An Unorthodox Guide to Making Things Worth Making
by Tony Fadell
Recommended by Bill Gurley and Sriram Krishnan
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Tony Fadell led the teams that created the iPod, iPhone and Nest Learning Thermostat and learned enough in 30+ years in Silicon Valley about leadership, design, startups, Apple, Google, decisionmaking, mentorship, devastating failure and unbelievable success to fill an encyclopedia.So that's what this book is. An advice encyclopedia. A mentor in a...
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