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.

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.

Learn by doing. Learn through experiences. And this goes back to Steve Jobs' thing - which is the way you open up your knowledge of the world is by discovering it and learning about it, not through books, but by being there.

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

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

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

Every team member who brings intelligence, experience and passion to their creations should be called an artist or designer.