Zipr Shift had been trying since 2016 to obtain funding from the Army in order to produce superior closures for its Personal Protective Equipment or PPE. We were not funded to be ready for this. But there is a startup which has… For the last decade, the Army has solelyRead More…
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Dear Inbound Leads, PT 2
This is basically becoming a FAQ…PT 1 : http://www.zipintothefuture.com/dear-inbound-leads/ Yes, we’re OK!We’ve successfully funded/gotten through two pre-productions manufacturing in the USA. We’re funding the third, new pivot pre-production right now.We don’t spend capital like most startups. I’m very frugal and thoughtful with our money. We have a runway for atRead More…
Dear Inbound Leads,
Thank you for your interest in our unique closure system. I (and my small team – though I hog most communications at this point) absolutely LOVE LOVE LOVE it when you email us with specific reasons why you need something more, something better in a zipper. We LOVE when youRead More…
Patent Review US14/305,056
In the most recent application, they double-bag to compensate for weakness and out of fear the first bag will burst. In the beginning, Ziploc (R) and Ultraseal (R) were the prime choices for closures. So I’m guessing they tested those closures, the closures failed, and they have to hunt forRead More…
Let’s See if I Receive a Reply
This morning I wrote a letter to a few inventors. Backstory: (what they invented) https://patents.google.com/patent/US10301073B1/ (2nd sentence reference) http://www.zipintothefuture.com/its-not-a-pipeline-problem/ Links in Email: innocentive.com/ar/challenge/9933788 https://www.sbir.gov/sbirsearch/detail/890409 Text of Email Below: Hello All, My name is Tesia and I am the inventor of a unique closure system. I contacted Gregory [redacted] several yearsRead More…
Public Servants are Paid to Serve
(Please excuse my forthcoming levity.)Wes Schneider, one who deserves the medal in the image of this post, spent all of his personal and business capital to produce what is now the Camelbak (R) hydration system.He saw the pervasive need during the Gulf Wars and he saved numerous lives because ofRead More…
Zipr Shift Failure?
The hardest part about responding to everyone’s testing questions is… so many don’t apply. Not only do many zipper consumers not understand the testing requirements of current zippers, but they’re all stuck in a mindset of nitpicking between the exact same things. All toothed zippers look and function the same/similarly.Read More…
Switching Costs
I pitched an investor a week or so ago and she asked me about switching costs. I said, “I don’t think any company has switching costs.” She didn’t agree. Now, I realize that I was speaking from my perspective. All of the companies that contact me whether in fashion,Read More…
Broken Zippers, Business, Fashion, Industry, Military, Packaging, Product Development, Replacements, Technical
YKK® Lobby
Many of the people who email me from the defense side talk about the “YKK LOBBY!” Even at AUSA, someone screamed, “Bring down the YKK lobby!” Everyone tells me YKK® dominates zipper procurement. I think this is why I’m having such a tough time obtaining federal funding for something EVERYRead More…
“Pitch it like a Semiconductor!”
So… I was practicing my pitch in front of a bunch of some people who were asked to destroy my dreams or appease my pain. It was OK. By now, I’m pretty good at pitching. But, I still have/had trouble with relating what zipper technology truly means for the world.Read More…