Chapters (Powered by ChapterMe) - 00:00 - Coming Up 00:36 - Intro: Journey into tech and making smartphones 01:13 - Growing up inspired by Apple products 02:47 - Getting in touch with OnePlus 03:53 - OnePlus original vision 04:29 - Android based: Cyanogen 05:27 - Starting Nothing 07:07 - What was the first thing you wanted to do? 08:45 - Foxconn: Game theory 10:07 - Making earbuds first 12:38 - What caused you to roll up the sleeves? 13:12 - Cultivating a cult brand 14:22 - Advice for hardware startups 15:21 - Glyph interface 17:09 - Rapid Fire Design Questions 19:38 - Last words for hardware founders 20:45 - Outro
Kindly apply to YC even if you know you are going to be rejected.Anytime I apply and get rejected , my understanding of my startup increases, and I set my goals a notch higher.Never give up.
@@jamesclerkmaxwell8020 YC rarely has a bad advice if you take time to understand what YC really is, unless your goal is to get into YC and not to build s great startup.
I could so very much relate to the video from the play time 12:53 where Carl stated : "there's a beauty to not having another option, it forces you to survive"....🎉
The design of Nothing products are so dope. It's nice to see people to continue building hardware. Often, all you read warnings about trying to build hardware and encouragement to stick to software.
Longer interviews, especially with founders, can offer deeper, more valuable insights. In an extended format, interviewees have the opportunity to share their experiences, challenges, and strategies in greater detail, which is essential for entrepreneurs and those interested in startups to learn in a more meaningful way. In addition to the six basic questions, they could explore topics such as the personal journey, crucial decisions, failures faced, and the impact of these decisions on the company's success. Y Combinator could consider adding an in-depth interview series where founders discuss these aspects in a more narrative format.
I've been one of those earlier Ear 1 owners, it as been almost 3 years and with two replacements, still not completely functional, but don't want to return it again only because it was the first one... Admire a lot the effort of Nothing, although sometimes it seems they are a little bit trying to do more things that we were expecting, and don't focus on the final client expectations...
Nothing should do a mini smart phone, that has scalable screen(Folsom) screen to prevent REmote Desktop nibs. Also partner with Pi or Neeweeno with a airgapped port.
He acutally gives steve jobs vibes. Also what nothing is doing actually caters the common needs and execution is on point. Would be exciting to look at Nothing after 10 years, might be closest to Apple.
back in my 30s i thought thats the life in goal. I changed my mind after living in SF for a bit and failing some, sort of winning some. Whats your reason and where do you see yourself? as one anonymous to another
@@TheHeroIsRisingUp I've become more detached from idealizing that industry or idea of an entrepreneur. Intentionally walking away from it to look at things differently. Does that make sense?
Summary by Each AI (Zapier for AI development) 1. **Carl Pei's Journey into Tech and Starting OnePlus**: - Carl Pei, founder of Nothing, began as a tech enthusiast and eventually joined Oppo, where he co-founded OnePlus. He was instrumental in creating the OnePlus brand, focusing on online sales and leveraging Oppo’s supply chain. His experience at OnePlus laid the foundation for his later ventures. 2. **Founding Nothing and Launching the First Product**: - After leaving OnePlus, Carl founded Nothing, starting with earbuds due to challenges in breaking into the smartphone market. Despite initial manufacturing issues, they successfully sold 600,000 units in the first year. Carl emphasizes the importance of sequencing product launches to build credibility in the hardware industry.
20 minutes is not enough time to explore the nuances and complexities of a founder's journey. Longer conversations allow you to explore important details, such as strategic decisions, difficulties overcome and lessons learned along the way. For truly effective learning, it would be ideal for interviews to be more extensive, enabling a deeper and more comprehensive analysis.
Guys, Let me know your thoughts about building a startup of ride haling around EV, a miniature version of uber. I am looking only few metros in india as of now. We are still at building mvp stage. Please share your thoughts and suggestions.
design of nothing is great but their quality is not good after one year of usage and they are less bothered and customer service is worst they need to fix these things quality and customer service if not they won't survive without software
Gadget fans tend to repeat, which is part of process, tweak. Being inspired is okay, replicating too long is non creative. Moms Macbook Air 2011 is still running, minus wifi chip broke 4 years ago, USB one works. Nano is still running from 2012 lol in the car
How are you going to gloss over the fact that he sold OVER 600,000 ear buds to initially fund the first phone ? How did he even compete with Apple , Samsung and all the other ear bud sellers to do this
The design and agressive marketing using free media and reaching out to reviewers giving them early look and giving away is what made the ear (1) stand out
