Bangalore: The impact every Apple product has on people is really amazing. Or is it the talents working on the same makes them great and “keeps every other product away”?

To know about the exceptional talents of people who work for Apple, just take a look into some of these outstanding companies started by its ex- employees. After getting out of the company they worked on setting up their own promising as well as interesting startups ranging from cloud computing to home appliances, which stood out from the rest in the field.

1. Tony Fadell

Company: Nest Labs

At Apple: Brain Behind iPod

After developing iPod for Apple, which redefined the concept of portable music player, Tony Fadell, left the company in 2008. In 2010, he founded Nest Labs, the company that created the Learning Thermostat. It is a digital, easy-to-setup thermostat. Because of its user-interface, design and setup process it is almost the “father of the iPod.” Apple recently partnered with Nest to start selling the thermostat via its online store.

In 2001, Fadell started working for Apple as a contractor designing the iPod. Within five years time Apple has announced that Fadell would replace Jon Rubinstein, the retiring Senior Vice President of the iPod Division.