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Yoni Heisler
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On paper, Google's 2014 acquisition of Nest had all the makings of a perfect marriage. Nest at the time was riding high on the popularity of its Nest Thermostat and was led by Tony Fadell, a former Apple executive credited with dreaming the iPod into existence. Google, meanwhile, was a gargantuan company with the requisite resources to help take Nest to the next level. At the time, it was widely believed that Nest's Learning Thermostat and smart smoke detector were just the beginning of what promised to be a long line of ingenious products for the home. In reality, Google's marriage to Nest was nothing short of a disaster, ultimately culminating with Fadell recently announcing his plan to step down as the CEO of Nest. Over the past two months or so, we've seen a growing number of reports paint a grim picture of what life was like at Nest, from stereotypical corporate in-fighting to reports that engineers were extremely frustrated by Fadell's managerial style. (more…)
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