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

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

I'm always doubtful. Everything I do is always doubtful. When you're trying to differentiate, there's going to be this gut sense, is this right? If you're not having doubt, then you're not pushing it hard enough, or you're not looking at the details close enough. You need to be feeling that doubt every single day.

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

If you're not having doubt, you're not pushing the boundaries far enough.

When I encounter a problem - something that's not quite right with a product - I enjoy breaking it down in my mind and exploring possible alternative solutions: Why this? Why not that? I apply the latest in technology and design to reinvent that product and solve my frustrations.

I started designing the greenest the most connected home before the iPhone and the iPad.