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An Unorthodox Guide to Making Things Worth Making

Tony Fadell

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Chapter Overview

Description

Build (2022) is a self-styled “mentor in a box” –⁠ an encyclopedia of business advice about everything from getting a job and managing a team to telling a story around your product and being a successful CEO. A mentor is an absolute must-have for anyone who aspires to start and run a business –⁠ but not everyone has one available right away. That’s what Build is for.

Who Should Listen

  • New graduates who aspire to found their own businesses
  • CEOs thinking about quitting and starting something new
  • Anyone who wants to see their idea for a product, service, or company come to fruition

About the Authors

Tony Fadell is best known for cocreating the iPod and iPhone, founding Nest, and creating the Nest Learning Thermostat. He is now the Principal at Future Shape, a venture capital firm that invests in and mentors startups with world-changing potential. Before any of his major successes, Fadell started his career at one of the countless Silicon Valley startups that believed it could conquer the world but instead crashed and burned.