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An Unorthodox Guide to Making Things Worth Making

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Written by: Tony Fadell
Narrated by: Roger Wayne
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Tony Fadell led the teams that created the iPod, iPhone and Nest Learning Thermostat and learned enough in over 30 years in Silicon Valley about leadership, design, startups, Apple, Google, decision-making, mentorship, devastating failure and unbelievable success to fill an encyclopaedia.

So that's what this book is. An advice encyclopaedia. A mentor in a box.

Written for anyone who wants to grow at work—from young grads navigating their first jobs to CEOs deciding whether to sell their companies—Build is full of personal stories, practical advice and fascinating insights into some of the most impactful products and people of the 20th century.

Each quick entry builds on the previous one, charting Tony's personal journey from a product designer to a leader, from a startup founder to an executive to a mentor. Tony uses examples that are instantly captivating, like the process of building the very first iPod and iPhone. Every chapter is designed to help listeners with a problem they're facing right now—how to get funding for their startup, whether to quit their job or not or just how to deal with the jerk in the next cubicle.

Tony forged his path to success alongside mentors like Steve Jobs and Bill Campbell, icons of Silicon Valley who succeeded time and time again. But Tony doesn't follow the Silicon Valley credo that you have to reinvent everything from scratch to make something great. His advice is unorthodox because it's old school. Because Tony's learned that human nature doesn't change.

You don't have to reinvent how you lead and manage—just what you make. And Tony's ready to help everyone make things worth making.

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Critic Reviews

"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 and biographer of Steve Jobs, Albert Einstein and Leonardo DaVinci)

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highly recommended for biz folks and entrepreneurs

gives clarity on how to build and compete

highly recommended for biz folks and entrepreneurs

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must read book for all creators. very inspiring and practical insights on building a product and company

book for creators

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A good book which explains all aspects related to product idea, prototyping design, development sale and support. The journey is not only for the product but alao for the people involved in its ideation to support. A must rewd for everyone who wants to tread this path.

Journey of Product development

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A must read book for future founders, entrepreneurs, creator's, leaders, product mangers & CEO'S.
Just buy it without a doubt you gone get value for every dime you spent on this book

A life changing book.

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If you want to listen to a seasoned executive who has been through ups and downs (a mellowed down statement for me saying ups and downs), has been innovator for all his life and has weathered multiple storms, then this is what you should listen to.

It has great advise which contains both positive and learning’s in a transparent manner. And the narrator has done amazing job.

One of my favourite listens, will surely listen again.

Amazing listen

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