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Tony Fadell: The Nest Thermostat Disrupted My Life

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But the technology that I needed to make it happen—reliable low-cost communications, cheap screens and processors—didn’t exist yet. In North America and Europe, thermostats control half a home’s energy bill—something like $2,500 a year. This needed to be an easy DIY project, a quick upgrade. And we needed to sell it.

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