Hardware Podcasts

293: Skateboard Tricks

Embedded.fm · 27 Jun 2019 · 43m · Episode 293

What this episode covers

Limor Fried, founder and lead engineer of Adafruit, discusses the evolution of her Manhattan-based company from dorm-room kits to a manufacturing operation with 100 employees and 4,000 products. She details the development of the PyGamer and PyBadge, the strategic importance of the open-source TinyUSB stack by engineer Hathach, and the critical role of documentation in making hardware accessible to makers and the assistive tech community. Fried also reflects on the healthy competition within the open-source hardware ecosystem, the challenges of scaling product lines, and the long-term sustainability of assistive technology through open standards.

Most relevant to

companies scaling up

Topics

Mentioned

Companies
Adafruit, SparkFun, Digi-Key, Radio Shack, MicroCenter, OSH Park, Saleae
Products
PyGamer, PyBadge
Tools
TinyUSB, CircuitPython, MakeCode Arcade, Arduino
Also
Hathach, Becky, Bre, Phil, Bunnie Huang

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