My experience with founders and non-competes

Feb 18, 2024
6:07:11am

Biff The Unreasonable Man 🌻

Is that 90% of them get back in the game the moment their noncompete allows them.

So, most acquirers absolutely assume they will take advantage of the opportunity as soon as their agreement allows them.

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Biff

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No longer Zephyr. Back in the game.

CAPX All-American

2/16/24 1:09pm

RE: No longer Zephyr. Back in the game.

ryebrye

2/16/24 1:11pm

I miss the three bar hats from the late 90s

Parkercoug82

2/16/24 1:16pm

the stupid one size fits all heads doesn't work they are either to big or tight

bald man

2/17/24 6:25am

Please make a hat that actually looks good on those of us with tiny heads

530Coug

2/16/24 1:13pm

Superkid dupe?

TNT

2/16/24 1:14pm

I don't even bother trying. I haven't worn a hat in over 25 years.

Superkid

2/16/24 1:20pm

And your head has gotten smaller each year? That's harsh

TNT

2/16/24 1:21pm

RE: I don't even bother trying. I haven't worn a hat in over 25 years.

VACOUGFAN

2/17/24 4:44am

Check these out

IBC

2/16/24 1:15pm

Oddly enough, I put on my kids hats all the time.

530Coug

2/16/24 1:18pm

If that doesn't work for you either, maybe try these:

IceCreamButt

2/16/24 1:21pm

And those of us with big heads too 😄

BluebloodOR

2/16/24 1:15pm

RE: And those of us with big heads too 😄

sah22

2/16/24 4:14pm

^^^This^^^ x 1,000,000 I have a pinhead and I have to buy kids hats.

Lifer

2/16/24 1:17pm

I’m with you.

Cougs or die

2/16/24 1:25pm

I have a large head and so many hats still put too much pressure on the top of

jcase16byu

2/20/24 3:29pm

And that don’t come all the way down to the ears

cougaman

2/16/24 1:29pm

Yup, the hat industry has failed to figure this out for too long.

530Coug

2/16/24 1:37pm

These guys have the same problem.....

StarMan

2/16/24 1:43pm

Special request. I don't wear hats much but my wife loves when I wear a hat

Bee Chunder

2/16/24 1:46pm

Those of us who are bald! Hats look too big on me! Though I finally did try a

ColonelMustard

2/16/24 8:52pm

Also those with large heads, regular heads and normal and misshaped heads. TIA

byuTX

2/16/24 9:45pm

If you want to disrupt the industry…

brj8

2/16/24 1:13pm

There’s a company I’ve seen advertising on social media but I haven’t liked any

ChiCityCoug

2/16/24 1:14pm

and small heads

Niiineteeen84

2/16/24 1:18pm

Do these fit your giant head brj8?

COUGND

2/16/24 1:18pm

Gross.

brj8

2/16/24 3:10pm

Cam rising endorses this post

machete

2/16/24 1:26pm

Idk if those are big enough….

Cougs or die

2/16/24 9:23pm

This is why I wear '47 hats. Only brand with a good fit for big heads.

Diablo and Doc

2/16/24 1:57pm

Thanks, Hoss.

BW84

2/16/24 4:20pm

Love Zephyr hats and now I can’t wait to try your CapX hats. Your snapbacks are

ChiCityCoug

2/16/24 1:13pm

Glad you're back in it. I'll buy

Preppy

2/16/24 1:13pm

Good luck!

Indy Coug

2/16/24 1:14pm

Very exciting. I can feel your passion in the post. Stoked to watch you scale!

Yucatan

2/16/24 1:14pm

Royal blue stretch or fitted anything.

vagabonder

2/16/24 1:14pm

welcome back!!! Please burn all the flat brims

CougarBuddy

2/16/24 1:14pm

At least flat brims can be curved. Burn all the snapbacks instead.

fredgarvin

2/16/24 1:16pm

Why the hate on snapbacks?

ChiCityCoug

2/16/24 1:16pm

I hate snapbacks with the fury of 1,000 suns. They look stupid in the back, and

fredgarvin

2/16/24 1:33pm

Weird, I like them.

Cougar TD

2/16/24 1:41pm

Wow we all have different tastes. I’m the exact opposite I see a cool hat and

ChiCityCoug

2/16/24 2:39pm

I also find the best designs are fitted and I'm bummed by that.

j20

2/16/24 4:16pm

^^^^^^^^^BALD^^^^^^^^

jvquarterback

2/16/24 4:11pm

Nope. Snapbacks look stupid with hair coming out the back.

fredgarvin

2/16/24 11:11pm

RE: welcome back!!! Please burn all the flat brims

cougarblue

2/16/24 1:16pm

RE: welcome back!!! Please burn all the flat brims

CougarBuddy

2/16/24 1:19pm

Nothing goofier than the ultra curved bill hat sorry.

kotacoug

2/16/24 1:33pm

Ah, the redneck fit. I see a lot of that in North Georgia.

Diablo and Doc

2/16/24 1:59pm

Get off our porch, and no, we don't want your pest control…

ochobeeguy

2/16/24 2:01pm

I’m sorry if this is your look…..

kotacoug

2/16/24 2:10pm

Is that ultra-curved?

Diablo and Doc

2/16/24 2:25pm

No… but first image they came up. Close enough lol

kotacoug

2/16/24 2:34pm

That's actually closer to sales bro. flat brimmed.

ochobeeguy

2/16/24 8:06pm

Thankfully there is a lot of middle ground between flat-bill and ultra-curved

fredgarvin

2/16/24 3:50pm

I don't wear hats, but good luck.

Superkid

2/16/24 1:15pm

Life advice: find someone who loves you the way Zephyr/CAPX loves hats.

Mitty

2/16/24 1:16pm

If you can make a Melin Odyssey Hydro type BYU hat I will fund your business in

Cougs or die

2/16/24 1:17pm

Also, recreating any of the Golf Team ping hats. They have the best hats of any

Cougs or die

2/16/24 1:23pm

Heck yes

vagabonder

2/16/24 1:24pm

100%

kotacoug

2/16/24 1:33pm

And a Melin Trenches Hydro type hat for big heads, wide faces and flat bill

cambo

2/16/24 3:08pm

I was coming here to say the SAME thing!

FallingRock

2/16/24 8:55pm

Yeah if they made a royal blue one I would have done this already for sure.

Cougs or die

2/16/24 9:26pm

Will the hats be different in the new company compared to the old? I much prefer 47 brand and New Era

TCuz

2/16/24 1:17pm

Good stuff. Any thought of doing anything in the NIL space with players?

SayMyName

2/16/24 1:17pm

done

CAPX

2/16/24 1:19pm

Sweet!!! Looking forward to new hats to buy.

JohnnyC

2/16/24 1:20pm

Looking forward to buying some new hats from you

Ojiisan

2/16/24 1:25pm

Cougar Board members only line!

O Gaucho

2/16/24 1:26pm

Cargo hats — love it

COUGND

2/16/24 1:27pm

This is fantastic!

stenso

2/16/24 1:28pm

RE: Cargo hats — love it

530Coug

2/16/24 1:38pm

Boom! Good for you. That market seems to be exploding so great timing.

Big Daddy D

2/16/24 1:27pm

My request- just a simple not fancy logo design hat in a quality look.

blackandblue

2/16/24 1:27pm

Yes. Love my Melin hats.

kotacoug

2/16/24 1:29pm

We need hats that actually fit on people with normal size heads.

stenso

2/16/24 1:29pm

Did you happen to have a Pro Image store in Southglenn in Colorado?

JamieTartt

2/16/24 1:31pm

no, i had pro image stores in southern cal from 88-93.

CAPX

2/16/24 1:33pm

Got it - store rings a bell and SoCal was my mission

JamieTartt

2/16/24 1:36pm

Question for you: what's the proper way to clean a dirty baseball cap?

Mitty

2/16/24 1:33pm

Buy a new one

cougaman

2/16/24 1:35pm

Buy a new one

WJCougar

2/16/24 1:35pm

RE: Buy a new one

cougaman

2/16/24 1:46pm

Dishwasher with a special frame. Google it.

Q-grr

2/16/24 2:54pm

Woohoo!!! Best of luck going forward! No doubt you’ll be successful!!

Blue Panda

2/16/24 1:35pm

I hope you've been working very closely with good lawyers because I would be

Scratch

2/16/24 1:36pm

Why - the non-compete ended.

JamieTartt

2/16/24 1:39pm

And he was almost certainly competing before the non-compete ended. I would

Scratch

2/16/24 1:52pm

RE: And he was almost certainly competing before the non-compete ended. I would

CAPX

2/16/24 2:43pm

Good to hear. Just seen too many people get burned by misunderstanding the

Scratch

2/16/24 2:44pm

If you need a 50-yr old so-so looking model with an average head, call me.

sah22

2/16/24 4:18pm

Are you gonna set up another large warehouse/distribution center in Denver area or set up elsewhere?

CLCougar

2/16/24 6:02pm

He can plan all he wants, but without a product to sell he wasn't competing.

TailgateU

2/17/24 1:41am

Did you read the full post? He said the non-compete has ended. Go destroy your

EQD2

2/16/24 1:44pm

RE: Did you read the full post? He said the non-compete has ended. Go destroy

Scratch

2/16/24 1:58pm

I'm on the mailing list. I'm excited to see what's a-"head"......

Leonardo

2/16/24 1:37pm

I'd love it if you made a 'tall' hat for guys with big tall domes.

Peter Venkman

2/16/24 1:37pm

Bring back hat-fit styles that were popular in the mid-90's. I used to be able

BYU-Ite

2/16/24 1:38pm

My favorite is a Dry-Fit Nike hat. Close second is an Under Armor golf hat.

Fatalplacebo

2/16/24 1:40pm

Get me a stiff foam front trucker hat with a cougar on the BYU logo...

UberDeek

2/16/24 1:48pm

Get me a stiff foam giant cowboy hat with the old cougar mountain logo on it and

foofcoug

2/16/24 1:58pm

You should go by CapX, formerly known as CapTwitter…

ochobeeguy

2/16/24 1:58pm

I have a limited edition "Legacy Collection" hat you made

FuriousMonkey

2/16/24 2:06pm

I love hats too. Here is my collection from all over the world. But notice that BYU hats have the prominent position

Zenoch

2/16/24 2:14pm

I literally have a fat/big head. 8 1/4 fitted royal blue stretch Y hats please!

NorthwestCoug

2/16/24 2:16pm

Amazing how you were able to contract the day after the non-compete ending. All those negotiations on one day

Baron

2/16/24 2:48pm

RE: Amazing how you were able to contract the day after the non-compete ending. All those negotiations on one day

CAPX

2/16/24 2:57pm

Yep. All done on one day. Really quite the feat.

Baron

2/16/24 2:59pm

I have such fond memories of shopping for hats the day after we beat Utah.

Bluedarts

2/16/24 3:17pm

Did you get a new license plate yet? 😃

Royal_Minister

2/16/24 4:06pm

Something like this in royal blue with the stretch Y logo would be awesome

TheLoanArranger

2/16/24 4:29pm

Running hats. Trucker style, mesh back, good style/design like I’d wear around

Crowd Factor

2/16/24 4:33pm

Wish there were more alt fabrics, e.g. dri-fit to wear for working out in sun

BYU'01

2/18/24 11:43am

For all you guys with really big heads, I give you:

Null

2/16/24 4:41pm

There are some amazing graphic artists out there. There’s a lot of brands I’ve

BYU'01

2/16/24 4:49pm

oh heck yeah

CougarLucas

2/16/24 6:33pm

Running hats that look good for everyday wear would be great. Excited!

3ngin33rCoug

2/16/24 9:47pm

If it wasn't for the unsightly 'z' on the side, I'd own a lot more zephyr hats

Rooney

2/17/24 4:47am

Think of it as Zed, the Canadians just love it.

Q-grr

2/17/24 4:49am

so? this is capx?

bald man

2/17/24 6:27am

RE: so? this is capx?

CAPX

2/17/24 8:20am

I know. Just yanking your chain

bald man

2/20/24 4:22pm

I would create a subscription model for the hat aficionado. You take their size

NOCAL_YFAN

2/17/24 8:23am

Hey, just curious. When you sold Zephyr was the idea of you becoming a competitor in 2 years looked at as a probability

Blue2thebone

2/18/24 1:04am

My experience with founders and non-competes

Biff

2/18/24 6:07am

Bm me.

CAPX

2/18/24 9:09am

I’ll buy a hat with any BYU logo except the beetdigger.

StantonMac

2/18/24 11:48am

Please don’t make hat logo decisions based on this comment

Cougz19

2/18/24 3:59pm

I really like the look, style, & materials of Fury Athletix hats, if you can check those out. Luke List wore one

CLCougar

2/18/24 7:53pm

Flex-fit option, like Richardson does, would be nice

El Paso Coug

2/20/24 3:57pm

Release a remake of the "NCAA Men's Scholarship Relaxed Hat", Michigan please!

colecorpus2005

3/23/24 6:48pm

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