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Pei: Non-hardware tech giants fail at hardware because it's a side hustle
“If you're a company who's already making a lot of money on non-hardware stuff, then hardware kind of becomes like a side hustle for you, and you might not be that rigorous in how you run it.”
Carl Pei: Technology is the only real moat for a tech company
“Having said that, it's a, it's not a very strong moat, design differentiation. So as the company grows and we start generating more and more free cash flow, that needs to be reinvested into technology. Technology is the only real moat for a tech company.”
Carl Pei: Hardware supply chains should delay decisions until the last moment
“I think the best way of running supply chain is to delay every decision to the last moment, because then you have time to get more data to look at the demand and look at other market factors.”
Pei: Creative and strategic work requires in-office collaboration
“If you work in a creative field or a strategic field, being remote is also gonna be more challenging. If your work is more kind of just do the same thing over and over again, then it's easier to be remote and not coordinate too much with other people. But if i…”
Carl Pei: Mass-market hardware brands cannot risk bold design choices
“But I think, when you're a niche player, you can be more differentiated in your hardware design. But when you're a mess, you gotta sell to everybody, from the youngest person to the oldest person, Types of different professions. So you cannot take a lot of ris…”
Carl Pei: Future computing devices must deliver direct user intent
“Fundamentally, I think we want our devices to deliver intent.”
Carl Pei: Marketing is fundamentally an arbitrage opportunity
“So, but personally, I think marketing is arbitrage.”
Pei: Pitching suppliers is like pitching investors due to thin margins
“So convincing them to work with you is almost like pitching investors. Like, they need to believe that this is going to work, and they're going to make their money back.”
Pei: Seeing real-world hardware adoption brings satisfaction software cannot replicate
“I also think it's really rewarding when you see somebody out in the wild wearing your product or using your product, you know, that kind of satisfaction I think is hard to get if you're just building an app or software.”