China's tech landscape is often misunderstood in the West. This essay looks at the country's innovation ecosystem, from the super-app phenomenon to the pace of hardware development in Shenzhen. I explore the cultural and economic factors that drive China's tech industry and what the rest of the world can learn from it.

The unique ecosystem of technology and innovation in China.

China

Disgo is a crypto-powered restaurant loyalty platform. Diners tap NFC tags in-store to check in, climb membership tiers, and earn on-chain rewards. I built it as the sole engineer using Expo React Native, Convex, and Web3 integrations. Launched on the App Store and Google Play.

Crypto-powered restaurant loyalty app with NFC check-ins and on-chain rewards.

Disgo

Exowatt is building modular solar thermal power infrastructure. I lead full-stack engineering on the web platform, owning features end to end.

Lead engineer at an energy tech company building modular solar thermal power infrastructure.

Exowatt

This essay explores my philosophy around software engineering. The core idea: breadth first, AI native. The generalist engineer who can reason across systems, ship across the stack, and use AI as a force multiplier has an enormous advantage over the specialist who waits for tickets.

Why generalists who go deep when it counts have an edge, and how AI changes everything.

Collin Rijock

China

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Disgo

Exowatt

Breadth and AI First