Designing a world for all makers @ UPS –
Limor “Ladyada” Fried believes that anybody, no matter their background, can make something that changes the world. It’s why the MIT hacker and engineer in 2005 founded Adafruit Industries, a New York City company that facilitates online learning for makers of all ages and skill levels. For Fried, it’s about teaching all of us that engineering is actually fun — Adafruit provides free guides for everything from DIY heart-rate monitors to LED skateboards to motion-activated sparkle skirts. In its early days, Adafruit received roughly 10 orders a week. Earlier this year, the company surpassed 2 million orders — and fulfilled another 200,000 since March.
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