68 Quotes by Tony Fadell

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.

I don't want the iPod to be my defining thing.

I look at the world and peer into products and think, 'What's wrong with these products?'

If you don't have an emotionally engaging design for a device, no one will care about it.

Most thermostats are built by plumbing companies. But you really need to understand how to build a phone to make them better.

Usually, the biggest companies are not the most dynamic.

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.

You start with the right amount of rational and emotional experiences. You have to blend those in your product when you come out.

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.