Illustrated portrait of Yan Liang

Products · essays · small experiments

I make productsand write aboutwhat I notice.

I like unclear problems. I care about useful details. I test ideas to see what works.

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Based in the Netherlands

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01 · Chrome extension

The Tiny Exhibit

Long videos contain ideas worth keeping, but summaries often remove the source and quizzes rarely show why an answer is right.

The Tiny Exhibit spreads questions across the video and reveals the exact supporting moment after every choice.

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The Tiny Exhibit beside a YouTube video, showing a question, selected answer, and exact source quote
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Latest writing

I write to understand things.

Sometimes that means technology. Sometimes life. Sometimes a story.

What is a vector database?A simple look at how computers work with meaning instead of exact words. Technology · 2 min Downward Freedom and the Silent WastelandA reflection on freedom, dignity, and the cost of treating every human choice as a market transaction. Life · 1 min The Ones Who ApplaudA short story about the people who cheer, the people who stay silent, and the distance between them. Story · 1 min
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A little about me

I like unclear problems and useful details.

I work where product thinking, technology, and human behaviour meet. Outside work I write essays and fiction.

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A final note

Have something
worth making?

I am always happy to hear about a thoughtful product, a difficult question, or a story still taking shape.

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