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2026 · Done

Lankinen.xyz 6

6th version of my person website. The goal was to improve readability and structure of my personal website and also make it more personal. I didn’t want to make it too clever but rather focus the content and readability.

Open project
Intro

I’m a product-oriented generalist software engineer. I’m currently the founding engineer at Elva, where I work across the full product, from AI automation to the smallest visual details.

I’ve worked at top Silicon Valley startups backed by Sequoia, Khosla, and YC, alongside unicorn founders. I’m deeply passionate about building ambitious products from zero to one.

Notes

My rough thoughts. The goal is to organize my ideas and opinions, not to create a perfect public image of myself.

Projects

I’m still figuring out how to present these. So coming soon…

Other

Rename: Hobbies

Here are some topics I’m interested in outside of my professional work.

Investing

I bought my first shares when I was seven years old, and I’ve learned a lot since then by following the stock market.

I believe markets are generally very efficient, so I don’t expect to consistently pick winners with the amount of time I spend researching. Still, investing is a fun hobby for me.

Most of my money is in S&P 500 and global ETFs, but I’ve also made a few small investments in more niche ETFs based on where I think the world and markets are heading.

Fitness

Rename: Running

I don’t enjoy running, but I do it to stay healthy. I sometimes go through periods where I run much less, so the point of tracking this is to keep myself accountable and encourage myself to run more consistently.

Watches

Wrist watches are the one material thing I can imagine spending a stupid amount of money on.

For me, the fascination is a mix of art, engineering, and memory. Watches can be beautiful in the same way paintings are beautiful. The engineering behind some of them is fascinating, especially now that almost every device has a chip inside it. There is something special about a purely mechanical watch.

They also carry memories. Every watch has a story, and I usually get mine in connection with an important life event.

Travel

Seeing new places makes me happier than almost anything else I could spend the same money on, so I try to travel as much as I can.