saving dilemmas as he was in his Tahoe house. Fadell developed the business plan for Nest while living in Paris. Together with Matt Rogers, a former Apple colleague, he set out to redesign the traditional thermostat. In May 2010, Fadell and Rogers co-founded Nest Labs in Palo Alto, CA. Nest Labs, or Nest, a company that designs and manufactures a sensor-driven, Wi-Fi-enabled, learning programmable thermostat, was acquired by Google in January 2014 for $3.2B. Fadell announced his resignation from Nest on June 3, 2016. Future Shape Fadell is Principal at Future Shape, a global advisory and investment firm coaching engineers and scientists working on foundational deep technology. He has been coaching founders and investing in their startups for the better part of the past decade. With 200+ startups in its portfolio, Future Shape seeks to bring technology out of the lab and into our lives. Fadell and his team at Future Shape coach startups to get the fundamentals right for lasting innovation. Tony believes that the first trillionaire in the world is someone who’s going to fix climate change. Author His book Build: An Unorthodox Guide to Making Things Worth Making was released May 3, 2022. Build has been named a New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today best seller. Awards and recognition In 2012, he was the recipient of the Alva Award, honoring him as "the next great serial inventor". Vanity Fair also recognized him as a trailblazer on their 2012 Next Establishment list. In 2013, Fadell was acknowledged as one of Business Insider's Top 75 Designers in Technology, Fast Company's 100 Most Creative People, and CNBC's Top 50 Disruptors. Overview of awards and recognitions: (2004) University of Michigan, College of Engineering's alumnus of the year award (2012) Alva Award, "The Next Great Serial Inventor" (2012) (2013) (2014) Vanity Fair, Next Establishment list (2013) Business Insider, Top 75 Designers in Technology (2013) Fast Company, 100 Most Creative People (2013) CNBC, Top 50 Disruptors (2013) Fortune, Trailblazers: 11 people changing business (2014) Fortune, The World's Top 25 Eco-Innovators (2014) Time, 100 Most Influential People in the World (2014) CNN, CNN 10: Thinkers (2014) Golden Plate Award, American Academy of Achievement, presented by Awards Council member George Lucas (2016), Time'' named the Nest Learning Thermostat, the iPod and the iPhone as three of the “50 Most Influential Gadgets of All Time References External links TED Talk 1969 births Living