Hello Everyone

I am from India. I work as a product manager in a tech startup.

I have been a fan of the clear thought process and clean design thinking of @Carl for some time now. And the same attracted me to Nothing. When I read about the company I could see the clear vision of what the company is trying to achieve and that really made me interested in it.

The first piece of tech that made me drop my jaw was a wifi router. I was a kid when the internet arrived and I had always used it on a PC using a cable. And when I saw how internet could be accessed wirelessly my mind was blown away.

My favourite lyric from a song(it’s a hindi song, translation follows) is the following:

Khudi ko kar buland itna ke har taqder se pehle
Khuda bande se khud pooche bata teri raza kya hai.

Translation:

Raise yourself to such a level that when God wants to grant you fortune, he asks you what do you want.

Somehow I’m not able to upload an image but my spirit gadget would be fire TV stick remote. Easy to use and highly functional.

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Namaste , hello (Indian and global way of greeting)

I am from India , exactly from south India . I am currently pursuing my UG in Computer science stream and working part time as a Windows technical expert . The main reason for my investment particularly in Nothing is the experience and the way @Carl

made oneplus to excel as global brand within 10 years and the oneplus slogan NEVER SETTLE and they way they made those mobiles . I am also impressed with Nothing with the slogan removing barriers between technology and people . This made my eyes look on for this .

I always believe in challenges and risk . I knew Nothing will or will not be successful . But the challenge and risk associated will be beautiful .

The electronic gadget that impressed me the most is ONEPLUS 7 pro . Still one of the best design and mobile of all time

Hi Nothing Community!

I’m Russell from Singapore, currently working as a doctor in the Emergency Department of the busiest hospital in my country, and I just came off a busy night shift. (Hectic times in the midst of a global pandemic - stay safe everyone!)

I work with ever-evolving medical tech on a daily basis to better patient care, and I’m intrigued by the idea of functional, well-designed tech that is seamlessly integrated into our lives. I’m excited to be a part of this community and I’m keen to see what Nothing will contribute to the tech space.

Cheers!

Hello from South Africa

Currently working as a chartered accountant at one of the largest service organisations globally

Working behind a laptop for most he day got me interested in simplifying the impact of technology in my life. You can say I have an unhealthy relationship with my laptop right now 😂

Hope to contribute to the growth of Nothing

    Hi Everyone,

    I look forward to engaging with you all and growing our community over the coming month’s.

    I am from London and work in finance. I invested in Nothing because I believe in their mission.

    The gameboy colour was my first introduction into portable tech as a child and loved playing pokemon yellow on it 😂.

    Kavo123

    Hi nothing fam,

    1. I’m Vikas from God’s own Country, Kerala. I’m one the guys in the video thumbnail of series 7 Bangalore launch highlights from a company @Carl used to head and was fortunate to see him there.

    2. I’m interested in nothing as i resonate with the principle of nothing. The innovation has been stagnant for the last couple of years, there’s nothing innovative or inspiring coming out these days, everything is just an update from the previous product. There should be innovation for better or for worse and not just updation. I firmly believe that a technology is at its best when it takes back seat and not when it’s on your face all the time. Also I believe in @Carl ’s community driven approach and has been a supporter of him since OPO, the OG flagship killer.

    3. The piece of tech that dropped my jaw would be the first computer i saw, and the evolution of computers and the environment around it has kept on inspiring me and has now made me a developer.

    4. Famous quote would be, “Great men are not born great, they grow great.” from The GodFather.

    5. My spirit gadget would be a smartphone, how much they’ve simplified our life. If I wanted to chose a smartphone, it would be OPO, the OG smartphone killer that the changed the industry. Not gonna post a pic cause I dont support the direction in which that company is moving right now.



      That’s it fam, looking forward to all the bright days ahead of us. Let’s create innovative tech and have fun in the process.


      Cheers!

    Hi All! I’m Dylan.

    I’m based in North Oxfordshire in the UK and am always impressed by the wide reach of companies! (Including Nothing)

    I’m interested in Nothing since I was a follower of @Carl and his work since I got my hands on my OPO, but I’ve stayed around since I truly believe technology should work for us, not the other way around. Nothing’s attitude of blending technology into the background excites me tremendously as I see a real benefit to human connection when we can forget that technology is there.

    The piece of technology that dropped my jaw was a Raspberry Pi/other microcontrollers. The versatility of such small devices being used in a wide range of applications astounds me (Such as a light pollution monitoring device that I helped develop at university).

    My favourite quote/concept is probably from the book “The Ant and The Ferrari”. A very brief summary would be to think of humanity as the ant walking along the hood of a Ferrari, we have no true concept of what drives our universe, but we’re along for the ride!

    I hope everyone is well and I look forward to seeing this community grow!

    Dylan

    Hi everyone!

    I’m Ibrahim VK, from God’s own country Kerala, India. I am an Engineering dropout who runs an unregistered small website development company with my friends in my village. I make websites for small businesses. I live in a place where Whatsapp and Facebook is gradually getting adapted by the people.

    I am a great fan of Steve Jobs. He is the one who built the tech industry and brought innovations to light. Steve believes in simplicity and perfectionism. When I heard about the vision of Nothing, I thought if Steve was here, he would be in the frontline of this vision by his extraordinary entrepreneurial skills.

    The first product that I used and felt awesome was a Nokia phone, an express music version, which can produce sound nearly similar to that of Jbl speakers. I loved that.

    I listen to Eminem a lot, and improved my English vocabulary through his songs. I love Eminem and he has inspired me a lot through the cold words of his rap. I love the song named ‘Beautiful’ of Eminem where he says,

    "In my shoes, just to see

    What it’s like, to be me

    I’ll be you, let’s trade shoes

    Just to see what I’d be like to

    Feel your pain, you feel mine

    Go inside each other’s minds

    Just to see what we find

    Look at shit through each other’s eyes"

    I use Oneplus Nord which i feel like a good product from @Carl . Thank you man for the product. I think it’s my spirit gadget now.

    So, let’s all together put a dent in the universe. 😃

    Hey everyone !

    I am Bhavik from India. I am currently pursuing BE final year of Mechanical Engineering.

    I am highly enthusiast about investing. When I got to know about this opportunity. These 4 things came into my mind which inspired me to become a part of company.

    1. Nothing’s Mission to remove barriers between people and technology.

    2. Carl’s capabilities to build successful company like Oneplus.

    3. Nothing is Funded by many marquee investors, which includes one of my favorite Kunal Shah - A Indian entrepreneur.

    4. Kunal Shah : he is founder of “cred”. I know it’s looking out of context but there is connection to nothing.

    Here is how,

    After selling freecharge for $400M , He started another company in 2018. Without introducing product they raised $30 M same as Nothing.

    Reason behind that at this stage VC/people are betting money on team and their capabilities. In this case , Carl and Kunal both are having good track record of building company like freecharge and Oneplus.

    Currently, Cred becomes multi billion dollar company. I am able to see that nothing will also become multi billion dollar company.

    Here is my favorite quote from Scam 1992,

    “Risk he toh Ishq he”.

    Translation :

    “Take risks to live life/work to the fullest”

    The piece of technology that I really like is Smart watch because of its incredible capability to change how human interact with their devices.

    Looking at Nothing strategy to enter high growth categories. I guess that 2nd or 3rd product of Nothing will be smart watch.

    Hey Everyone,

    Lovely to meet you all!

    1. I’m based in London, UK, and I’m excited to hear that the Nothing HQ isn’t too far away!

    2. Like many of you, I’m a tech fanatic and have followed Oneplus and Carl’s journey since the OPO launch back in 2014 - the first smartphone to really excite me.

    3. The most magical tech moment for me was opening a Nintendo DS on launch day - experiencing a touch screen for the first time and truly feeling like I was living in the future.

    4. I love the quote - “worrying means you suffer twice” - Newt Scamander

    Nintendo DS

    I can’t wait to get to know you all and I’m excited to be involved in the early stages of Nothing.

    Rob

    Hey there!

    I am Aravind - from a South Indian city called Kochi. Currently working with an Indian telco.

    Quite passionate about consumer tech, social media, financial markets and crypto-currencies. I’ve been a follower of @Carl since 2014 and have fallen in love with the products he’s created since then.

    Looking forward to be a contributor to Nothing forums and getting in touch with you all.

    Hi everybody, and welcome to the Nothing Community! It’s good to have the forum live, and great to meet you all!

    I’m Matt, and I look after social media here at Nothing, sitting with the UK team in London (or just outside the city in my case). I joined the company back in March, and it’s been wonderful being part of the processes involved in bringing a brand such as Nothing to life in the early stages, and seeing ear (1) come together. There are some really exciting long term plans, and the hope is that you guys will be an integral part of them.

    There are so many pieces of technology that have wowed me over the years. I’m a big gamer, and so stepping out onto Hyrule Field for the first time in The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time ranks pretty high for me. The original Kindle floored me. I didn’t understand how an electronic display could so closely emulate printed paper. And then more recently, things like Alexa and Chromecast, summoning music with your voice, or flinging a film from one screen to another. Kinect for the Xbox One was poorly marketed, but I did love the way it made me feel like I was Tom Cruise in Minority Report.

    As a man with big hair and a love of rock, the Fuzz Factory is my spirit gadget, and also formed the basis for my original online handles. 😅 I’m looking forward to getting to know you guys and seeing what you make of ear (1)!

      1. London, UK

      2. Look forward to seeing what Nothing does with consumer tech 🙂

      3. Ipod touch 1st gadget I had

      4. We are Messengers I’ll think about you- “I don’t know where you are going but I’ll meet you there.”

      5. Laptop


      Nothing community what is up! Great to be here and even better see all of you here!

      I am a senior software product designer at Nothing based in the London HQ. I am from Hong Kong originally, but have been studying and working in the UK since 2003. I have worked on a lot of different things, from banking apps to national security platforms and many others.

      I joined Nothing for the same reason why a lot of your have invested: the vision to make technology feels like nothing. As a designer I know how easy it is build something new and shiny; it is not easy to obsess over the smallest of details to design a truly intuitive and delightful user experience. It is easier said then done, but I am very fortunate to join a company and a team to think the same way.

      Name a piece of technology that dropped your jaw: Dyson handheld vacuum cleaners. It turns something everyone hates to do into a delightful experience. The satisfaction of seeing the dirt being collected by the transparent cylinder - magical.

      What’s your favourite movie quote, or lyric from a song: “Yippee ki yay, ____________” Bruce Willis from Die Hard. Sorry I could have come up with something a bit more sophisticated, but this is just so classic and epic!

      Post a picture of your spirit gadget: probably this thing if it is truly smokeless

      I’ll be making some awesome stuff for you folks with the amazing team here. And we will need your help please. So stay tuned!

      Namaste Everyone!

      I am Sayan, based in Calcutta(India), the city of joy. I am currently pursuing Chartered Accountancy Course and my graduation is about to complete in next couple of months.

      Faith and conviction in @Carl and his love for start-ups brought me to Nothing and eventually investing in it. I am here to witness the rise of possibly the next big thing in Tech, It’ll be fascinating to experience Nothing instilling much-needed purpose in Tech, which is missing for quite a long time. Let’s embark on a community-driven approach and revolutionise the Tech Space with a new spirit. All the best!

      Tech that I resonated the most with would be the iPad. It enabled my creativity with a sense of purpose.

      The Phrase which has stirred me, myself, and I to stay differentiated (Excerpts from “The Road Not Taken” by Robert Frost)-

                "Two roads diverged in a wood, and I-

           I took the one less traveled by,

           And that has made all the difference"

      My spirit gadget would be an iPad. I have some unconditional love for the first generation of products, the device that teleported my 14 Year old self to cloud nine: iPad Mini (Gen1)

      I hope everyone is doing well. It was good to meet you all. Excited to re-think tech with Nothing. Cheers!

      Hello everyone,

      I’m from Jakarta, Indonesia. In case u haven’t heard of Indonesia, it’s the country that resides the beautiful Bali. I’m an investor in tech startups

      I just hope Nothing can present a new kind of exciting stuff in the boring tech world now. Now it’s just a specs race where i think tech is not just about specs right, it’s about the whole…

      The gadget that dropped my jaw was the first iphone. It truely changed my view on mobile phone…

      Hey everyone, it’s great to be part of this nascent community!

      I manage the unofficial Discord server and Reddit community for Nothing.

      1. I’m based in London since I’m a student at the University of London, but, I also spend a lot of time in Paris and Brussels.

      2. As an Apple fanboy, I hope Nothing will introduce some well-engineered and simple products.

      3. The first Pebble Watch really got me enthusiastic about wearables!

      4. @Rob ⚡️ ’s quote is pretty great!

      5. The Panic Playdate. Fun, well designed, reliable, not sure when it will deliver… 😛

        James

        Haha! Every self-confessed tech fanatic has drooled over the Playdate and most likely the Analogue Pocket too!!

        They’re teasing us!!

          Hi Everyone, its great to be part of Nothing Community!

          I am Harjeetsinh Jadeja (This Jadeja doesn’t play cricket 😀 ) from Ahmedabad, India

          I am a Programmer by profession. My first love is code 🥰 I also read books 📚️ and do lots of bike riding 🚲️ .

          My first gadget was a hand video game, I don’t remember the number of years I play this. But yes If I can get this one today I will be spending hours playing this.

          “First become rich then become a philosopher.” - SRK

          David yourself

          Hello All Members of Nothing,

          I delight to join the Community.

          I’m from India an Technology & Marketing Enthusiast. My first mobile One Plus One still this works fine. I’m followers of @Carl

          since I baught the next generation emotion and feeling phone One Plus One.

          I’m looking forward to know more daily basis about the Nothing Plan in India and I would like to contribute my small time for Nothing specif for India in terms anything.

          Really Happy to join here as a Investor Member.