Peering into the Future with Tony Fadell
b"Less screen time: it\\u2019s on everyone\\u2019s list of new year\\u2019s resolutions \\u2014 or, at least, it\\u2019s on ours! Today, Kara and Nayeema discuss the addictiveness of tech and social media, before Kara dives into a conversation about the present and future of tech with a person who\\u2019s been around Silicon Valley for decades: engineer and designer Tony Fadell. The \\u201cfather of the iPod,\\u201d as he\\u2019s known, helped bring the famous 5,000 songs to your pocket before helping design the iPhone, co-founding Nest ( selling it to Google for $3.2 billion) and writing the bestselling book, \\u201cBuild: An Unorthodox Guide to Making Things Worth Making.\\u201d These days, he is bullish on climate tech and excited about the newest product he's designed: Stax, a crypto hard wallet.\\xa0\\nKara and Tony trade notes on Silicon Valley, including why Apple should think beyond four-wheel cars, why Google struggles to innovate (coddling employees is part of it) and how the next Fortune 500 companies will be the ones who help solve climate change. Oh, and they talk about the different types of assholes \\u2014 and whether you need to be an one in order to build something great.\\nYou can find Kara and Nayeema on Twitter @karaswisher and @nayeema.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices"