Future Shape Founders - How to Get Out of the Way

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Tony co-founded Nest with Matt Rogers, which went on to be acquired by Google for $3.2 billion in 2014. He now runs Future Shape, an investment firm that helps founders channel their creativity and find the right direction. His guiding principles at Future Shape is to be hands-on when founders need guidance, including creative direction, and get out of the way when they don't. Tony: "We're there saying we don't like to be retired"

Creative energy is the raw fuel of entrepreneurship, but if you fail to direct that energy effectively, you risk chasing multiple ideas and delivering none. Tony Fadell learned this lesson time and again through his journey to co-create the iPod, iPhone, and Nest. He shares how he struck the tricky balance of channeling his creative experimentation into world-changing products.

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