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Saturday, June 9, 2012

Tony Fadell: Why Self-Doubt Isn't Always A Bad Thing and Ignoring Experts Can Be a Good Thing

Posted on 5:58 AM by Unknown
Thank you to the StrategyProfs.net blog for pointing me to this terrific video from iPod inventor Tony Fadell.

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