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Dialogue: 0,0:00:00.30,0:00:02.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[printing sound]
Dialogue: 0,0:00:02.52,0:00:03.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I started Adafruit Industries
Dialogue: 0,0:00:03.84,0:00:05.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,back in my college dorm room at MIT
Dialogue: 0,0:00:05.58,0:00:08.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and now I've grown the company to 25 people
Dialogue: 0,0:00:08.22,0:00:10.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and we're here in downtown Manhatten.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:10.36,0:00:12.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,My name is Limor Fried and I am founder
Dialogue: 0,0:00:12.55,0:00:15.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and lead engineer of Adafruit Industries.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:15.10,0:00:17.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,My passion is teaching people electronics
Dialogue: 0,0:00:17.50,0:00:19.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and showing them just how fun engineering can be.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:19.49,0:00:20.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[printing sound]
Dialogue: 0,0:00:20.61,0:00:22.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We design all sorts of electronic kits here
Dialogue: 0,0:00:22.81,0:00:27.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,from DIY cell phone chargers to solar power systems
Dialogue: 0,0:00:27.08,0:00:29.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to bright and beautiful LED displays.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:29.36,0:00:30.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,All kinds of projects so that
Dialogue: 0,0:00:30.85,0:00:33.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,people can learn a bit of electronics
Dialogue: 0,0:00:33.03,0:00:35.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and see how much fun it is to build stuff on their own.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:35.69,0:00:36.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,One of the really interesting things about
Dialogue: 0,0:00:36.94,0:00:38.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the way we do business here at Adafruit
Dialogue: 0,0:00:38.95,0:00:41.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is that not only do I design and manufacture electronics
Dialogue: 0,0:00:41.71,0:00:44.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but then I give away the recipe of how it's done.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:44.91,0:00:46.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I do this because I think it's really important
Dialogue: 0,0:00:46.98,0:00:50.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for people to not only understand how we make stuff
Dialogue: 0,0:00:50.61,0:00:53.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but how they can make stuff themselves at home.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:53.64,0:00:55.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We do almost everything here at Adafruit
Dialogue: 0,0:00:55.78,0:00:59.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,from designing the schematic and laying out the circuitboard
Dialogue: 0,0:00:59.45,0:01:00.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to placing these little teeny components
Dialogue: 0,0:01:00.91,0:01:03.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,on the circuitboard and assembling them here,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:03.44,0:01:05.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to making kits, to writing the software
Dialogue: 0,0:01:05.81,0:01:07.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the tutorials.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:07.03,0:01:09.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Everything necessary from beginning to end
Dialogue: 0,0:01:09.02,0:01:10.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to learn about electronics.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:10.90,0:01:12.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Here at Adafruit we have one of the
Dialogue: 0,0:01:12.37,0:01:14.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,largest collections of electronics tutorials.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:14.61,0:01:16.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We have hundreds of tutorials online
Dialogue: 0,0:01:16.68,0:01:18.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,available for free.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:18.32,0:01:20.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I give away all this information so that
Dialogue: 0,0:01:20.24,0:01:22.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,people can learn, share and
Dialogue: 0,0:01:22.100,0:01:25.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,build their own businesses from it.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:25.03,0:01:27.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We have 800 products in store
Dialogue: 0,0:01:27.34,0:01:29.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and we ship hundreds of orders a day
Dialogue: 0,0:01:29.08,0:01:30.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,all around the globe.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:30.01,0:01:31.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[printing sound]
Dialogue: 0,0:01:31.56,0:01:34.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We recently came up with a badging system
Dialogue: 0,0:01:34.02,0:01:36.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the idea here is that we want to reward kids
Dialogue: 0,0:01:36.01,0:01:38.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for learning modern technological skills.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:38.89,0:01:41.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So teachers, parents and educators
Dialogue: 0,0:01:41.96,0:01:43.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,can give a kid a badge when
Dialogue: 0,0:01:43.86,0:01:45.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they learn something like 3D printing
Dialogue: 0,0:01:45.87,0:01:47.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or building a robot.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:47.65,0:01:49.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We've been getting letters and photos
Dialogue: 0,0:01:49.25,0:01:51.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,from around the world, from kids and their parents
Dialogue: 0,0:01:51.95,0:01:53.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,showing off the cool projects they built
Dialogue: 0,0:01:53.98,0:01:57.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with Adafruit products and our tutorial system
Dialogue: 0,0:01:57.11,0:01:58.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and then the badge that they earn
Dialogue: 0,0:01:58.55,0:01:59.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,once they've completed.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:59.30,0:02:00.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[printing sound]
Dialogue: 0,0:02:00.49,0:02:03.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I also do a weekly live Internet video show
Dialogue: 0,0:02:03.50,0:02:05.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,once a week on Saturday nights where hundreds of people
Dialogue: 0,0:02:05.75,0:02:07.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,show up and ask me the engineer
Dialogue: 0,0:02:07.79,0:02:09.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,any kinds of electronics engineering questions
Dialogue: 0,0:02:09.93,0:02:11.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I answer them live on the Internet.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:11.55,0:02:13.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[printing sound]
Dialogue: 0,0:02:13.40,0:02:16.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A lot of people find us because of our great tutorials
Dialogue: 0,0:02:16.73,0:02:19.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but what we're really known for is our great prices
Dialogue: 0,0:02:19.95,0:02:23.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,our fast shipping and our excellent customer support.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:23.49,0:02:25.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I've found that the more we help people by
Dialogue: 0,0:02:25.64,0:02:26.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,teaching them and showing them
Dialogue: 0,0:02:26.65,0:02:28.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,how to be creative on their own
Dialogue: 0,0:02:28.46,0:02:31.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the more they rewarded us by being great customers
Dialogue: 0,0:02:31.47,0:02:34.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and also being part of our fun community.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:34.29,0:02:35.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thanks for watching.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:35.42,0:02:37.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I can't wait to see what you build up next.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:37.71,0:02:39.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, time for me to get back to work
Dialogue: 0,0:02:39.06,0:02:42.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,here at Adafruit.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:42.48,0:02:47.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[printing sound]
Dialogue: 0,0:02:47.67,0:02:50.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[printer head return sound]