a part of me kind of feels the need to put myself in the digital space, like i need to be seen. so it's a weird relationship. [august 10th, 2026, 11:05am pst] q: what do you seek in life? [august 10th, 2026, 12:55pm pst] a: i seek knowledge, impact, creation [august 10th, 2026, 9:55am pst] q: hi jia! how do i know what i want? how do i brainstorm? i'm 19 and so confused with everything. ece major but i feel like the field is so hard to find and access resources [august 10th, 2026, 12:33pm pst] a: hey! awe haha ece major is great, i was comp e. one brainstorming things is to try and see things you did / enjoyed doing from ages 7-12 years old, it reveals what your passions could be. and 19 is super young so it's cool ur alr thinking about this. also you can brainstorm and ask yourself "what is the coolest thing i could build right now for ece" and then build it in a week and put is somewhere. good people will come and tell u things that might help with direction! [august 10th, 2026, 7:39am pst] q: gurlll you soooo cooll.....keep doing what u are doin O(∩_∩)O [august 10th, 2026, 7:54am pst] a: thanks gurll T-T [august 7th, 2026, 8:23pm pst] q: ur so pretty it hurts my heart :( i wanna become an engineer and work for u [august 8th, 2026, 6:32am pst] a: nyc? lmfao i bet ur pretty brother thx [august 7th, 2026, 12:54am pst] q: how's life been this year? [august 7th, 2026, 4:25am pst] a: these 8 months of 2026 have been interesting. january, february, and march were good. april and may i changed as a person more, june and july things started to pick up again. i'd say there were a lot of high highs and low lows, though i am shifting myself to think less about how it's because of doing a startup and more of how it's just how life is in general. [august 6th, 2026, 5:27pm pst] q: hi [august 7th, 2026, 4:25am pst] a: hi [august 6th, 2026, 1:19am pst] q: I really want to learn from you I am really amazed by your work and things you had Learn I would be really happy to learn from you, payas Dhone [august 6th, 2026, 7:55am pst] a: thx! [august 5th, 2026, 9:40am pst] q: please ungay, need you [august 5th, 2026, 10:06am pst] a: brother what [august 5th, 2026, 8:49am pst] q: I really enjoy the bgm around your website. [august 5th, 2026, 10:06am pst] a: thank u! appreciate it [august 4th, 2026, 11:13pm pst] q: Spanish from Spain 24M, I’m into startups and building products, built a couple things through my life but never launched for different reasons. Been working part time in a company for 3,5y now just because I don’t wanna go all time in a boring old company and just stay there rest of my life, currently working on a project/business related to the sector of that company, should I join a startup in Barcelona and learn from the experience;, keep trying my own stuff or what? I’m quite lost lately… [august 5th, 2026, 2:03am pst] a: you’re 24 so you’re still young and don’t feel bad about being lost or not launching. you got this. launch next week. if you are capable of building things, you can launch next week. set a time and day, and email me when you do. i’ll support it / like / comment. gl! [august 4th, 2026, 9:04pm pst] q: what do u regret most in life [august 5th, 2026, 2:07am pst] a: good question. i would have said i regretted not doing as many technical clubs or research positions in high school. i spent most of my time then just playing music for hours a day. but now that i look back, i had constantly put myself in flow state and if not for that, potentially i wouldn’t be as great at coming at ideas. so i think i can’t regret that but that’s the closely thing to “regret most.” i mean there are also other times where i should have set harder boundaries with people interpersonally, but on the flip side i learned a lot from people and i changed as a person as well. [august 4th, 2026, 6:09pm pst] q: for you, what makes life worth living? [august 4th, 2026, 6:39pm pst] a: haha. people keep on seeming to ask me deep questions. reminds me of a friend i went to a museum with in nyc who would probably enjoy this question. i think what makes life worth living for me is creation. both a direction to end at with creation (purpose to finish something fully created and enjoy it) and the feeling of being within creation (flow state). what about you? feel free to answer above in a question box. or if i know you, email/text. [august 4th, 2026, 12:50pm pst] q: hey I dont know I am straight but fallen for you cause i just love how intelligent carefree polite kind hearted you are, i am like working a lot on everything winning 9 hack and doing every fucking thing to meet you in real someday surely 😭 [august 4th, 2026, 2:17pm pst] a: thanks! [august 2nd, 2026, 12:24pm pst] q: Hi Jia, saw your post about deciding to work in a startup or building a startup as a young person and it was really insightful, thanks for sharing that. I have been trying to get into the startup space mostly because I love that chaotic environment and the potential to build something from a blank canvas and it's been proving really hard, I see ideas that I really love the vision but getting in is another level. I have been trying to network and build more connections lately. - Promise [august 2nd, 2026, 2:11pm pst] a: hey! glad to hear u enjoyed my post and good luck on your startup journey! [august 2nd, 2026, 12:06pm pst] q: also wdyt about ai safety & asi timelines [august 2nd, 2026, 2:10pm pst] a: so i'm a super duper saas founder lmao. however, i admire my ai safety friends and researchers - they're very smart. for my personal thoughts, i think that even in saas i'm seeing models gaining more autonomy and access to real systems, but i haven't read deeply about exactly the way people are doing evals/safeguards. if you have good resources for me, send them to my email jiachiachen@gmail.com so i can check them out. as to asi timelines, i think it's kind of vague but from how research friends describe it it seems like there will be something transformative within 5-10 years but yeah i'm not particularly doomer or accelerationist ggggg uhh hope that was at least something. [august 2nd, 2026, 12:05pm pst] q: how did u meet uli [august 2nd, 2026, 1:59pm pst] a: mutuals. also who are u? have i met u, how do u know i know uli? also yeah uli is cool, he seems really emotionally intelligent. [august 2nd, 2026, 9:55am pst] q: hi jia it's thao. i love this feature on your website it reminds me of early 2010s internet. it was really nice to meet you in person in sf as well i hope to be back soon and visit u and mo again. i got my own startup now after talking with u guys. i was curious about something. what do you think of the current political landscape? there's a lot of talks around ai and data centers and i was just curious if you had any thoughts on it. love the work that u do and the presence that u hold. [august 2nd, 2026, 2:03pm pst] a: thx thao! it was great seeing u in sf as well! and great compliment to my website! i think for politics people talk about things in such a binary way, but my opinion is that data centers are inevitably being built but there are also very real consequences/effects on the communities around them. i would have thought more regulation but i was reading about how badly designed regulations only entrenches the biggest companies and that's dangerous. i'm still reading and learning about this though. and thx + congrats on your startup gl! [august 1st, 2026, 6:02pm pst] q: Hi Jia, I sent you a friend request on LinkedIn, just putting it here so you see it, would really love to connect with you! [august 1st, 2026, 6:22pm pst] a: hey! email me at jia@spreadjam.com i don't know who u are! [august 1st, 2026, 11:35am pst] q: be a different person by now? more self-directed and assertive, not afraid of failure or disappointment? Sorry about the long paragraph, but yes Jia you are truly inspiring and i'd genuinely love to learn from you. - Coco [august 1st, 2026, 4:40pm pst] a: the long paragraph is totally fine, i feel you on this. i was just thinking about this 5 minutes ago, about the balance between doing what you love vs discipline. it hits hard what you said about drawing, because at times i feel like that about music. and also what you said about how pursuing what you love might have changed you as a person right now, even down to the assertive part. i literally have an affirmation, "i am assertive" on my whiteboard in my room, because i have also struggled with being assertive lol. something i thought of as the solution is to block out time where i must make or produce music daily etc. 8pm every day. i wonder if you can do that for drawing. i also don't know which coco you are if i have met you but yeah i relate hard and gg, good luck, we are in this same journey together as creatives. [august 1st, 2026, 11:34am pst] q: useless and doesn't earn me money (or little money, compared to a e.g. swe job). Now im freshly graduated, felt like lost and an urgent need to get a job and better a tech job because that's what i know what successful uni grads usually do. i hate how i am thinking about these. i hate that even now i'm given the freedom and time and space to shape my future and decision, i'm always hesitant. it makes me wonder what if i didn't listen to my parents and go all in in sth that i truly love. would i [august 1st, 2026, 4:36pm pst] a: reading thru to the next part of your question (2)! [august 1st, 2026, 11:34am pst] q: ive always been super ambiguous about my own future after graduating uni since everything used to be all determined by my parents (im from a quite traditional chinese family lol). Piano since 5, good grades all throuout, studied neuroscience in a good uni not cuz i wanted them from heart but my parents told me it was the "right" path. Only thing i truly loved and i can lose myself in time is drawing and creating stories / manga. but i was forced to feel guity about it because my parents said it' [august 1st, 2026, 4:35pm pst] a: reading thru to the next part of your question! [july 31st, 2026, 3:09pm pst] q: U Soo great jia rn not a question but a suggestion keep this bing and conversation type connection on so we can learn ask from u as frend :) [july 31st, 2026, 4:04pm pst] a: thanks! [july 31st, 2026, 4:07am pst] q: I've been struggling with this for a long time. Whenever I'm in a relationship, I become so emotionally invested that I lose focus on my career, startup, learning, and projects. But when I fully focus on my work, I end up neglecting the relationship. It feels like my brain can only commit to one thing at a time. How do people successfully balance both without sacrificing either?If you've been in a serious relationship while building your career, how did you manage both? What habits or mindset he [july 31st, 2026, 11:50am pst] a: i feel you on this a lot. i feel so "all-in" that i overly compromise myself in past serious relationships. i get so serious lol and yeah ur right about the feeling like can only commit to one thing at a time. i definitely believe in balancing both! i think a good balance is penciling in time and being very intentional while communicating how much it means. ex. "I'm planning this on friday specially for us, at 6pm" and i think people appreciate intention. it's also possible to text or see your partner every day, even if it's only for 15 minutes - and of course it just depends on if the partner is okay with that from the beginning. different people are suited for different partnership. but yeah, the mindset of being very very intentional, habits of communicating or seeing them frequently even if not at long periods of time. i haven't been in a relationship or really any romantic thing for quite a while now, so i don't know how i'd behave nowadays in practice, especially since my work has changed as well. but yeah, good luck with yours! [july 31st, 2026, 4:06am pst] q: If you've been in a relationship while chasing big career goals, how did you balance both without sacrificing either? [july 31st, 2026, 11:41am pst] a: following up on your quesrion above! ^ x2 [july 31st, 2026, 3:51am pst] q: I've been struggling with this for a long time. Whenever I'm in a relationship, I become so emotionally invested that I lose focus on my career, startup, learning, and projects. But when I fully focus on my work, I end up neglecting the relationship. It feels like my brain can only commit to one thing at a time. How do people successfully balance both without sacrificing either?If you've been in a relationship while chasing big career goals, how did you balance both without sacrificing either? [july 31st, 2026, 11:41am pst] a: following up on your quesrion above! ^ [july 31st, 2026, 3:02am pst] q: i'm sorry that i hurt you. i'm still not fully sure what i did to hurt you, but i want to take accountability and i completely respect your feelings. i miss our friendship and the good times we shared, and i miss you. if you're ever open to talking, i'll always be there. if not, i genuinely wish you nothing but the best [july 31st, 2026, 9:41am pst] a: i know you didn’t mean to hurt me, and there are times in which I miss you too. this is why my friends still think you are based, and i’ve only ever spoken highly of you. your accomplishments are well deserved, i’m proud of you and believe in you as i always have. i genuinely wish you the best as welll [july 31st, 2026, 2:30am pst] q: who do you think i am? [july 31st, 2026, 2:34am pst] a: well, i do have your location. you're in ca, near palo alto. there's some kind of intuition that points me towards who you are. but i'll just pretend that i don't know who you are, and we can both return to peace and learning. [july 31st, 2026, 2:18am pst] q: in a malicious way? what if it was by accident [july 31st, 2026, 2:22am pst] a: hmm, i think if it was on accident there were probably other grounds for ghosting, like patterns or repeated actions as to where i couldn't take it anymore. i mean, it is also just me. others have much more leniency / tolerance. however i'd much rather do another 40 pull-ups and read a book in the park for an hour or solve rubik cube alone than suffer mentally from interpersonal circumstances. brother who are u lmfao [july 31st, 2026, 2:14am pst] q: what is unforgivable to you [july 31st, 2026, 2:42am pst] a: wait who are you bruh lol. i think a good example of unforgivable is an action or phrase that intentionally picks at a weak spot or fear of a person. also ghosting doesn't mean that i dislike you or anything. i probably even speak well of you, whoever u you are. you just probably aren't closely in my life anymore [july 31st, 2026, 2:06am pst] q: why are u ghosting me :( [july 31st, 2026, 2:13am pst] a: who are u? if i have ghosted u, it is probably bc u either did something unforgivable/disrespectful, or you said "gm" and i don't feel like accepting any flirting bc i'm trying to avoid all situationships and relationships in general. however, if u have done none of those things then i must have just simply missed your message - email me at jia@spreadjam.com if so! [july 30th, 2026, 3:40pm pst] q: whats the purpose of life? (I'm actually asking though, not just because I couldn't think of a question) [july 30th, 2026, 6:02pm pst] a: i've been asked this question several times surprisingly. potentially from the way i portray myself on the internet. for this iteration of my response, i think the purpose of life is to feed yourself. in one case, quite literally to cook food from scratch and enjoy it (i found this has caused the most happiness compared to a lot of other things recently), feed your brain with knowledge, feed your creativity by creating etc. and feed specifically to all-consume [july 30th, 2026, 2:03pm pst] q: Should I quit my job and move to SF? [july 30th, 2026, 5:57pm pst] a: haha, if you continually find yourself asking that question, you likely should try and visit sf and see how much traction you can get in a week. [july 30th, 2026, 1:30pm pst] q: Your website is top level! How did you create it especially this Q&A box and the data of the total views and number of people online? [july 30th, 2026, 5:57pm pst] a: just a little storage bucket for the questions (vercel kv - redis) and counter each time a new visitor shows up in that storage! and next.js + tailwind for the site [july 30th, 2026, 1:29pm pst] q: I love your content and I have been a fan of you since you were in my hs in 2022. Can you please accept my invite on LinkedIn because I would love to chat with you about tech! It’s the profile that starts with R and ends with A from OHS. [july 30th, 2026, 2:22pm pst] a: hey! oml thanks! yes ohs lmao i used to sit in the orchestra room and eat lunch. and i can't find u on my linkedin connection req cuz lately it's been getting flooded. pls email me at jiachiachen@gmail.com with ur linkedin so i can make sure to connect and chat! [july 30th, 2026, 6:42am pst] q: the website resources.build you made has some issues like there is not the url link for every concepts you gave (for example hardware stuff one ) is it that you have not added yet or is it just that you have not added yet [july 30th, 2026, 12:00pm pst] a: yes there's a lot i haven't added but i'll add [july 29th, 2026, 2:52pm pst] q: how many r's in strawberry? [july 29th, 2026, 6:44pm pst] a: many [july 29th, 2026, 12:46pm pst] q: I am in the business/management field. how do you think I can secure a job? [july 29th, 2026, 6:44pm pst] a: cold email 50 ppl! [july 29th, 2026, 7:58am pst] q: what's that whiteboard about looks like a good productivity system [july 29th, 2026, 9:57am pst] a: yes! it's a stick on whiteboard from amazon, rly nice to use [july 28th, 2026, 11:31am pst] q: I am a c++ or Java Developer.. I wanted to start open source contribution, but does not know how or where to start. I think starting from base will help understanding complete project, but open source are not work like that. Any Tips? [july 28th, 2026, 12:35pm pst] a: hey! yes go to github and save a bunch of open source projects in a google doc and write down your ideas for prs. also join the discord servers! [july 28th, 2026, 8:31am pst] q: hey jia! really love your website! i love how personal it is and how you talk about yourself rather than just putting every tech stack known to mankind on it. Really gave me a motivation to add more than tech to my own portfolio website, THANK YOU for the inspo!! its a really beautiful website [july 28th, 2026, 9:01am pst] a: thank you for the kind words! means a lot and makes me feel glad i did it lolol excited for yours [july 27th, 2026, 12:36pm pst] q: windows or linux? if linux which distro? [july 27th, 2026, 1:47pm pst] a: so i all i use is macos these days but to answer ur this or that question, linux prob ubuntu [july 27th, 2026, 8:05am pst] q: Love you! You made my day. [july 27th, 2026, 8:59am pst] a: thanks! i don't know who you are but glad [july 27th, 2026, 7:15am pst] q: Hi there whats your specialization or what you love to do. [july 27th, 2026, 8:59am pst] a: i just build random things! [july 26th, 2026, 5:57pm pst] q: hi jia, this is one of the coolest portfolio websites i have come across. i love how openly you talk about yourself, your life and ah the chin-ups and pull-ups. i love doing them too. and i too love marathons. btw, kudos on your startup. i would love to work with you, cause of the mindset that you carry....i feel it is similar to who i am too. wouldn't it be cool, if we ever meet? :) Have a great week jia! [july 27th, 2026, 8:58am pst] a: thx! very honored to hear u think this of my site. and u have a great week too! [july 25th, 2026, 8:39am pst] q: hi ya! been following you since your brainrot hackathon, just wanted to say you’re awesome and you’re still doing amazing and awesome things! sending much love and wishing you the best on this journey!! [july 25th, 2026, 3:29pm pst] a: oml, so kind of u, glad u've been here since so early on, wish u the best on ur journey! [july 24th, 2026, 10:52pm pst] q: hey!! been a fan for a while and wanted to know your thoughts on gen ai, both in programming and in creative pursuits like art and writing. how much do you vibe code? asking as a first year cs major with an art background trying to reconcile my dislike for gen ai in the arts with the fact that i'll probably have to use claude code or something every day in my future career ;-; [july 25th, 2026, 3:31pm pst] a: haha this is well put. i'm currently also an indie musician, so part of me also doesn't like gen ai, but i'm quite literally working on a software ai startup. so yeah ofc claude bc in the big 2026 use it for efficiency. otherwise non ai code things are all on my resources.build site, which i wrote from scratch in typescript. it also has a sections on cs and agentic coding if you are need resources. relate. [july 24th, 2026, 1:24pm pst] q: wow this is one of the coolest websites i've ever seen [july 24th, 2026, 5:39pm pst] a: thank u! means a lot [july 24th, 2026, 12:20pm pst] q: T -3:30 hr left for today's launch , so wake up wake up !! [july 24th, 2026, 12:31pm pst] a: ye [july 23rd, 2026, 1:19pm pst] q: ohhh ! Starship launch is scrubbed for today due to weather issues. next opportunity will be after 27 hrs !!! we will have to wait a little more [july 23rd, 2026, 2:24pm pst] a: awe okay! [july 23rd, 2026, 12:28pm pst] q: Whats jam, and would a team of UGC creators be something that would help you out?? [july 23rd, 2026, 2:24pm pst] a: hi! prob not yet! [july 23rd, 2026, 11:17am pst] q: hiii! are you interested in rockets ? if so, you should watch Starship flight 13 launch . it will launch in about 5 hours ! [july 23rd, 2026, 11:24am pst] a: i am! oml thx for lmk! [july 23rd, 2026, 8:15am pst] q: Hi, i am confused about my future. What should I do? [july 23rd, 2026, 8:31am pst] a: hi! i've written a few things about this, and to sum it up, i'd ask yourself what you envision your life will look like in a few years, which indicates what you want. then find the path to get to those things you want. do you want to climb intellectually? do research. do you express yourself best in a free environment? do something looser than big tech. etc etc [july 23rd, 2026, 2:03am pst] q: How did you get the idea for Jam? [july 23rd, 2026, 8:30am pst] a: haha, the linkedin post for that is coming tomorrow. it's very special (pst, it's abt the co-founder of lovable) [july 22nd, 2026, 10:40pm pst] q: what would you pursue if you couldn't work in tech? [july 23rd, 2026, 8:29am pst] a: probably indie music! although i do still do it alongside founding! [july 22nd, 2026, 3:39pm pst] q: 1v1 chess when? [july 22nd, 2026, 3:39pm pst] a: yes [july 22nd, 2026, 11:52am pst] q: H [july 22nd, 2026, 3:39pm pst] a: h [july 22nd, 2026, 10:10am pst] q: A guy goes to the doctor and says Doc, you've gotta help me. for the past week, every single night I have had the same dream a whole herd of donkeys shows up and starts playing football in my dreams doc asks, Every night? he says, Yep. Every night for the last weekdoc says, No problem. Take these pills and the dreams will stop but the guy hesitates he asks the doc, Uh... can I start taking them tomorrow? doc got confused , he asked , why not today ? the guy replies, Because tonight's the FINAL! [july 22nd, 2026, 3:39pm pst] a: rip gl [july 22nd, 2026, 10:04am pst] q: lemme tell you a joke [july 22nd, 2026, 3:39pm pst] a: ye [july 22nd, 2026, 5:15am pst] q: I misclicked ur linkedin acc then got here. i like ur vibes and portfolio~ have a nice dayy ＼(^^)／ [july 22nd, 2026, 3:39pm pst] a: lol thank u have a nice day as well! [july 20th, 2026, 7:49am pst] q: Hi! When you mention to build projects as cs students do you mean we should build with or build from scratch? And throughout your cs journey have you been building with AI all skins or did you ever create a project from scratch coding all the back and front end? [july 20th, 2026, 8:23am pst] a: mix of both! recent stuff from scratch is on resources.build and u should build with a mix of both in 2026! [july 20th, 2026, 3:34am pst] q: hii, you seem really cool . can we be normal friends ? I DMed on insta with a silly joke ! does it seem creepy when a random person asks you to be friends ? [july 20th, 2026, 8:22am pst] a: hi! sometimes it tends to be creepy, there have been a lot of weird encounters and quite a few people have said they are parasocial with me, which is interesting. so i tend to be more cautious. [july 19th, 2026, 11:46pm pst] q: hii, how do you meet people in the space without knowing anyone?! [july 20th, 2026, 8:21am pst] a: hi! any time u see someone cool on the internet, dm them and ask to call or hangout! also join discord servers! [july 19th, 2026, 9:03pm pst] q: hi, what do you do? [july 19th, 2026, 9:16pm pst] a: hi, i build things! [july 19th, 2026, 7:46pm pst] q: how do i getto hang out w u [july 19th, 2026, 8:15pm pst] a: i usually host small underground parties with nerdy activities. dm me and i'll invite you and hang! [july 19th, 2026, 2:17pm pst] q: been working on my personal website and using this as a reference in terms of, like, ethos. my big takeaway is that real authentic multimodal media has a really powerful rhetorical effect. you feel real. pushed some changes based on it. -s [july 19th, 2026, 8:16pm pst] a: haha thanks! im glad i feel real and i hope i can stay grounded as i get thru silicon valley. [july 19th, 2026, 1:30pm pst] q: Hi Jia! I checked out Jam and was genuinely impressed. Your website is one of the most creative founder portfolios I've seen, and I loved the interactive chat experience. It definitely made me want to learn more about Jam. Looking forward to following what you build! [july 19th, 2026, 1:51pm pst] a: oml thx for the kind words! yes trying to be thoughtful abt products, hopefully you can see with jam! [july 19th, 2026, 11:41am pst] q: My question was how did you learn meet code and is it still worth it? [july 19th, 2026, 1:51pm pst] a: leetcode minimal. neetcode is a good resource. however, as to it being worth it… i think building a project end to end is more worth it for all roles, whether big tech or startup. [july 19th, 2026, 11:40am pst] q: Hi! I’’ from Okemos and going to MSU! How did you learn Let [july 19th, 2026, 1:50pm pst] a: oml cool, same here lol. also i see your question! [july 18th, 2026, 10:13am pst] q: How can someone who has very less knowledge of tech can still learn and grow if they’re interested in the field? [july 18th, 2026, 8:00pm pst] a: definitely build projects! specified in answers below here! [july 16th, 2026, 12:32am pst] q: hihihi your website is so freaking fabulous!!!!! ദ്ദി(｡•̀ ,<)~✩‧₊ any advice on fear of pivoting + starting late + fear of judgment (especially from peers)? i hope you're having a great summer! [july 16th, 2026, 1:23am pst] a: omll love the very expressive emoticon thingg. haha yes great question. all those fears are very valid and real. you may think u are behind, esp in spaces like tech where everything is very measurable. but u aren't. i think this is a great first step, to acknowledge your fears. the next practical thing i'd suggest u do is u have a conversation with a friend of acquaintance about what you want to do that you're fearful of judgement for. for a lot of people, they are scared of launching their first product or making their first piece of content. in this conversation with your friend, tell them in large detail what you want to do. "i want to make a video about my journey from an artist to technologist. i want the opening scene to be in my bedroom with my posters behind me." or for the product: "i want to launch my product at 9am on friday, it will be a swiping app for job search but in a whimsical way where all the jobs shown are fishes that you get to swipe." that person will usually offer to support. you will have your first supporter, plus mental clarity now spoken out loud for what you want to do. the fear lessens drastically. GL! and thx i hope ur having a great summer too. [july 16th, 2026, 12:19am pst] q: was really struggling with web dev, ai not sure what to learn, what to build was just way too confuse! [july 16th, 2026, 1:16am pst] a: resources.build, fireship youtube channel, and write down ur ideas and attempt to consolidate all documentation for isolated features and take it step by step! [july 14th, 2026, 10:45pm pst] q: Was nice to meet you! Whats your favorite place in sf? [july 14th, 2026, 10:54pm pst] a: nice to meet u too lol! my fav place in sf is probably the embarcadero. i go on runs there every morning, plus there's a pier where i play violin in early mornings before work (it is also great to catch crabs). other favorites include my room in sf, japantown, the marina, chinatown... even touristy pier 39. as tiring as this city is sometimes, i've always wanted to be here since i was 12 (even before tech). i want to try to wake up and remember that every day. [july 13th, 2026, 11:42am pst] q: hey jia! I wanted to ask if you still did coffee chats? I would really love to schedule one with you:) [july 13th, 2026, 1:32pm pst] a: i usually don’t! but send me an email! jia@spreadjam.com [july 9th, 2026, 1:57am pst] q: wow jiaa!! i js luvv ur website so much like omg ur so AMAZINGGG!!! any study tips that u use and also how do you stay motivated? <3 [july 9th, 2026, 8:49am pst] a: hey! awe thx! study tips i had when i was a computer engineering major (suffering) were that i’d schedule office hours on my calendar + block out study time in my week. and motivation and more discipline for me! [july 5th, 2026, 7:17am pst] q: ur inspo? [july 5th, 2026, 12:18pm pst] a: my inspo is leonardo da vinci, the wind rises, and oth …(truncated)