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New comment by Jaauthor in "I'm Eric Ries, author of "The Lean Startup" and new book "Incorruptible" – AMA"

Jaauthor — Wed, 10 Jun 2026 17:34:16 +0000

Good points - I'm of the same mind. Thanks for reminding me that I'm not crazy!

New comment by Jaauthor in "I'm Eric Ries, author of "The Lean Startup" and new book "Incorruptible" – AMA"

Jaauthor — Wed, 10 Jun 2026 17:33:38 +0000

Gotcha; good call. Thanks for getting back. :)

New comment by Jaauthor in "I'm Eric Ries, author of "The Lean Startup" and new book "Incorruptible" – AMA"

Jaauthor — Wed, 10 Jun 2026 15:37:32 +0000

As an author, I'm navigating SO many angry people who are enraged at the idea of using AI tools in writing. How are you managing that?

New comment by Jaauthor in "AMA: I'm Eric Ries (The Lean Startup) & Author of New Bestseller Incorruptible"

Jaauthor — Wed, 10 Jun 2026 15:36:13 +0000

Thanks for doing this - I'm an author, and my working theory is that every author is a one-person startup, so I try to think about lean startup principles when I think about the business of being an author.

How do you think Lean Startup principles could be applied to ordinary families looking to navigate the existing economic stresses we're experiencing?

New comment by Jaauthor in "Show HN: Startup sci-fi novel that took me 5 years to write"

Jaauthor — Mon, 08 Jun 2026 19:48:10 +0000

You're living my dream - congrats! :D

Love from www.inkican.com

New comment by Jaauthor in "A successful Japanese trial of a ramjet engine designed for Mach‑5 aircraft"

Jaauthor — Tue, 26 May 2026 17:20:02 +0000

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New comment by Jaauthor in "Rumors of my death are slightly exaggerated"

Jaauthor — Fri, 08 May 2026 18:15:08 +0000

So grateful you're okay - this week's been rough enough without hearing of another hero's demise.

New comment by Jaauthor in "A simple web we own"

Jaauthor — Mon, 23 Feb 2026 17:50:39 +0000

I don't wanna brag but this is pretty much the premise behind my soon-to-be-published scifi novel:

https://inkican.com/mesh-middle-grade-scifi-thriller/

New comment by Jaauthor in "Ask HN: What are you working on? (February 2026)"

Jaauthor — Tue, 10 Feb 2026 02:02:18 +0000

Getting my novel published:

A broke kid wins a spot at a high-tech genius school and finds out the “cool” project is really mind control for the whole world. Now he has to out-hack teachers, drones, and a traitor friend using only his brain, his DIY skills, and the outlaw Mesh. Readers get wild gadgets, sneaky pranks, and fast chases—plus the chance to ask what they would do if adults tried to control every thought in their head.

Final edits from the editor are arriving this week - then I'm off to find a lit agent, hopefully get a publishing deal by the end of 2026. More info below.

https://inkican.com/mesh-middle-grade-scifi-thriller/

New comment by Jaauthor in "Ask HN: Share your personal website"

Jaauthor — Wed, 14 Jan 2026 23:12:10 +0000

www.inkican.com

New comment by Jaauthor in "Publishing your work increases your luck"

Jaauthor — Sat, 27 Dec 2025 19:03:52 +0000

As an author, I dig what this is saying since it resonates so well with my journey as an author. Everything I publish is one more chance to connect with people who are drawn to other people in motion. I'm still learhing how to bring people along and inspiring others to create.

Here's some of my work - it's free until Jan 1. https://inkican.com/smashwords-white-hot-scifi-winter/

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Jaauthor — Sun, 07 Dec 2025 22:46:37 +0000

Writing the Struggles – Insecurity, vulnerability – these are things my readers don’t talk about. My job as a writer is to talk about the stuff my readers don’t want to discuss. How do you smile when your mom just died? What does it feel like to go to school on an empty stomach? When does it get better when your mom is an illegal immigrant?

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Jaauthor — Sun, 02 Nov 2025 00:23:29 +0000

Maker culture isn’t just a buzzword—it’s who I am. Creativity, craftsmanship, and curiosity run in my DNA. Mesh celebrates that energy and connects creators who build, invent, and inspire.

New comment by Jaauthor in "Extropic is building thermodynamic computing hardware"

Jaauthor — Thu, 30 Oct 2025 20:36:46 +0000

In this house we obey the laws of Thermodynamics!

New comment by Jaauthor in "Show HN: I built a tech news aggregator that works the way my brain does"

Jaauthor — Fri, 24 Oct 2025 15:10:16 +0000

Thumbs up! This low-friction aggregator beats Ground News and other aggregators by a mile for simplicity and easy to read. Nice work!

New comment by Jaauthor in "Ask HN: What are you working on? (October 2025)"

Jaauthor — Tue, 14 Oct 2025 01:26:07 +0000

As an author, I'm working on different stories and projects all the time. Main thing is to keep thinking of new things to do, I've already written and self-published 20+ short stories, and I've written two middle-grade scifi novels.

One thing I've come to understand about the process is that becoming a self-sufficient author is very similar to being a startup - only you're a startup of yourself. Building the product, building your market, building the infrastructure, watching what your other 'startups' are doing - it's all part of the process.

In the past days, I've released one of my stories as a 'Make Your Own Adventure' - https://inkican.com/make-your-own-scifi-adventure-now/

I've also integrated Bluesky into my blog comments: https://inkican.com/test-driving-a-new-comment-platform-blue...

And I've created some free STEM content for K-6 teachers on the future of space elevators: https://inkican.com/space-elevators-getting-to-the-next-leve...

Going to continue with my ideas and I appreciate the chance to tell you about them. Thank you. :)

New comment by Jaauthor in "Ask HN: What happens to founders after their startup fails or fizzles?"

Jaauthor — Fri, 03 Oct 2025 19:25:38 +0000

They consult.

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Jaauthor — Fri, 03 Oct 2025 19:22:34 +0000

Our challenges of today aren’t an excuse to abandon our tomorrow. Fear of failure isn’t grounds for indifference. Improbable isn’t the same as impossible.

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Jaauthor — Mon, 15 Sep 2025 17:55:39 +0000

[Written for kids to encourage them to think about the future of space travel]

Space week coming up, so let’s talk about getting to the next level of space elevators. As you know, I’m intensely interested in them as part of my novel Mike.Sierra.Echo.

Scientists still believe this can work and I do, too! That’s why I propose an honest, direct conversation about the challenges of building a space elevator. That way, we can work on it together! Someone is going to crack this code, and I want to be a part of that history.

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Jaauthor — Sun, 10 Aug 2025 19:32:45 +0000

The point of looking beyond the obvious with art is an expression of faith, hope, and joy to the world. ‘My life is more than what I’m experiencing, and so is yours.’ ‘Here’s what I’m experiencing and what I think it means, please tell me what you think.’ Even if we never find the answers, the fact that we can speak the questions makes us feel seen, heard, and loved. Your art can’t do that unless you’re used to looking beyond the obvious.