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First seen on the TechTO stage in 2017. Every talk is searchable — ask the archive about Stuart ↗
In their words
life is short and then you die and so you should do something really great while you're here
if you only do 75% of the execution the result is your customers only think that your product is 25% good
our goal is to be the number one player in a category that matters rather than being the number four or five product in four or five different categories
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Quick answers
What is ecobee?
The Toronto smart thermostat and home-monitoring company Lombard co-founded in 2007. Generac acquired it in 2021 in a deal worth up to US$770 million.
Is he still ecobee's CEO?
No. He announced his retirement in October 2023, effective 10 November 2023, after sixteen years. Chief product officer Greg Fyke took over as president.
What did he speak about at TechTO?
The things that went wrong on the way — told as a series of very unfortunate events, at TechTO in February 2017.