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“can’t explain it. Just as I never learned their true reasons for selling Nest, I never heard an explanation for why they decided to keep it. Maybe the fact that Amazon was interested made Larry realize that Nest was a valuable asset after all. Maybe it was all an elaborate game of chicken to get me to toe the line and cut costs. Maybe they never had a real plan to begin with and this all happened because of some exec’s casual whim. You’d be surprised how often that’s the reason behind major changes.”
― Build: An Unorthodox Guide to Making Things Worth Making
― Build: An Unorthodox Guide to Making Things Worth Making
“Why We Made It page on nest.com.”
― Build: An Unorthodox Guide to Making Things Worth Making
― Build: An Unorthodox Guide to Making Things Worth Making
“And you’ll hold on to the people. Today I still work with friends I met at General Magic. At Philips. At Apple. At Nest. The products have changed, the companies have changed, but the relationships haven’t.”
― Build: An Unorthodox Guide to Making Things Worth Making
― Build: An Unorthodox Guide to Making Things Worth Making
“Everyone is capable of both deep interest and boredom. Move toward what interests you and away from what bores you.”
― Runnin' Down a Dream: How to Thrive in a Career You Actually Love
― Runnin' Down a Dream: How to Thrive in a Career You Actually Love
“The thread that tied all these people and teams and pains and desires together was product management. For every successful product and company, all parts of your business end up leading back to them—it’s all hinged together in one central point. This is why product managers are”
― Build: An Unorthodox Guide to Making Things Worth Making
― Build: An Unorthodox Guide to Making Things Worth Making
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