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

Over the next ten years, everything that has a cord is going to have data in 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.

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.

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.