Tony Fadell: Storytelling lessons I learned from Steve Jobs (2022)
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·February 9, 2025apt-apt-apt-apt
paulgerhardt
Now that the guy is no longer actively litigating early stage startups that he Angel invested in, and the true origin stories of the iPhone are more widely known he has become mostly irrelevant.
However I would say there is meta information with value[1] in that he was able to get Fast Company to publish a puff piece on his Steve-Jobs-Like genius of coining the term “Rush Hour Pricing” - when in popular culture (and any editor would point out) we just use the simpler phrase: “Surge Pricing”.
[1] In the same way you can discount information from any outlet that publishes “The suit is back” in their fashion column as a serious article: https://paulgraham.com/submarine.html
DavidPiper
> the true origin stories of the iPhone are more widely known
Out of the loop on this but very interested: what are the true origin stories of the iPhone, and what is the traditional narrative they contrast?
qotgalaxy
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outside1234
This loser (Tony Fadell) got fired from Google for yelling nonstop at employees, other googlers, management, everyone.
But sure, tell me about his narcissistic story telling skills.
not-chatgpt
This guys recent startup endorsement is the infamous rabbit r1.
Should tell you enough lol.
hckrnrd
Tony Baloney
calmbonsai
It's only fitting that a """leader""" like Fadell is featured in """journalism""" like Fast Company. Stay away.
I found the product story lessons informative. Then opened the comments to all the 'Tony Baloney' comments. Besides his purported character, would you say the info in the article has value?