知与思

Know · Think · Build.

Robin Chen

Technology leader · Product builder · Entrepreneur

Robin Chen

I build technology, products, and companies. For more than a decade I have worked across software, cloud infrastructure, DevOps, and platform engineering — and, increasingly, on the products and businesses those systems exist to serve.

My focus has moved from building systems to leading teams, from infrastructure to products, and from technology to business. Today I work where these meet:

Technology → Product → Business → Capital

I enjoy understanding how things work, questioning how they could work better, and turning ideas into something real.

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Journey

These areas are not separate. They influence each other.

  1. 01

    Engineering

    Building software and solving technical problems.

  2. 02

    DevOps & Infrastructure

    Building systems that let teams and products operate reliably.

  3. 03

    Technology Leadership

    Leading teams, architecture, engineering processes, and technology strategy.

  4. 04

    Product

    Thinking about users, products, business models, and outcomes.

  5. 05

    Entrepreneurship

    Turning ideas into products, brands, and businesses.

  6. 06

    Investment

    Understanding companies, markets, technology, and long-term value.

What I do

One discipline seen from three angles.

Technology

Leading engineering

I lead engineering across cloud, DevOps, and platform work — building the systems, teams, and processes that let people ship better products, reliably.

  • Cloud architecture
  • AWS
  • DevOps
  • CI/CD
  • Platform engineering
  • Distributed systems
  • AI infrastructure
  • Security & compliance
  • Engineering leadership
Product & entrepreneurship

Building from the ground up

My questions moved from “How do we build it?” to “Why should we build it?” and “What should we build next?” — which is why I build my own products: SVDY, QuTennis, and FAMAKA.

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Investment

Thinking in decades

Businesses, technology trends, competitive advantages, and capital allocation — with a focus on long-term value rather than short-term speculation.

Now

What I am working on, thinking about, and learning · Updated October 2026

Building

  • ZHIYUA long-term personal knowledge and writing space.
  • QuTennisMaking tennis more social and accessible with technology.
  • SVDYBuilding products and exploring global business opportunities.

Thinking

  • How technology becomes a product
  • How products become businesses
  • How small teams can build globally
  • How AI changes software development
  • AI infrastructure and the future of computing
  • Technology, capital, and long-term business value

Learning

  • Product strategy
  • Entrepreneurship
  • AI infrastructure
  • Global business
  • Investment
  • Long-term decision making

Get in touch

For conversations about technology, products, building companies, or investing.