ZZZZZZzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzziiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiipppppp! The zipper is an onomatopoeia. In the 1920s B.F. Goodrich used the device on boots and gave it the name “zipper” after the zip sound that it makes when opened or closed. The zipper’s sound comes from the slider rubbing against the teeth of the zipper. Both theRead More…
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ASTM Member
Zipr Shift is an organizational member of ASTM International. Our Hopes: ASTM will test our closure to re-standardize D2061 We hope this process will take less than 5 years We hope it’s a meritocracy where the strongest closure will indeed win We already have certified data about theRead More…
The Fight of the UNICORN
This blog is about Zipr Shift’s struggles, frustrations, hopes, ambitions, successes, failures, twists, turns, hurdle, and more. But, we’re having hurdles that only a few startups ever face. I’ve named these struggles the “Fight of the Unicorn.” It appears that only companies with groundbreaking technologies face these hurdles. Some ofRead More…
You’re NOT a Researcher, You’re a FRAUD!
“I don’t care that they stole my idea; I care that they don’t have any of their own” ~Nikola Tesla Tesla was talking about FRAUD. I feel this so much with my zipper technology and the Army. The Army hasn’t stolen it…yet. But, from speaking with other inventors, whatRead More…
Happy New Year: 2017
This year marks the 166th year since the first zipper was created. 2016 was a rough year for Zipr Shift in that our biggest customer in the protective gear market, the Department of Defense, wants to steal our technology instead of help us. But, we successfully marketed the productRead More…
Research Breakthrough from an Individual, Non-Credentialed Scientist
In dealing with the U.S. Army this year, I know they find it incredulous that I invented the solution to a problem they’ve been trying to solve for decades. Well, I did. They’re just going to have to accept that. I mean, they could remain in denial; however, they needRead More…
It’s NOT a Pipeline Problem
SBA and DoD say they’re dying to fund… Small businesses Females Minorities Socially & Economically Disadvantaged Manufacturing High Risk, High Impact Technologies Well…my startup checks all of the above. Yet, this is what my conversations with them look like… *crickets chirping* It’s NOT a pipeline problem. They want my technology.Read More…
It Works!
As I wrote about in this post, the Department of Defense and the Small Business Administration have reverse engineered and worked around a non-credentialed inventor’s technology and then claimed that what he disclosed to them wasn’t even workable. In other words, because of his lack of credentials, the inventor couldRead More…
Accelerate Yourself
In late October, Zipr Shift joined an accelerator called Bantunium Labs. It’s a brand new accelerator. I REALLY wanted to join. The founder, Sheffie’s message and hope for the accelerator was all about encouraging and building startups from the Black community. I know Zipr Shift LLC is not theRead More…
Zipr Monopoly
Maybe ASTM will return our emails and restandardize D2061… Maybe the government will pose strict regulations… Either way, Zipr Shift zippers will be taking over.