Ispeak daniel3/2/2023 “Over time, the way you learn is through mentors.” The only reason I’m here talking to you now is because I had mentors along the route who helped me to process all the noise of the world, like Should I be making this hiring decision? or Should I be making this funding decision? I had great mentors around me who helped to frame these decisions in very easy to understand terms, getting rid of all that noise and going, “This is simply what we’re trying to do here.” When you see it through those eyes, and you see it so simply, you’re like, “Oh yeah, now I know what to do.” The whole goal was to write a book that if I was 20 years old I would want to read? What were the things that I’ve learned over the last 35 years? Who would be my mentor when I was 20? He’s diagnosed himself as having ADHD”-which seems to run in our family as well-“and he describes himself as a ‘mission-driven asshole.’ What’s not to like?”Īnd the reason I’m so hoping that my son reads the book is that I read it as a manifesto, a call to action to build cool shit. This guy led the teams that created the iPod and the iPhone. But my pitch to him was: “The chapters are short. I’d say there’s a 50 percent chance that he reads it, Tony. Rufus Griscom: I just put a copy of your new book, Build: An Unorthodox Guide to Making Things Worth Making, on the desk of my 17-year-old son. And follow host Rufus Griscom on LinkedIn for behind-the-scenes looks into the show. Listen to Tony’s appearance on the Next Big Idea podcast below, or read a few key highlights. In his new book, Build, he shares everything he’s learned about building great companies and game-changing products. Tony Fadell led the teams that created the iPod, iPhone, and Nest Learning Thermostat.
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