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.

It's easy to solve a problem that everyone sees, but it's hard to solve a problem that almost no one sees.

Even if you have constrained resources, don't cut corners. People will feel it.

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.

I've been working with contractors designing and building a house on a nonstop basis since I learned about all these systems of audio, construction, electricity, energy, water systems.

Google has the business resources, global scale and platform reach to accelerate Nest growth across hardware, software and services for the home globally.

There are a lot of designers who think they understand technology and a lot of technology guys who think they understand design. But to put them together and make it robust and repeatable for the mass market? It's an art.