Meet Brian Huang, an 18-year-old who built his own laptop from scratch. And itās open source. No Dell, no Apple, no Lenovo, just one guy and a crazy idea. Hereās how he did it. Brian wanted a laptop that didnāt exist. A 4K AMOLED screen, a mechanical keyboard, the power to run AI models and Minecraft in 4K, a machine built for performance and customization. The catch? No company was making this. So he thought, āWhat if I just build one myself?ā There was just one problem, he had never built a laptop before. But that didnāt stop him. He sourced parts from China. He reverse-engineered Asus display logs to customize the screen. He designed a custom battery system optimized for power. He CNC-milled an aluminum chassis and built a detachable mechanical keyboard that doubles as a standalone device. The crazy part? Itās all open source. You can literally download the schematics and build your own. A one-person project competing with billion-dollar companies. And it goes to show, sometimes you donāt need permission. If what you want doesnāt exist, build it. Actionable Advice: 1ļøā£ Identify the gap ā Whatās missing in your industry that you wish existed? 2ļøā£ Leverage Open Source ā Tap into global knowledge and collaborate with like-minded creators. 3ļøā£ Start before you're ready ā You donāt need all the answers. Learn as you go. If youāre serious about building innovative products and disrupting industries, subscribe to my newsletter (link in the comments) for more insights like this.
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