Howard Ripley

Tucker, GA (USA)
Role(s):
Founder/Owner/Principal

Udisplay

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Location: Tucker
Industry: Retail/Clothing
Year Founded: 2007
Number Employees: 1-10 people
Description: Dear Investor, My name is Howard Ripley and I have an early stage, start-up company that I firmly believe has enormous potential for success. I’m searching for a maverick type investor who catches my vision and wants to get on board to help this company take off and fly. I use the term “maverick” investor because it seems that many investors these days follow the crowd and have more interest in trendy things like InfoTech. Call me old fashioned, but I have an actual innovative consumer product that provides a solution to a real problem. That, combined with the huge market and other key factors will make it a winner. I’m an entrepreneur with a solid history of success and the former Co-Founder & CEO of a successful company in Atlanta from 1985-2000 while also starting and operating two other successful businesses within that same time period. I have lived in Atlanta almost all my life and up until recently had been a Real Estate Investor. My accumulated knowledge, experience and skills in business development, management and sales allow me the ability to meet this new challenge head on. About a year ago I transitioned out of Real Estate to pursue my dream... Udisplay, my invention turned obsession. As a result of the past years efforts in this new endeavor, Udisplay, LLC was born and this early stage, start-up and “dream” is fast becoming a reality. To-date, no capital has been raised since its inception and I’ve personally invested the necessary seed capital throughout the past year, excluding salary and operating expenses. This capital went toward expenses such as legal fees for patent and trademark application filings, engineering, product development, prototypes and samples along with website development and other related ancillary expenses. Our team of advisors and consultants are on board and almost all the pieces are in place for success. Like any start-up, funding is needed to keep it moving forward toward launch, market penetration and growth. Optimally, Udisplay currently seeks a total investment of $400K in equity capital in order to properly execute its Business Strategy. However, initial funding of $150K is needed for tooling, initial inventory, start-up and launch to meet the first year’s goal towards break-even. The remainder is to follow in tranches per the funding schedule in the Business Plan. Udisplay anticipates an excellent ROI for its owners and being an exceptional candidate for acquisition within 3-5 years along with other possible exit strategies indicated in the Business Plan. Request a copy and see for yourself what a tremendous market, exciting challenge and fantastic opportunity for growth, profitability and success exists with Udisplay. I invite you to view the website at (URL removed) to get further acquainted with this new and innovative product, the market opportunity and the company. Please do not hesitate to contact me for answers to your questions, additional information and a copy of the Business Plan providing the details of the who’s, what’s, when’s and how’s. There’s much more to tell and I welcome the opportunity to explore together how we may help one another in reaching our goals. I look forward to hearing from you. Respectfully, Howard K. Ripley President & CEO Udisplay, LLC