I learned the power of 'no.' No is really important. Entrepreneurs are told to say 'yes, yes, more, more.' Tony Fadell entrepreneurimportantlearn Change image and share on social
Nest Thermostat owners like the carbon monoxide link. If Nest Protect's carbon monoxide alarm goes off, the Nest Thermostat automatically turns off the gas furnace. Tony Fadell alarmautomaticallycarbon Change image and share on social
You have to look at why people come and work at Nest. Part of it is that a lot of people here already know each other, but we're also on a mission with a purpose. People are personally motivated by energy or safety. Tony Fadell energylotmission share on social
People buy products, and they want to understand what those things are and how they are applicable to their life. Tony Fadell applicablebuylife Change image and share on social
We built the iPod in weeks. It had to be what I thought it was going to be because there wasn't time for endless refinements. Tony Fadell buildendlessipod Change image and share on social
Well, you can say there is a self driving car. I'm seeing the automation of vehicles. Really, computer-assisted driving. I think that is really interesting to us because we are taking all of the sensors technologies and putting them in cars and making people safer. Tony Fadell assistautomationcar share on social
If you look at most successful startups, they're run by people in their mid to late forties, who've gone through the trenches multiple times and had multiple failures, so they understand. Tony Fadell failurefortyhave Change image and share on social
Nest really came out of a process where I was trying to design the most connected and the most green home that I knew of. I was curious of just about everything that goes into a home and building a home. Tony Fadell buildconnectcurious share on social
When I was four or five years old, my grandfather showed me how to build things, paint, saw. Through years of fixing bikes, repairing lawn mowers, I learned how things work. Tony Fadell bikebuildfix Change image and share on social
No amount of data will tell you if a feature should be in the product, because it doesn't exist. You need to have a very clear leader with a clear point of view... otherwise, you get a mishmash of features and stuff that doesn't make a lot of sense. Tony Fadell amountcleardatum share on social
