How Tony Fadell Left Apple to Reinvent the Home Thermostat with Nest

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Tony Fadell, co-creator of the iPhone, left his post-Apple life to tackle a problem that frustrated him personally: the outdated home thermostat. His ambition was not just to improve temperature control but to fundamentally change how homes operate. The Verge's podcast series Version History explores the early days of Nest, the smart home company Fadell founded. Journalists David Pierce, Nilay Patel, and Jennifer Pattison Tuohy recount how Fadell's dissatisfaction with expensive, clunky thermostats drove him to build a smarter alternative.

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