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: innovation
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…
“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…
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…
Paradigm Shift: What it Means for the Zipper Business
Here at Zipr Shift LLC, we’re creating a zipper manufacturing paradigm shift. Hence, the name Zipr Shift. Investopedia (source linked) defines a ‘paradigm shift’ as “…a major change in how some process is accomplished… Paradigm shifts can require that entire departments be eliminated or created in some cases, and millions orRead More…