In a significant boost for India’s burgeoning recommerce sector, Bengaluru-based pre-owned goods marketplace Circle has successfully raised ₹25 Cr (approximately $2.6 million) in a seed funding round. The investment was spearheaded by Nexus Venture Partners, with continued backing from early investors Titan Capital and Myntra co-founder Raveen Sastry. The round also saw the participation of […]
Scaling E-Commerce in the Age of AI: Insights From Flat Circle Founder Rok Hladnik on Brand Expansion, Product Quality, and Advertising
The modern e-commerce landscape is undergoing a profound transformation. As automated platforms tighten their grip on digital marketing, direct-to-consumer (DTC) brands face a compounding challenge: rising ad costs, shrinking profit margins, and the continuous pressure to expand product lines without diluting core brand equity. Recently, Beardbrand founder Eric Bandholz sat down with Rok Hladnik—founder of […]
Beyond the Circle: How CSS corner-shape is Revolutionizing Web UI
For over a decade, web developers have lived in a world defined by the "rounded corner." Since the inception of the border-radius property, our interfaces have been limited to a singular geometric constraint: the circular arc. While this provided a necessary evolution from the days of complex, image-heavy CSS, it left designers yearning for more. […]