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'''Carl Pei''', or '''Pei Yu''' ({{zh|c=裴宇|p=Péi Yǔ}}; born September 11, 1989), is a [[Sweden|Swedish]]<ref name="Svenskens mobilfenomen tar strid mot Apple – nu flyttar han till USA"/> [[List of Internet entrepreneurs|Internet entrepreneur]]. He co-founded [[OnePlus]] along with [[Pete Lau]], in 2013 and was the director of OnePlus Global. He left the firm in October 2020 to start a new hardware venture, called [[Nothing (Technology Company)|Nothing]].<ref name="Android Police">{{cite web |url=https://www.androidpolice.com/2020/10/12/it-sure-looks-like-oneplus-co-founder-carl-pei-has-left-the-company/ |title=Carl Pei is leaving OnePlus to start a 'new venture' |accessdate=2020-10-13 |date=October 13, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201013031248/https://www.androidpolice.com/2020/10/12/it-sure-looks-like-oneplus-co-founder-carl-pei-has-left-the-company/ |archive-date=October 13, 2020 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all }}</ref><br />
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==Early life==<br />
Pei was born in 1989 in [[Beijing]], [[China]]; the family soon moved to the [[United States]], and then to [[Sweden]], where Pei grew up.{{r|I'm Carl Pei, Co-Founder of OnePlus, and This Is How I Work}} He pursued a [[Bachelor of Science]] degree in 2008 at the [[Stockholm School of Economics]], but dropped out in 2011 to work full-time in the Chinese [[smartphone]] industry.<ref name="LinkedIn">{{cite web |url=https://www.linkedin.com/in/peicarl/ |title=LinkedIn profile Carl Pei |accessdate=2017-10-06 |date=October 15, 2017 |work=LinkedIn}}</ref><ref name="droppingout">{{cite web|url=http://www.slush.org/news/never-settle-said-carl-pei-founded-oneplus/|title="Never settle," said Carl Pei and founded OnePlus|date=October 2, 2017|work=Slush|accessdate=2017-10-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171007021915/http://www.slush.org/news/never-settle-said-carl-pei-founded-oneplus/|archive-date=October 7, 2017|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}</ref><br />
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==Career==<br />
Pei joined [[Nokia]] in 2010, and worked at the company for three months. After Nokia, the fan website Pei had created about [[Meizu]] had caught the attention of that company's [[Hong Kong]] branch, and Pei started working in Meizu's marketing team in 2011. In November he joined [[OPPO Electronics|Oppo]] as its international markets manager, where he worked directly under [[Pete Lau]].<ref name="LinkedIn" /><ref name="Forbes">{{cite web |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/ckgsb/2015/06/24/after-making-it-big-globally-oneplus-turns-its-gaze-to-china/#1e2f8463311e |title=After Making It Big Globally, OnePlus Turns Its Gaze To China |accessdate=2017-10-15 |date=June 24, 2015 |work=Forbes |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171015152154/https://www.forbes.com/sites/ckgsb/2015/06/24/after-making-it-big-globally-oneplus-turns-its-gaze-to-china/#1e2f8463311e |archive-date=October 15, 2017 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all }}</ref><ref name="SamMobile">{{cite web |url=https://www.sammobile.com/2015/10/01/oneplus-co-founder-carl-pei-wants-to-be-an-intern-at-samsung/ |title=OnePlus co-founder Carl Pei wants to be an intern at Samsung |accessdate=2017-10-15 |date=October 1, 2015 |work=SamMobile |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171015150541/https://www.sammobile.com/2015/10/01/oneplus-co-founder-carl-pei-wants-to-be-an-intern-at-samsung/ |archive-date=October 15, 2017 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all }}</ref><br />
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==OnePlus==<br />
Pei co-founded [[OnePlus]] with Pete Lau in [[Shenzhen]], [[Guangdong]] in December 2013.<ref name="leavingoppo">{{cite web|url=http://community.oppo.com/en/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=7869|title=Why Carl Pei left Oppo?|date=December 19, 2013|work=OPPO Community|accessdate=2017-10-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171007070155/http://community.oppo.com/en/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=7869|archive-date=October 7, 2017|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}</ref> Their first device, the [[OnePlus One]], sold close to a million units in 2014, despite a sales target of only 50,000.<ref name="Digital Trends">{{cite web |url=https://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/oneplus-sells-nearly-1-million-oneplus-one-units-2014-two-new-models-coming-2015/ |title=OnePlus sells nearly 1 million OnePlus One units in 2014 |accessdate=2017-10-15 |date=January 10, 2015 |work=Digital Trends |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171015145947/https://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/oneplus-sells-nearly-1-million-oneplus-one-units-2014-two-new-models-coming-2015/ |archive-date=October 15, 2017 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all }}</ref> In July 2015, Pei presented the [[OnePlus 2]] through a virtual reality video on YouTube. It was claimed to be the first product launch in virtual reality, and has been viewed over 296,000 times as of October 2020.<ref name="OnePlus 2 VR">{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y02aDqOqcmg |title=OnePlus 2: World’s First Product Launch in VR |accessdate=2020-04-16 |date=April 4, 2020 |work=YouTube |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171125150356/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y02aDqOqcmg |archive-date=November 25, 2017 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all }}</ref> After the unveiling of the [[OnePlus 3]] in June 2016, Pei claimed it was the company's most popular smartphone, based on the [[Net Promoter|Net Promoter Score]].<ref name="OnePlus 3 XDA">{{cite web |url=https://www.xda-developers.com/interview-with-carl-pei-oneplus-direction-current-smartphone-market-google-pixel/ |title=Interview with Carl Pei from OnePlus pt1 |accessdate=2017-10-15 |date=October 21, 2016 |work=XDA |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170101054402/https://www.xda-developers.com/interview-with-carl-pei-oneplus-direction-current-smartphone-market-google-pixel/ |archive-date=January 1, 2017 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all }}</ref> When asked in November 2016, Pei said the reason for the upgrade after only three months was because they did not want to wait to improve the hardware.<ref name="OnePlus 3T Pocket-lint">{{cite web |url=http://www.pocket-lint.com/news/139507-carl-pei-smartphone-s-big-disruptor-talks-oneplus-3t-daydream-vr-and-focus |title=Carl Pei: Smartphone's big disruptor talks OnePlus 3T, Daydream VR and focus |accessdate=2017-10-15 |date=November 21, 2016 |work=Pocket-lint |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171015150746/http://www.pocket-lint.com/news/139507-carl-pei-smartphone-s-big-disruptor-talks-oneplus-3t-daydream-vr-and-focus |archive-date=October 15, 2017 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all }}</ref> Pei claimed the [[OnePlus 5]] to be their fastest-selling device to date shortly after its release in June 2017.<ref name="OnePlus 5 NDTV">{{cite web |url=http://gadgets.ndtv.com/mobiles/news/oneplus-5-fastest-selling-oneplus-device-ever-carl-pei-1715151 |title=OnePlus 5 Is the 'Fastest Selling' OnePlus Device Ever, Says Carl Pei |accessdate=2017-10-15 |date=June 21, 2017 |work=NDTV |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171015201801/http://gadgets.ndtv.com/mobiles/news/oneplus-5-fastest-selling-oneplus-device-ever-carl-pei-1715151 |archive-date=October 15, 2017 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all }}</ref><br />
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Pei oversaw the design and marketing of OnePlus devices until leaving the company in October 2020.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hollister |first=Sean |date=2020-10-16 |title=OnePlus brand builder Carl Pei has left the smartphone company |url=https://www.theverge.com/2020/10/16/21519785/oneplus-carl-pei-departure |access-date=2022-04-16 |website=The Verge |language=en}}</ref><br />
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==Nothing==<br />
[[File:Nothing ear (1) earphone.jpg|thumb|The Nothing ear (1).]]<br />
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Following his departure from OnePlus, Pei announced [[Nothing (Technology Company)|Nothing]] on January 27, 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Porter|first=Jon|date=2021-01-27|title=OnePlus co-founder Carl Pei’s next company is literally called Nothing|url=https://www.theverge.com/2021/1/27/22250653/nothing-brand-oneplus-carl-pei-announcement-consumer-technology-smart-devices|access-date=2021-06-08|website=The Verge|language=en}}</ref> According to Pei, Nothing’s mission is to remove barriers between people and technology to create a seamless digital future. The company is based in [[London]] and gathers a number of notorious investors, such as [[iPod]] inventor [[Tony Fadell]], [[Twitch (service)|Twitch]] co-founder Kevin Lin, [[Reddit]] CEO [[Steve Huffman]], and YouTuber [[Casey Neistat]]. On February 25, the company announced [[Teenage Engineering]] as founding partners, mainly responsible for the design aesthetic of the brand and its products.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Porter|first=Jon|date=2021-02-24|title=Nothing taps Teenage Engineering to design upcoming products|url=https://www.theverge.com/2021/2/24/22298802/nothing-teenage-engineering-swedish-design-founding-partner-audio-headphones|access-date=2021-06-08|website=The Verge|language=en}}</ref><br />
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Nothing's first product "ear (1)" has been launched on July 27, 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-07-27|title=Nothing launches its Ear 1 wireless earbuds with a transparent design|url=https://www.xda-developers.com/nothing-ear-1-launch/|access-date=2021-07-31|website=xda-developers|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Nothing Ear 1 - Powerful Budget TWS - Programming Nation|url=https://programmingnation.in/2021/07/31/nothing-ear-1-powerful-budget-tws/|access-date=2021-07-31|language=en-US}}</ref><br />
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On March 23, 2022, Nothing announced its first smartphone, the "phone (1)" with an anticipated release date of Summer 2022.<ref>{{cite news|last=Porter|first=Jon|title=Nothing's First Smartphone is Aimed at Apple, Not OnePlus|url=https://www.theverge.com/2022/3/23/22992424/nothing-phone-1-smartphone-carl-pei-apple-ecosystem|work=The Verge|publisher=Vox Media|date=March 23, 2022}}</ref><br />
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==Publicity==<br />
In July 2015, during an interview by ''[[The Wall Street Journal]]'' about how OnePlus was created, Pei stated, "...we looked at all the Android phones on the market and there wasn't one phone that was good enough for us ourselves to use."<ref name="Carl Pei WSJ">{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zTU2Ae27T14 |title=Low Price, High Hopes for OnePlus Phone |accessdate=2017-10-15 |date=July 23, 2015 |work=YouTube |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160914140747/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zTU2Ae27T14 |archive-date=September 14, 2016 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all }}</ref> In 2014 and 2015, he told ''[[The New York Times]]'' and ''[[Forbes]]'' that "OnePlus wasn’t meant to become a global company at the beginning. The main focus was taking on the Chinese market. ... for the global markets team, we are a bunch of young people without a lot of experience. It was just like an experiment, 'Hey, do the global markets and see what happens. Do whatever you want.' We call our group 'a [[Shenzhen]] within our company', or a start-up within a bigger company."<ref name="Forbes"/> and "Very soon our sales outside of China will surpass sales in China."<ref name="Carl Pei NYT">{{cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/09/technology/personaltech/oneplus-one-review-high-hopes-for-low-price-phone.html |title=Low Price, High Hopes for OnePlus Phone |accessdate=2017-10-15 |date=October 8, 2014 |work=NYT |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171015151442/https://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/09/technology/personaltech/oneplus-one-review-high-hopes-for-low-price-phone.html |archive-date=October 15, 2017 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all }}</ref><br />
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==Awards==<br />
In April 2016, Pei was included in the 2016 edition of the ''[[Marketing Week]]'' Vision 100 list.<ref name="Marketing Week Vision 100">{{cite web |url=https://www.marketingweek.com/vision100/profile/carl-pei/ |title=Marketing Week Carl Pei |accessdate=2017-10-15 |date=April 1, 2016 |work=Marketing Week |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171015150219/https://www.marketingweek.com/vision100/profile/carl-pei/ |archive-date=October 15, 2017 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all }}</ref> In January 2016, he was included in the 2016 edition of the [[Forbes 30 Under 30|''Forbes'' 30 Under 30]] list for his influence in the technology industry.<ref name="Forbes 30 Under 30">{{cite web |url=https://www.forbes.com/pictures/hhlh45li/carl-pei-26/#2ee546497e71 |title=Carl Pei 30 Under 30 |accessdate=2017-10-15 |date=January 1, 2016 |work=Forbes |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171015153140/https://www.forbes.com/pictures/hhlh45li/carl-pei-26/#2ee546497e71 |archive-date=October 15, 2017 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}</ref> and in 2019, he was included in the 2019 edition of the Fortune [[40 Under 40|''Fortune'' 40 Under 40]] list .<ref name="Fortune 40 Under 40">{{cite web |url=https://fortune.com/40-under-40/2019/carl-pei/ |title=Carl Pei 40 Under 40 |accessdate=2021-01-28 |date=January 1, 2019 |work=Fortune |df=mdy-all }}</ref><br />
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*[https://twitter.com/getpeid?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor Carl Pei] on [[Twitter]]<br />
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