American - Inventor | March 22, 1969 -
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
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Most thermostats are built by plumbing companies. But you really need to understand how to build a phone to make them better.
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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.
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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.
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You start with the right amount of rational and emotional experiences. You have to blend those in your product when you come out.
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Your television has changed, your phone has changed. Why don't these other things you need, that the government tells you you must have in your home, change?
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It's not just about turning up or down the heat, it's about the other experiences that come with turning up or down the heat - what are we doing about energy, what are we doing about your health and safety.
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I've been working with contractors designing and building a house on a nonstop basis since 2005. I learned about all these systems of audio, construction, electricity, energy, water systems.
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I have not seen a true grounds-up revolution from a bunch of companies getting together. It takes one company to put it together, then people draft off of that, but they don't build it top to bottom with a specific vision.
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To help you focus, to help you really understand what you're doing, you have to say no a lot. When you say yes to everything, you get distracted. When you say no, you have to get the one thing you're doing really right.
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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.
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Usually, the biggest companies are not the most dynamic.
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