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A catastrophe also provides room for instability. Unicorn firms, including Airbnb and Uber, were born after the 2008 economic disaster.

The creators could finally finish marketable cactus leather in July 2019, after two years of research and sheer hard work. The trade name is Desserto and it has attractive qualities, such as elasticity and being flexible and breathable, compared to animal or synthetic leather.