Usually, the biggest companies are not the most dynamic.

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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