Fred Bould

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Fred Bould (born 1964) is an American product designer. [1] He is the founder and owner of Bould Design, the company which designed both the thermostat and smoke alarm for Nest Labs, and the Hero3 action camera for GoPro. [2] Bould helped to design a weather and crop data sensor for Arable Labs. [3] [4] [5] [6]

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