Episode 332: Building God-Glorifying VR Tech to Compete with Apple & Meta | Renji Bijoy

• In this powerful episode recorded at SXSW, host Justin Forman sits down with Renji Bijoy, founder and CEO of Immersed, the most-used application in the AR/VR space. Renji shares his journey from PhD student to tech entrepreneur, his mission to build faith-driven technology that brings people together rather than isolates them, and why he believes believers should be at the forefront of building the next generation of computing platforms.

• How separating identity from company outcomes leads to better decision-making and freedom from emotional choices
• Why Renji builds Immersed because he “hates remote work” – creating connection in a disconnected world
• The transition from software to hardware and launching Visor – a revolutionary AR headset that’s 70% lighter than competitors
• Competing with tech giants like Apple, Google, and Meta while being guided by faith
• The importance of believers influencing culture through technology rather than being mere consumers
• Balancing 80-hour work weeks with faithful stewardship and avoiding willfulness
• How Immersed is positioned to impact humanoid robotics through human pose estimation data

• “If we do what I think the Lord calls us to do, which is to separate our identity from what our work is… actually it’s a lot more freeing.”

• “I’m building Immersed because I hate remote work… I think that there is a more God-glorifying version of that that makes us all feel very connected.”

• “I believe that if you have a world that the most common devices that we use, built by believers, I think that’s going to be a lot more of a optimistic, bright future.”

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