Enjoy your music tangle free with Zipbuds.

With today's featured startup, Zipbuds, you spend less time untangling your earbuds and more time listening to your music.

It's time we pay our respect to buds. Your buds are your escape to sound and pleasure, zipping you into a whole new world. If life gets tangled, they help you keep it together. These buds play to your every whim and stay flexible under pressure. They speak only when spoke to. They'll zip across the country with you, or just around the block. True buds won't let you forget to zip it up.

Zipbuds is coming out with several hot new products (including a mic version) in August. Read our interview with co-founder, Erik Groset.

What inspired you to start your company?
We were sick of dealing with tangled earphones & thought we could do better!

Tell us something unique about you and your co-founder(s)?
Erik Groset recently spoke at The White House for the Empact 100 awards. Robin DeFay is a former professional poker player.

What problem does your product or service solve?
Solves the tangled cables problem for earphones & headphones

What are your startup's three biggest challenges to growth?
1. Marketing
2. Distribution
3. Counterfeit Goods

How has Startup America helped you overcome these challenges to growth?
Good opportunity to take advantage of partnerships & attend webinars.

What Startup America Member Benefits have you used?
Startup America has great learning webinars for startups. Some of the deals we've used are: Adsense, LinkedIn, and  
FedEx.

Why should startups join Startup America?
Great opportunities & great people!

What is the startup culture like in your City/State?
San Diego is a great place for a start-up lots of amazing mentors and good people. It's a laid back alternative to Silicon Valley!

 

Learn more about Zipbuds
Startup America member since November 2011
Region: California
Web: www.zipbuds.com
Twitter: @zipbuds
Facebook: www.facebook.com/Zipbuds

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