president

Dear Friends:

Recently, the forces of democracy have opened up many closed arenas; film,
publishing, television, music production, education and politics have all been through a
revolution. If someone wants to write their autobiography, or shoot a movie they
believe will enrich the world, they no longer must bargain with the gatekeepers of
multinational corporations that filter “product” through focus groups. With the internet
they have the power to create and deliver directly to the public.

Now science will join them in that spirit by serving the people directly.

Gandhi said it best, ‘You must be the change you wish to see in the world’. But I think
we can take is a step further. I have made it our primary mission to pursue a kind of
“productive impatience” in everything we do, because life is already plagued with far too
many delays and hurdles between us and our dreams. I pledge to ceaselessly pursue
the fantastic, and strive to make the incredible ordinary -- I know you are just as eager
as we are to get cracking.

For innovation and discovery to thrive, they must be allowed to breathe and grow in
any direction they choose. The secrets of nature and science will reveal themselves to
us if we are able break free from our preconceptions and embrace what might seem like
the impossible.

ZapMeNow.org is intended to be a sort of Manhattan Project for the rest of us. The
way we would want scientific research directed if we were the ones calling the shots.
Until now, the average person in the street was forced into the role of consumer. Every
now and then a company would announce a new product with much fanfare, and then
we would eagerly await the moment we were “allowed” to purchase it. Always being
obliged to consume and never produce. Not anymore.

Now you all have that power. We are handing you the keys to the lab and saying “go
nuts”, we will research the technologies you want us to pursue. The future is yours for
the making -- so make it a good one.

David Filmore
Founder/President