[Reposted from the StartUp America Partnership blog]
(Or Laser Focus vs. Opportunism and all that Other Good Entrepreneurship Stuff.)
By Andrew Sell, Founder, Hipcycle
So it’s been about two weeks since I won a contest sponsored by Startup America and got whisked off to the Kentucky Derby to cross an item off my bucket list, and to also talk [...]

When you really stop and think about it, plastic is everywhere. In fact, if an item is man-made and you’re positive it isn’t made of metal, wood, paper, or glass, it’s very likely it’s made from plastic. A good chunk of these items are made from repurposed plastic, but plastic is still found in high [...]

by Vreni Hommes*
Upcycling is good for business AND the environment
Upcycled bag from TerraCycle
Turning worm poop into fertilizer was TerraCycle’s first big idea. Then they transformed discarded drink containers into consumer bling, which made them a world-recognized leader in this hot, new trend of “upcycling”. Upcycling is the conversion of waste destined for landfills into new [...]

This blog post was written by Hipcycle Intern Extraordinaire, Evan Hopkins. Would you like to intern for Hipcycle? Let us know!
Have you ever wondered what becomes of your old computer monitors, hard drives, and various electronic thingamajigs? Seeing that between 300 million and 400 million electronic items are dumped every year, it’s very likely that [...]