Build

Tony Fadell has made more cool stuff than almost anyone else in the history of Silicon Valley, and in Build he tells us how. This is the most fun - and the most fascinating - memoir of curiosity and invention that I’ve ever read.Malcolm Gladwell, Host of the Revisionist History podcast. Author of Outliers and Talking to Strangers.

Tony Fadell is one of the world’s great experts in starting companies and creating insanely great products. He’s distilled his wisdom in this book, providing wildly useful mentorship in a delightfully readable set of stories.Walter Isaacson,Author & Biographer of Steve Jobs, Albert Einstein & Leonardo DaVinci

Tony Fadell distills his epic career into refreshingly candid, often contrarian advice that you can put into practice right away. Whether you’re looking to build a great product, a creative team, a strong culture, or a meaningful career, Tony’s guidance will get you thinking and rethinking.Adam Grant,Author of Think Again & Host of the TED podcast WorkLife

Super hacks for building a team, building a company [and] how to spot a good idea. All of the chapters are 10⁄10 solid gold. This book is fantastic.Chris Evans

Tony Fadell is the legendary technologist, engineer and entrepreneur who’s lived so many lives in the pressure-cooker of Silicon Valley bringing visionary ideas into existence, one after another. The chance to now share his insights, instincts and wisdom is essential reading and a precious gift for any inventor hungry to change the world.Thomas Heatherwick,Award Winning Designer & Founder Heatherwick Studio

Based on hard won, real life lessons as an entrepreneur, Tony Fadell’s Build delivers priceless advice for any young person who wants to build something great or change the world for the better. I wish I had this book when I was 21.Ben Horowitz,Founding Partner, Andreessen Horowitz

A highly personal and sparky guide to building your career and creating cool stuff.John Thornhill, Financial Times

With 30+ years of experience in Silicon Valley and 300 patents to his name, Fadell has been part of epic successes-and failures-and this book is full of stories, insights and lessons related to themJosh Rubin,Cool Hunting

If you’re at all interested in the history of tech and the products that made it so, Build is a must-read. We’ve not seen anything of this scale published before, so any tech fans should snap it up’Stuff

Tony Fadell started his 30+ year Silicon Valley career at General Magic, the most influential startup nobody has ever heard of. Then he went on to make the iPod and iPhone, start Nest and create the Nest Learning Thermostat. Throughout his career Tony has authored more than 300 patents. He now leads the Build Collective where he invests in and mentors the next generation of startups that are changing the world.