Best known for their gadget "tear downs," iFixit is a business that was launched in the dorms at Cal Poly in 2003, by Kyle Wiens and Luke Soules. Since 2003 iFixit has grown considerably, and has become the industry-leader in electronic repair documentation, remaining a fixture on Inc's fastest-growing companies list since 2009.

iFixit's mission is to "fix the world, one piece of hardware at a time," and they do so by creating and hosting open-source repair documentation, and producing how-to repair videos. They fund their mission by selling repair parts and tools in their online store.

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• When right is wrong: SLO-based company iFixit is leading a national charge to reform copyright law by Rhys Heyden, New Times, 18 February 2015

the iFixit booth at the SLO Makerspace Expo in Mission Plaza