Neil and Phil
We’d like to thank the many people who have helped us on this journey to improve the sound of music.
To those who were a part of Pono: the late Elliot Roberts, Craig Kallman, John Hamm, Pedram Abrari, Bruce Botnick, Mark Goldstein, Ian Kendrick, Mike Nuttall, and Bob Stuart, all of whom helped with the research for this book. Thanks to the rest of the Pono team: James Berberian, Irina Boykova, Greg Chao, Rick Cohen, Kevin Fielding, Dave Gallatin, Simon Gatrall, Damani Jackson, Sami Kamangar, Franz Krachtus, Randy Leasure, Dave Paulsen, Ariel Brown, Jason Rubenstein, Reynold Starnes, Zeke Young, Gigi Brisson, and Harvey Alison. Special thanks to the late Charley Hansen and Pegi Young.
To our PCH manufacturing team: Liam Casey, Matthieu Charlier, Eliza Choi, John Garvey, Carlos Martin, Charlie Nolan, Ray Porter, Jennie Yang, Andre Yousefi, Norman Zhu, and many more.
To those who have been a part of NYA: Hannah Johnson, Toshi Onuki, Zeke Young, Katie Fox, Liela Crosset, Frankie Tan, Kelvin Lee, John O’Neill, Stuart Mouritzen, Mike Ryan, Gordon Smith, and Scott Andrew and the Lookout Management team: Frank Gironda, Bonnie Levetin, and Tim Bruegger.
To those who have supported us the entire time and through the ups and downs with encouragement and advice: Marc Benioff, John Hanlon, John Tyson, and Dan Hesse.
A special thanks to Larry Reich and Craig Kallman for bringing us together.
Thanks also to our wives, Daryl and Jane, for their loving support.
Thanks to our agent, Bill Gladstone; our editor, Vy Tran, who did a superb job in helping us tell our story; and our copyeditor, James Fraleigh. Thanks to Glenn Yeffeth, Publisher of BenBella Books, and to the company’s great support staff.
Finally, special thanks to each of the investors and to all of the others we may have omitted; the Kickstarter supporters, the Pono community, and to all of the fans who helped us along the way and believed then and still believe how important it is to feel the music.