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Tom Hulme
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Tom Hulme
@thulme
Managing Partner @GVTeam (Google Ventures) gv.com // MBE for Military Service in 2025 // thulme.com
Previously founded @OpenIDEO @IDEO
- I have been dogfooding the Phone(1) for over a month and couldn't be more impressed - the glyph interface brings back joy and the software release cycle has been amazing 🦾 @nothing ❤️📱🐩❤️
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- Agree - the Phone(2) hands-on experience is a clear step up, I have had that reaction from Phone(1) users that I have handed it to; interestingly iPhone users are always really intrigued too. Amazing job @Nothing team, the phone and software are things of beauty...Replying to @getpeidNo, just wait till you have the product in hand. Source: trust me, bro
- 'You've got to find what you love,' Jobs' Stanford speech lives on, reading it will be best 5 mins you can spend today: bit.ly/iuNK7C
- Nothing is shaking up the tech world and proving that people are craving a new alternative, even in one of the most competitive industries Congratulations team @nothingExcited to share that Nothing is the world’s fastest growing brand for smartphones and wireless earbuds. 📱 Smartphones: - 693% YoY growth in Q2 2024 - 246% YoY growth in H1 2024 - Fastest growing brand in UK, Japan, Saudi Arabia and India in H1 2024 🎧 Wireless earbuds: - 769%
- We’re excited to share that we’ve recently closed a $96M financing round, led by Highland Europe, with participation from @GVteam, @eqtventures, C Capital and @swedishousemfia alongside others. As we’ve just crossed 1.5M products sold, this marks a new milestone on our journey
- .@Nothing raised $1.5 Million in 54 Seconds - a new record on @Crowdcube, congrats @getpeid back to building :)
- .@nothing under the leadership of @getpeid is hiring fast in London, Stockholm, Delhi and Shenzhen! Open roles here - careers.nothing.tech
- Once more @nothing back at it with the @cmfbynothing Phone1 - congrats to the whole team! "maybe the most instantly recommendable phone I've ever used" @Mrwhosetheboss "the design of this phone feels special" @wallpapermag "2024’s best smartphone bargain" @DigitalTrends
- I'm hugely impressed with @RishiSunak's thoughts on AI, tech and investment. More convening and leadership than we have seen for years @10DowningStreet
- After collaborating with Perplexity on Phone (2a), it's exciting to see @Nothing further embrace AI across products by integrating ChatGPT into the Nothing earbuds and Nothing OS. As AI performance radically improves, it's an amazing accelerant for a player like Nothing:ChatGPT is a squeeze away with Nothing’s upgraded earbuds tcrn.ch/3W2LCuq
- Delighted to have closed my first fully remote deal yesterday - never met the Founders in person but I feel we know one another well thanks to video conferencing. Hopefully one of many @GVteam over the next few months...
