Tony Fadell
Tony Fadell
Anthony Michael "Tony" Fadellis a Lebanese-American inventor, designer, entrepreneur, and angel investor. He served as the Senior Vice President of the iPod Division at Apple Inc., from March 2006 to November 2008 and is known as "one of the fathers of the iPod" for his work on the first generations of Apple's music player. In May 2010, he founded Nest Labs, which announced its first product, the Nest Learning Thermostat, in October 2011. Nest was acquired by Google in January...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionInventor
Date of Birth22 March 1969
CountryUnited States of America
We built the iPod in weeks. It had to be what I thought it was going to be because there wasnt time for endless refinements.
Usually, the biggest companies are not the most dynamic.
The truth is, homes change over time — and technology has to adapt, not try to do everything at once.
I've been working with contractors designing and building a house on a nonstop basis since I learned about all these systems of audio, construction, electricity, energy, water systems.
There are a lot of designers who think they understand technology and a lot of technology guys who think they understand design. But to put them together and make it robust and repeatable for the mass market? It's an art.
People buy products, and they want to understand what those things are and how they are applicable to their life.
Over the next ten years, everything that has a cord is going to have data in it.
We're thrilled to join Google. With their support, Nest will be even better placed to build simple, thoughtful devices that make life easier at home, and that have a positive impact on the world.
Even if you have constrained resources, don't cut corners. People will feel it.
Every team member who brings intelligence, experience and passion to their creations should be called an artist or designer.
Google has the business resources, global scale and platform reach to accelerate Nest growth across hardware, software and services for the home globally.
When I encounter a problem - something that's not quite right with a product - I enjoy breaking it down in my mind and exploring possible alternative solutions: Why this? Why not that? I apply the latest in technology and design to reinvent that product and solve my frustrations.
It's easy to solve a problem that everyone sees, but it's hard to solve a problem that almost no one sees.
I’m always doubtful. Everything I do is always doubtful. When you’re trying to differentiate, there’s going to be this gut sense, is this right? If you’re not having doubt, then you’re not pushing it hard enough, or you’re not looking at the details close enough. You need to be feeling that doubt every single day.