Cool Tools Show 185: Dan Shapiro @CoolTools
Cool Tools Show 185: Dan Shapiro  @CoolTools
Uploaded March 2022 | Updated September 2026, 7 hours ago
Tools:
Cast iron skillet and Random orbital sander
Mobile Passport App
Dungeons & Dragons Starter Set
Glowforge 3D Laser Printer

For show notes and transcript visit: kk.org/cooltools/dan-shapiro-founder-of-glowforge

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Our guest this week is Dan Shapiro. Dan is the founder of Glowforge, the 3D laser printer. He’s also the creator of Robot Turtles, the board game that teaches programming to preschoolers. He wrote Hot Seat: The CEO Guidebook, and his latest hobby is throwing his wife and twin 10-year-olds in dungeons with dragons. You can find him on Twitter @danshapiro.
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