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“IT’S ABOUT LOOKING AT THE WORLD IN A DIFFERENT WAY”

How creativity emerges when art meets commerce
Both Fadell and Leto are unusually driven. “It seems like the more that I accomplish, the more I want to accomplish,” Leto says.

Tony Fadell

CEO, Nest

Jared Leto

Actor, musician

What could the founder of Nest (and designer of the original iPod) have in common with Oscar-winning actor and musician Jared Leto? A lot, actually. For one thing, Leto was an early investor in Nest and has made a host of other savvy bets on startups (he also owns two music-business companies, VyRT and Adventures in Wonderland). But it goes deeper than that: Both spend a lot of time thinking about how to approach the creative process. In an interview with Fast Company’s Max Chafkin, the friends share thoughts on how they innovate and collaborate, both with each other and in their

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