Nest was founded by Tony Hsieh, a former Apple executive. The company's thermostat is controlled remotely via an iPhone app. Nest aims to make it easier for people to turn off their homes' heating and air-conditioning when they're not home.
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.