INK Conference 2018 brought the deep-tech godfather Tony Fadell to India for the first time! Listen in as, in an interview with CEO Lakshmi Pratury, the inventor of iPod, co-inventor of iPhone, and founder of Nest, Fadell shares insights into the birth of disruptive products and ideas, and what goes into making an entrepreneurial journey successful.
Recorded at INK2018, HYDERABAD
Tony is an active investor and entrepreneur with a 30+ year history of founding companies and designing products that profoundly improve people’s lives. He is the Principal at Future Shape LLC, an investment and advisory firm coaching deep tech startups. Currently, Future Shape is coaching 200+ startups innovating game-changing technologies. He is the founder and former CEO of Nest, the company that pioneered the “Internet of Things.” Tony was the SVP of Apple’s iPod Division and led the team that created the first 18 generations of the iPod and the first three generations of the iPhone. Throughout his career Tony has authored more than 300 patents. In May 2016, TIME named the Nest Learning Thermostat, the iPod and the iPhone as three of the “50 Most Influential Gadgets of All Time.”
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