Tony Fadell: iPhone, iPod, Nest, Steve Jobs, Design, and Engineering | Lex Fridman Podcast #294

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: - Mailgun: - Scale: - NetSuite: to get free product tour - SimpliSafe: and use code LEX - Eight Sleep: and use code LEX to get special savings EPISODE LINKS: Tony’s Twitter: Tony’s Website: Build (book): Story (book): PODCAST INFO: Podcast website: Apple Podcasts: Spotify: RSS: Full episodes playlist: Clips playlist: 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 SOCIAL: - Twitter: - LinkedIn: - Facebook: - Instagram: - Medium: @lexfridman - Reddit: - Support on Patreon: