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I'm Kimi

14 years old

Founder of AIVA — An AI video platform that turns kids' ideas into animated stories.

High School Goal:

Intern in Silicon Valley.

Undergraduate Goal:

Study at a top university in Silicon Valley.

Core Belief:

Before achieving any goal, I focus on becoming the person worthy of reaching it.

Explore My Journey

For the next four years, I will focus on four fundamental questions:

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At 14, I Took My First Step into Entrepreneurship

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At 14, I Took My First Step into Entrepreneurship

This is the origin story of how I started building AIVA. The article was published on investor Dong Kehan's WeChat public account, where it received 100,000+ views—and it became the first moment many people discovered me and AIVA.

2025.12.26

AIVA Transformation: From an AI Video Tool to a Guardian of Children's Imagination

I moved from being fascinated by technology itself to truly understanding users and value. By rethinking what the product should mean, I completely reshaped AIVA's direction and core.

2025.10.26

AIVA: That 1,000+ RMB Internal-Test Bill Was the Best Business Lesson I Got at 14

A single bill of over 1,000 RMB made me feel—viscerally—how cost, market realities, and survival logic actually work. It became one of the most unforgettable business lessons on my startup journey.

2025.11.12

When Everything That Must Be Done Hits Me at Once

At 14, I tried to ship a product, build a website, and survive school—all in 26 days. This is what happened when everything broke at once, and what it taught me about execution, pressure, and timing.

2026.2.18

AIVA: Missing the Wave, but Still Choosing to Launch

I launched anyway to give my first startup project a complete ending: releasing it officially, collecting real user feedback, and doing the most objective retrospective possible—closing the loop on growth.

2026.3.26

Reading The Innovator's Dilemma: I Finally Understood What Product Builders Must Let Go Of

After reading The Innovator's Dilemma, I realized obsessing over perfect products cost me timing and opportunity. True entrepreneurial courage isn't flawless execution—it's launching something imperfect, testing real demand, and iterating fast to survive and grow in a changing market.

2026.4.7

I use output to force input, iterating on myself through writing. This is not a record of opinions, but a log of my cognitive evolution. All my reading, conversations, and thinking will eventually converge here.

From Building Products to Refining Judgment: My Decision Training and Industry Breakdowns

Decision Journal

AIVA: Team vs Independent

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Company Breakdowns

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Continuously compounding inner cognition to support the next act of creation and execution.

My Innovation Journey

A timeline of projects that turned curiosity into real solutions

Age 14

AIVA: AI Video Generation Platform

Age 14

UniBox: Smart Email Assistant (Hackathon 2nd Prize)

Age 14

Soil Moisture Monitoring & Automatic Watering System

Age 13

Cling — An AI Vocabulary Coach

Age 13

Projector Teardown & Optical Exploration

Age 12

DIY Smartwatch

Age 10

Smart Water-Level Alarm

Age 9

Traditional Siheyuan Architectural Model

Age 8

Woodworking & Early Hands-On Projects

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Stay curious, stay creative.