“I say homes are for families, and you have to make sure you design for...” — Tony Fadell Quote

I say homes are for families, and you have to make sure you design for the family, not just one person: kids, your wife, your grandparents need to be able to use it.

If you look at most successful startups, they're run by people in their mid to late forties, who've gone through the trenches multiple times and had multiple failures, so they understand.

To help you focus, to help you really understand what you're doing, you have to say no a lot. When you say yes to everything, you get distracted. When you say no, you have to get the one thing you're doing really right.

Most thermostats are built by plumbing companies. But you really need to understand how to build a phone to make them better.

I always loved pretending I was a fish or a mermaid while swimming in my grandparents' pool.

The example set by my grandparents and parents - that of giving one's time, talent, voice and resources, either from one's own home or from the highest office in the land - had a profound effect on me and my siblings.

No, like I said, my dad was never really part of the tennis. His involvement around what I did with the tennis and with my mom and my grandparents was really not a part of my life.

I am a proud Italian American, raised by an Italian mother and Italian grandparents.