Lex Fridman | Tony Fadell: iPhone, iPod, Nest, Steve Jobs, Design, and Engineering | Lex Fridman Podcast #294 @lexfridman | Uploaded June 2022 | Updated October 2024, 1 week ago.
Tony Fadell is an engineer and designer, co-creator of the iPod, iPhone, Nest Thermostat, and author of the new book Build: An Unorthodox Guide to Making Things Worth Making. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:
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OUTLINE:
0:00 - Introduction
1:18 - Memories
8:14 - Apple II
16:52 - First business
20:56 - iPod
44:58 - Ideas
49:10 - Marketing
59:27 - PR and Comms
1:09:07 - Design
1:14:04 - Experts
1:20:06 - Steve Jobs
2:03:45 - Jony Ive
2:10:56 - Nest
2:21:14 - Advice for young people
2:25:31 - Startup
2:30:27 - Money
2:35:34 - Work-Life Balance
2:38:12 - Darkest moment
2:43:50 - Meaning of life

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