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Kickstarter Unboxed: Zach Vorhies and Murat Ozkan of Zackees

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We start a new segment on the entrepreneurs and dreamers who are on Kickstarter. Kickstarter, which is known as the " Lab for Daring Prototypes and Ingenious Products", recently won the best overall startup at this year's Crunchies. But, data recently has been exposed only 1 in 3 Kickstarter games actually deliver on the promise . Nevertheless, we interview the entrepreneurs and their stories on their Kickstarter campaign. In this episode, we interview Zach Vorhies and Murat Ozkan, founder and co-founder of Zackees the maker of the turn-signal glove about the mysteries of Kickstarter and their desire to be on the " Shark Tank " TV show.

Zackees: Bicyclist's Safety Just Went Up a Couple of Notches

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In San Francisco, Bicyclist's deaths  this year have hit a high- the most since 2001. Why? More bicyclists have hit the road, especially in South of Market Area(SOMA), because of high gas prices, lack of car parking and increased population density to name a few. Enter Zackees . Zach Vorhees and Murat Ozkan developed the gloves for " utility and fashion." Listen to the interview of co-founder Murat Ozkan on the design and philosophy behind the gloves.