"I was just taught very early that if I didn't solve problems, I was headed for a very dark path," Cantu told the Tribune in 2012. "Problems were everywhere. Now even if there are no problems, I look for problems. I'm like, you know what? I don't like the way this spoon works. I want to design a new spoon. Or I don't like the way my phone integrates with my desktop. ... I want to come in and talk to my computer."