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

Usually, the biggest companies are not the most dynamic.

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

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

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

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.

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.