Detroit-born interior designer Nicole Gibbons has been chasing her business goals\u2014be it a PR exec, design studio, or television series\u2014long before the paint dried on her new startup. After building the business model for Clare, an e-commerce paint company, she had to convince venture capitalists of the potential that exists in today\u2019s \u201csleepy\u201d home industry. Gibbons shares how she\xa0conceived of the idea for Clare, and\xa0what the design trade\xa0could learn from the startup community.\xa0This episode is sponsored by Fuigo.