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

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.

Every person I talk to has a story about how their smoke alarm went off or woke them up with a battery beeping. So you take it off the wall and you take the battery out and say screw this. They hate the products.

Usually, the biggest companies are not the most dynamic.

The truth is, homes change over time — and technology has to adapt, not try to do everything at once.

We're thrilled to join Google. With their support, Nest will be even better placed to build simple, thoughtful devices that make life easier at home, and that have a positive impact on the world.

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