What can Sea Urchins teach us about Boat Anti-Fouling? We ask Bernard Hidier.

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In this week’s episode of Happy Planet we meet Bernard Hidier, Co-Founder of Finsulate.  The serial impact-entrepreneur shares his story of how the sea urchin inspired his company’s totally unique approach to marine anti-fouling. 

Bernard is a French-born entrepreneur living in the US. He’s a brilliant, energetic serial entrepreneur who is as philosophical in his approach to business building as he is pragmatic. And that combo seems to be working. 

In this podcast we’ll learn:

• What is biomimicry?
• How sea urchins inspired Finsulate?
• How the French used to think "innovation" was heretical and how - fortunately - that has changed.
• How they are going about rolling out this business?
• What’s different about startups in France and the US
• How Finsulate is raising capital.
• What advice Bernard has for other entrepreneurs.

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Bernard Hidier
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