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Sep 2023
45m 40s

Future of Smartphones and Tech w/ Nothin...

ColdFusion Collective
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INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/throughtheweb.podcast/
WATCH THE VIDEO: https://youtu.be/pYmRqOTkLu8

Twitter: https://twitter.com/throughtheweb

00:00 Intro
01:06 Who is Carl Pei? 
01:52 Carl's parents 
04:15 Carl's early inspirations
05:26 Carl's leap of faith 
07:27 MP4 Players!
08:24 Obstacles as a young founder
09:49 Nokia to Oppo to One Plus
10:42 Why Carl admires Apple and Jobs
12:07 Why another tech company? 
13:28 Finding the right people
15:38 Is Nothing a "disruptor"?
18:06 Inefficient modern smartphone UI
20:01 Nothing's growth challenges
21:23 Why community is important
25:11 Nothing's design language
27:12 Glyph origins
27:50 Nothing's creative campaigns
30:05 Nothing's social media strategy 
34:00 Is Carl an introvert? 
35:23 Working with Casey Neistat
36:41 Dealing with criticisms 
38:34 What does success look like for Carl and Nothing? 
40:34 Future of tech 
43:05 Nothing laptops?!
44:14 Final message from Carl 
45:18 Outro

Produced by: Brayden Laffrey, Dagogo Altraide (ColdFusion), Tawsif Akkas

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