How to Unlock the Key to Continuous Innovation with Tony Fadell

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Chase Jarvis

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4.8 • 641 Ratings

🗓️ 20 July 2022

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

Tony Fadell is an entprepreneur and investor with a 30+ history in designing products that profoundly improve people's lives. He is the founder and former CEO of Nest, the company that pioneered the “Internet of Things.”

Tony was the SVP of Apple’s iPod Division and led the team that created the first 18 generations of the iPod and the first three generations of the iPhone. Throughout his career Tony has authored more than 300 patents.

Today, Tony's primary focus is as Principal of Future Shape, which coaches over 200+ startups innovating game-changing technologies.

"When you're doing something the world's never seen, most people will misunderstand it because they don't have any model to compare it to. Sometimes you can talk about what you're doing, but other times you can't. And they're just like- they can't relate to it until they see it all in its fully formed thing." - Tony Fadell

Highlights from the show:

How building innovative products starts with building yourself
Continuous self-education as a modality for career growth
Why pain is the best place to start building from
The Importance of Parenting, Empowerment

Read more about Tony's journey and check out his new book, Build: tonyfadell.com

Enjoy!

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0:00.0	When you're doing something new, when you're doing something the world's never seen, most people will misunderstand it because they don't have any model to compare it to.
0:14.1	And so either sometimes you can talk about what you're doing, other times you can't.
0:17.5	And they're just like they're doing some crazy thing.
0:19.5	And they can't relate to it until they see it all in its fully formed thing.
0:24.2	And you say, this is it.
0:25.1	And they get to interact with it.
0:26.8	All right.
0:27.1	That little nugget of brilliance was from legendary Tony Fidel.
0:31.7	Tony is the creator of many things like the iPhone, the iPod and the Nest Thermostat, one of the top product designers
0:39.5	in the world. So I welcome him this week to the Chase Jarvis Live show. We talk about all kinds of
0:43.6	things, including his new book, Build, which covers all sorts of building, not just products
0:48.9	and features, but how to build yourself, others, and teams if you're a leader, this show is for you. Enjoy Tony Fidel.
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