Jenny Lawton “rode the Internet wave way up and way down,” as she puts it, and part of that wave meant taking a sabbatical from tech.

In 2001, after more than a decade working in many corners of the tech scene, Lawton moved to Old Greenwich, Conn., where she bought a bookstore and, later, a café.

Thanks to her solid contacts, she was able to scout opportunities once she decided to come back to tech. That led her to 3D printing company MakerBot, where she eventually took the helm as CEO, and then hardware company littleBits.

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