Fadell would work closely with the likes of Steve Jobs for the next seven years, eventually helping to devise not only 18 generations of the iPod but also the first three iterations of the iPhone. Fadell left Apple in 2008.

On October 25th, 2011, his company Nest Labs, co-founded with fellow ex-Apple man Matt Rogers, announced the very first learning thermostat. Doesn't sound that sexy? Well Google thought it was, and they acquired Nest Labs for $3.2 billion in February 2014, prompting Fortune Magazine to ask if Fadell is the next Steve Jobs, or the next Larry Page?