I'm Erin Jerri.
Author of the first O’Reilly book that became known as the "VR Bible" — written years before AI glasses turned spatial computing mainstream.
Founder & former CTO. Engineer. Systems builder.
O'Reilly Media Author | Founder & Former Startup CTO | Software Engineer
I focus on what happens after the model - when AI has to operate inside products, workflows, and environments.
When AI has to operate inside products, workflows, and environments.
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AI Agents
Systems that operate beyond chat - executing inside real products and workflows.
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Spatial Computing
AR, VR, and mixed reality interfaces built for visionOS, iOS, and what comes next.
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Product Systems
Architecture and strategy for AI-native products designed to scale in the real world.
Selected talks
Keynotes, executive briefings, and technical talks on AI, spatial computing, and interface shifts.
Federated Intelligence: Architectures for Collective AI
How AI can truly be for everyone.
How We See: A New Vision for XR and Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Humanity
Embodied Time: Balancing the Real and the Digital in the Age of AI
Toward a Non-Toxic Quantified Self: Intentional Technology, Embodied Life
Rethinking Microinteractions: A Sustainable, Intentional Approach to Creation with AI
How to build efficiently and sustainably with AI — without having to token max to the extreme.
Selected highlights
Software engineer, startup founder, and writer - born and raised in Silicon Valley.
Erin Jerri Malonzo Pañgilinan is a proud Silicon Valley native born and raised software engineer, startup founder, former CTO, author, and speaker working at the intersection of artificial intelligence, spatial computing, and emerging interfaces.
She is the lead author of Creating Augmented and Virtual Realities: Theory and Practice for Next-Generation Spatial Computing (O’Reilly Media), which debuted as the #1 new release in Amazon’s Game Programming category, has been translated into Chinese and Korean, is distributed in more than 42 countries, and became widely known within the XR community as the “VR Bible.”
Erin is the founder of TimeBite, an AI-native platform currently in beta on Apple platforms, that helps people better understand how they spend their time and align daily actions with long-term goals.
Her technical background includes selection into leading engineering and entrepreneurial programs, including the Amazon Web Services CTO Fellowship (2022), Gitcoin Kernel (2021), Verizon Ventures’ Alley program (2019), Meta’s Oculus Launch Pad (2018), the University of San Francisco Data Institute’s Deep Learning Fellowship (2017–2018), the inaugural Data Ethics program through fast.ai (2020), and Venture Forward through the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA) and UC Berkeley Executive Law Program (2025).
Erin earned her B.A. from the University of California, Berkeley.
Early in her career, she spent more than seven years as a journalist and more than five years in civic engagement, including paid campaign staff for Obama for America (2012) and Ro Khanna for Congress (2014).
She co-founded two nonprofit organizations — FASTER (Filipinx Americans in STEAM), which supports Filipinx American professionals in tech, and ARVR Academy, which focused on increasing representation of women in immersive technology — and has served on the board of the Silicon Valley Ice Skating Association (SVISA)
Today, Erin builds AI-native products, advises founders on AI and spatial computing, and is developing new books, film, and television projects.
What I Build
My work spans AI, spatial computing, and product systems built for real-world use — across iOS, visionOS, and emerging interfaces.
I focus on what happens after the model — when AI has to operate inside products, workflows, and environments.
I build systems where AI moves beyond chat — and into execution.
– AI agents operating inside applications
– Spatial computing interfaces (AR/VR/MR)
– Product systems designed for real-world workflows
My work focuses on turning intelligence into something that acts — not just responds.
Experience
Selected for programs and fellowships across AI, XR, and web3, including AWS CTO Fellowship, Alley (Verizon Ventures), and Gitcoin Kernel.
Buy Books in English, Chinese, and Korean
The book is distributed in 42+ countries and translated in multiple languages.
TimeBite is an AI + spatial computing system for how you actually spend your time.
It’s what I’m building right now — a LifeOS for how people make decisions, spend time, and operate day to day.
Most tools are built around planning. But that’s not how things actually play out. TimeBite makes that visible — how your days actually unfold, not just what you intended
Sign Up to my Substack to be the first to access the limited TimeBite beta on iOS and visionOS.
Work With Me
I work with a small number of teams each year on high-leverage problems in AI and spatial computing — where the product direction isn’t obvious and the decisions matter.
The work focuses on defining the system — how AI operates inside real products, workflows, and environments, not just models or prototypes.
This includes:
– Technical and business strategy for AI-native applications and spatial computing/XR hardware
– Building interfaces and workflows for spatial computing/XR and next-generation platforms
Advisory is selective and reserved for teams where I can have outsized impact.
Speaking
I speak on what happens before and especially after the model — when AI has to operate inside real products, workflows, and environments.
Most talks on AI and spatial computing stay at a surface level — without the technical depth, historical context, or understanding of real system constraints.
Mine focus on what actually works — how these systems get built, shipped, and used in practice.
Talks are grounded in real systems, drawing from work across AI, spatial computing/XR, web3, and product infrastructure.
Formats include:
– Keynotes
– Executive briefings
– Product and engineering deep dives
Advisory
Erin works with founders and product teams navigating critical decisions in AI and spatial computing.
Sessions are paid, focused, and designed for teams moving quickly where clarity matters.
Sign up for my beta here.
Subscribe to my Substack to be on the pre-release beta list. The beta will be on iOS, VisionOS initially with future integrations with MacOS, and AI glasses.
