ancy stepping out of your bed onto the ocean floor? European carpet company Sedna can help to make that happen. Using recycled fishing nets collected from the sea bed, Sedna makes five different carpet ranges: Varuna, Kai, Moana, Mazu, and Yara. Each of the mythology and ocean-inspired ranges is made from Econyl yarn, spun from […]

Many first-time founders seek advice when thinking about what ideas would be great for a startup company and receive the wrong advice that you need to focus on a billion-dollar idea. There are very few ideas that are obviously a billion-dollar idea from the start. So what should you do? I advise founders to focus […]

  Studies suggest that the most valuable employees in the future will be those able to regularly and rapidly learn new skills. Forty-seven percent of U.S. jobs are at risk of being automated within the next 20 years, according to researchers at Oxford University. Their studies suggest that the most valuable employees in the future will not […]

By Patrick Hall To achieve ‘blitzscaling,’ you have to go against common sense When it comes to startups, there’s growth, and then there’s ultra-rapid growth—what I like to call “blitzscaling.” Blitzscaling a company isn’t easy; if it were, everyone would do it. Like most things of value in this world, blitzscaling is contrarian. To succeed, you’ll have […]

Aqua-DIY D100 uses water-based bonding and heat-reflective pigments to meet demand for dark and wood-grain coatings. Cellular PVC manufacturer Versatex Building Products has partnered with Aqua-DIY, a water-based coating provider for cellular PVC, to create a coating system designed to allow wood-grain finishes and other dark color treatments to resist and reflect heat. This new […]