Meet Limor Fried. The Queen of the Maker Movement. Fried, aka Ladyada, is leading the vanguard, selling open-source hardware for a variety of purposes. Her company, Adafruit, which turned over $10 million last year alone, sells electronic kits from DIY mobile phone chargers to solar power systems.
"Open-source is something customers and smart communities seek out."
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