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Bike To Work Week Special - Chat with the Zackees Crew

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The Guys Who Brought You the "Turn Signal Gloves" Give An Update We thought it would be appropriate to open Bike To Work Week with an update from the Zackee's crew (Zach Vorhies, Murat Ozkan and Adonis Gaitatzis) who brought you the often talked about Turn Signal Gloves . A lot has happened since the Kickstarter launch of the Turn Signal Gloves in 2013 - Casting for Shark Tank, Turn Signal Gloves V3 and now America's Greatest Makers. Zach shares his experience on American Greatest Makers (as much as he is allowed to). Watch Zach as he demos the new wearable mask (kinda a modern cross between Ultraman and Jason Voorhie's(no remote relation) Halloween Hockey mask ).

Zackees Store - Now Open for Business

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Good news for Zackees fans and supporters. Zackees has opened a direct store this week to order their Zackees Turn Signal Gloves in time for the holidays. We caught up with Zach Vorhies , founder of Zackees, at 360Fashion Network's event at Dolby Labs this week.

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.