Innovation at Google vs Apple | 2min snip from Decoder with Nilay Patel

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How big companies kill ideas — and how to fight back, with Tony Fadell

Decoder with Nilay Patel

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Innovation at Google vs Apple

Former Google employee recounts disappointment in company's lack of support for their project, comparing it unfavorably to Apple's investment in every project, but acknowledges Google's success and different corporate culture.

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Tony Fadell was instrumental in the development of the iPod and iPhone at Apple and then co-founded Nest Labs, which kicked off the consumer smart home market with its smart thermostat in 2011. Tony sold Nest to Google for $3.2 billion in 2014 and eventually left Google. He now runs an investment company called Future Shape.

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