If you're not having doubt, you're not pushing the boundaries far enough. — Tony Fadell Boundaries Copy Share Image
When I was four or five years old, my grandfather showed me how to build things, paint, saw. Through years of fixing… — Tony Fadell Bikes Copy Share Image
I had been doing MP3 players and handheld computers since 1990-1991, and so they sought me out because of my experience. And… — Tony Fadell About Copy Share Image
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… — Tony Fadell Details Copy Share Image
No amount of data will tell you if a feature should be in the product, because it doesn't exist. You need to… — Tony Fadell Amount Copy Share Image
I look at the world and peer into products and think, 'What's wrong with these products?' — Tony Fadell Look Copy Share Image
With most tech guys, it's the same outfit every day - they wear their company logo. — Tony Fadell Business Copy Share Image
Even if you have constrained resources, don't cut corners. People will feel it. — Tony Fadell Corners Copy Share Image
Computers are great tools, but they need to be applied to the physical world. — Tony Fadell Applied Copy Share Image
If you don't have an emotionally engaging design for a device, no one will care about it. — Tony Fadell About Copy Share Image
I started designing the greenest the most connected home before the iPhone and the iPad. — Tony Fadell Before Copy Share Image
I've learnt something from every failure. The products I helped design at the first two companies I worked for were utter failures.… — Tony Fadell Companies Copy Share Image
I used to work about 100 hours a week; now it's about 70. But 40 hours? Forget about it. Either you're all… — Tony Fadell About Copy Share Image
I knew a lot about product design before coming to Apple, but I didn't understand a lot about consumer experience design, which… — Tony Fadell About Copy Share Image
In Tahoe, you want to be able check on the temperature of the house or turn it on before you get there.… — Tony Fadell Able Copy Share Image
Most thermostats are built by plumbing companies. But you really need to understand how to build a phone to make them better. — Tony Fadell Better Copy Share Image
It's easy to solve a problem that everyone sees, but it's hard to solve a problem that almost no one sees. — Tony Fadell Easy Copy Share Image
Every team member who brings intelligence, experience and passion to their creations should be called an artist or designer. — Tony Fadell Art Copy Share Image
Your television has changed, your phone has changed. Why don't these other things you need, that the government tells you you must… — Tony Fadell Change Copy Share Image
You need to set near-term milestones. Put the assumptions down on paper, and make it to your vision or ultimate product. Your… — Tony Fadell Assumptions Copy Share Image
Every person I talk to has a story about how their smoke alarm went off or woke them up with a battery… — Tony Fadell About Copy Share Image
It wasn't until the Apple Macintosh that people understood what true hardware-software integration was about. It took one company to line it… — Tony Fadell About Copy Share Image
I don't look backwards. I'm pleasantly surprised, and I feel really proud of the team and what we were able to accomplish… — Tony Fadell Able Copy Share Image
We're thrilled to join Google. With their support, Nest will be even better placed to build simple, thoughtful devices that make life… — Tony Fadell Better place Copy Share Image
Thermostats are made by very large companies with no incentive to innovate. Their customers are contractors or HVAC wholesalers, not consumers. So… — Tony Fadell Better Copy Share Image
If you look at where the tried and true of Silicon Valley VC's are investing, it's in people who understand what it… — Tony Fadell Been Copy Share Image
I've been working with contractors designing and building a house on a nonstop basis since I learned about all these systems of… — Tony Fadell About Copy Share Image
Over the next ten years, everything that has a cord is going to have data in it. — Tony Fadell Cord Copy Share Image
Nest Thermostat owners like the carbon monoxide link. If Nest Protect's carbon monoxide alarm goes off, the Nest Thermostat automatically turns off… — Tony Fadell Alarm Copy Share Image
You start with the right amount of rational and emotional experiences. You have to blend those in your product when you come… — Tony Fadell Amount Copy Share Image
The truth is, homes change over time — and technology has to adapt, not try to do everything at once. — Tony Fadell Adapt Copy Share Image
I say homes are for families, and you have to make sure you design for the family, not just one person: kids,… — Tony Fadell Able Copy Share Image
Studies have shown that children are less likely to wake up to a horn than the sound of a mother's voice. — Tony Fadell Children Copy Share Image
People buy products, and they want to understand what those things are and how they are applicable to their life. — Tony Fadell Applicable Copy Share Image
There are two different types of prototyping. First, the gut sense. You know how far you can take it. Second, you need… — Tony Fadell Attainable Copy Share Image
Google has the business resources, global scale and platform reach to accelerate Nest growth across hardware, software and services for the home… — Tony Fadell Accelerate Copy Share Image
