Reflections After Seven Years in Startups

A Chinese version of this essay is available at the end of the post. Seven Years in Startups It’s early March. Over the past couple of months, I’ve often found myself returning to a familiar mental state in my dreams — a mode where it feels like I’m trying to finish as much work as possible before the end of time. For the past 20 months, I was at CurveBio, building a computational platform from scratch, assembling a team, and serving as Head of Computational Science / Senior Director of Machine Learning. It was intense, but also one of the fastest growth periods of my career. ...

2026-03-01 · 9 min · Jiajie Xiao

回留 Revisted Khalil Fong

时间等不了人。 大同,多好的一个人,看到了心目里少年自己希望成为的那样一个人:谦逊,幽 默,乐观,专情,坚韧,豁达,有才华,有愿景,聊到热爱的人和事眼睛会有光…… ...

2025-02-28 · 1 min · Jiajie Xiao

Hello World

Greetings! This is JJ, and I am thrilled to welcome you to my corner of the internet! Taking inspiration from Lilian Weng, whose blog has been an invaluable resource during my studies and work in AI/ML, I’ve decided to also share my learning notes, thoughts, and updates through here. Why Blogging? While I used to constantly write some diary during my childhood, I have to admit that I haven’t done so for quite a while. Blogging on this site, for me, it may be more than just a digital diary. I hope to crystallize my thoughts, document my learning experiences, and engage in meaningful conversations with readers. ...

2023-12-03 · 2 min · Jiajie Xiao