In each episode of the Cool Tools Show, Kevin Kelly and Mark Frauenfelder talk to a guest about some of his or her favorite uncommon and uncommonly good tools they think others should know about.
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38: Limor Fried, founder of Adafruit Industries
Limor Fried is an MIT engineer and founder of Adafruit, a company she founded in 2005 with the goal to create the best place online for learning electronics and making the best designed products for makers of all ages and skill levels. Adafruit offers tools, equipment, and electronics that Limor personally selects, tests, and approves.