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…
Tag: closure
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…
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…
Yes, ANY Material
So many prospective customers always ask me, “What can you make the zipper out of?” I always answer, “Any material.” There are materials that we’ve already made closures out of and materials that we haven’t made closures out of…yet. And, yes, we probably could make a closure out of staleRead More…
Little But Mighty
The power of standardization is that ZS closures are ALWAYS air-tight, water-tight, and gas-tight no matter their size. The shape is constant. The only difference is the dimensions of the shape. The ZS closure can be smaller, larger, or the same size as an old-fashioned closure…such as aRead More…
Small Business SBIR Advice
NSRDEC (AND OTHER GOVERNMENT) PROCUREMENT AND RESEARCHERS ARE TRAINED TO STEAL FROM YOU Hear a Natick army employee tell exactly how that happens: https://jgpis.org/podcast/let-their-own-words-condemn-them/ OR https://clyp.it/qku4bvyd Straight from the source. Note: If it’s not dual use, then you’re screwed. ITAR/EAR is nothing to mess with. The military has an even betterRead More…
The 3rd Alternative in Zippers
Before I created the Zipr Shift zipper, there were only TWO kinds of zipper. FIRST A rigid, interlocking toothed/coil fastener. OR SECOND A soft, flexible interlocking profile zip track. That’s it! You had two options. The zip track is used exclusively in packaging. And, the toothed fastener is usedRead More…
It Scales…
I tell people “We can only make closures 4 mm small [height].” Partial Lies. …because I predicted my competitor’s actions. They would attack the height. But, I really like a ZS closure height of 6 mm because, per testing, that is a good optimization of size, tensile strength, waterRead More…
Hide the Klōs® closure in Plain Sight
One of the greatest things about the Klōs® is its surface area. Greater surface area = Greater design freedom Like the freedom to cover the closure with the same fabric used on the garment. The power of camouflage! In order to secure the fabric around the Klōs®, one canRead More…