We recently reported that OnePlus‘ co-founder Carl Pei was leaving the company to set up his own startup. The news came as a shock to many who have over the years come to recognise Pei as the face of Oneplus. However, nothing has been confirmed since then. Well, until now. 
Carl Pei himself has posted an informal letter on the OnePlus community forum, officially announcing that he is leaving the company he joined at 24 in 2013. The letter titled “Thank You”, gives a concise insight into how he joined the company with a college degree and the challenges encountered on the way.
Pei didn’t disclose his future career plans and so stated nothing to confirm rumours that he was starting a new company. He only indicated that the time off will be used to decompress and catch up with family and friends. “And then follow my heart on to what’s next”.
There has been an outpour of emotions and appreciations under the Twitter post which shared a link to the Forum note. Some of the respondents thanked Pei for building a solid company while some others expressed fears if OnePlus will remain the same after his exit.
Popular figures such as tipster @Sudhanshu1414, XDA Developer’s Mishaal Rahman and tipster Ben Geskin were also among the persons who extolled Pei.
We here at Gizmochina also wish Carl Pei good luck in his future endeavours. Meanwhile, you can read the entire “Thank you” note from here.
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