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
I say homes are for families, and you have to make sure you design for the family, not just one person: kids, your wife, your grandparents need to be able to use it. Tony Fadell designfamilygrandparent Change image and share on social
I knew a lot about product design before coming to Apple, but I didn't understand a lot about consumer experience design, which is really Apple's forte. Tony Fadell applecomeconsumer 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
With most tech guys, it's the same outfit every day - they wear their company logo. Tony Fadell companydayguy 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
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
Having kids makes you think about the world differently. Tony Fadell differentlykidmake Change image and share on social
I had been doing MP3 players and handheld computers since 1990-1991, and so they sought me out because of my experience. And about 18 generations of iPod and three generations of iPhone later, I decided to leave Apple. Tony Fadell applecomputerdecide 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
