America is not without its flaws. If you’ve read any of my previous posts about fraud and corruption, then you’ll understand that the Department of Defense goes to war against the very citizens that it was instituted to protect. Why? Envy and greed. Department of Defense researchers have beenRead More…
Category: Military
Website Redesign
For the past two weeks, the Zipr Shift website has been under construction. The website that we launched with and that had been up for about 6 months was really terrible. It wasn’t mobile responsive. It was not fit for a tech company. My apologies. I didn’t know what IRead More…
Klōs® Up
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…
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…
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…
Taxpayer Funded Discrimination & Breaking the Law
As a fledgling startup founder, I knew I’d have hurdles to face. But, this is egregious. So, I’m standing up for myself and every one else so, hopefully, no one else will have to go through this. What I’m finding out is there’s a lack of respect for results inRead More…
Super Strong Slider
Zipr Shift’s zipper tape is super strong. But, so is our slider. There exists an ASTM zipper strength test method called “Slider Tab Pull Off Strength.” This test quantifies how much energy it takes to pull the tab off of a zipper slider. ____________________________________ Cam Lock Pull Tab Holder weakestRead More…