Whatever happened to Yves Béhar?

August 22, 2018 Good morning! Yves Béhar is arguably the most famous designer working today with the exception of Apple’s Jony Ive, and his firm Fuseproject is perhaps the most well-known design studio in Silicon Valley. Yet Béhar hasn’t been associated with products as culturally impactful as the iPod and iPhone, nor has he worked on as many blockbuster tech startups as his designer contemporaries in the Bay Area. Instead, he has contributed to some of the tech world’s notorious flops, from Juicero to Jawbone to even Theranos. [So why can’t Silicon Valley seem to get enough of Yves Béhar](? —[Austin Carr]( [Not another Yves Béhar profile!]( [Not another Yves Béhar profile!]( He helped lead a design revolution in business, but he hasn’t shared in the spoils like his rivals. As the designer himself jokes: “Whatever happened to Yves Béhar?” [Can these pre-fab modular apartments help house the homeless?]( [Can these pre-fab modular apartments help house the homeless?]( Some California cities are considering the Lego-like buildings constructed from these apartments, called MicroPads, as an easy way to provide shelter. [Google and Lenovo stumbled upon the killer app for Smart Displays]( [Google and Lenovo stumbled upon the killer app for Smart Displays]( Lenovo’s Smart Display with Google Assistant is a glorified digital picture frame, and that’s great. [Iran’s Facebook and Twitter propaganda targeted hundreds of thousands]( [Iran’s Facebook and Twitter propaganda targeted hundreds of thousands]( Facebook did not say if the campaign targeted the U.S. midterms, but security firm FireEye said some of the Iranian pages it studied had broader motives. [Adopt these 4 speaking habits to boost your leadership presence]( [Adopt these 4 speaking habits to boost your leadership presence]( Being a leader is about not about teaching your audience–it’s about influencing them with your point of view. [Netflix’s recommendations suck–but it’s not too late to fix them]( [Netflix’s recommendations suck–but it’s not too late to fix them]( Netflix’s subscriptions are stalling, but tricking users into watching mediocre content is a recipe for disaster. [If you really must work on vacation, here’s how to do it]( [If you really must work on vacation, here’s how to do it]( Yes, you’re supposed to disconnect. But sometimes, work is unavoidable when you’re on vacation. Here’s how to get things done and still have fun. [The 2,000-year-old origins of EQ and how it became a crucial job skill]( [The 2,000-year-old origins of EQ and how it became a crucial job skill]( The evolution of EQ has roots in ancient Greece, but it only came to be well known in the workplace in the last 20 years. Share This Newsletter Did someone forward you this email? Subscribe [here!]( Like this email? Consider signing up for our other newsletters [here](. Too many emails? Update your subscription preferences [here](. No longer want to receive this newsletter? Unsubscribe [here](. Mansueto Ventures, 7 World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007-2195