Andrea Gao

I build AI systems that work outside the demo.

I write personal essays and reflect on startup building, technical work, and career paths.

Random Walk is a place to document ideas as they wander. I enjoy thought experiments and long strolls in Prospect Park.

Recent Posts

2025-12-14 Convenience vs agency: I cut back on Amazon, Instagram, Netflix, and Google essay
2025-11-21 Working 996 or 007 is not a competitive advantage for AI companies start-up
2025-09-30 Updates from September essay
2025-08-13 Reflections on LeetCode and LSAT in my 30s career
2025-06-23 How do LLMs and AI coding tools solve new problems when Stack Overflow is dead? engineering
2025-06-04 Get out of mainstream and personalized movie recommendation essay
2025-05-28 Will our next generation lose their own writing voice because of LLMs? essay
2025-05-20 Why is it hard to evaluate GenAI applications? engineering
2025-04-29 Rebuild my website with GenAI's assistance engineering
2025-04-19 A Random Walk essay