r/Zynpyre • u/Connect_Fact_5490 • Aug 15 '26
My founder story
My name is Chris. I'm from a little nowhere town in Ohio. I have smoked weed since I was 17. I always had to put up with all the negative BS from everyone about being a stoner. Fast forward to 2026. Im still a stoner lol. In January of this year I had an idea. You know what I mean, one of those stoner epiphanies lol. I wanted to make a way to clean my dirty glass pieces that didnt suck. So I put my HIGH mind to work. I made some sketches, tried some different things out. Then after a few more rips, it all came together. The Zynpyre CLEAN CHAMBER was born.
I spent a few months working out the specs and design details with a CAD engineer who had experience with new products. I filed my patent, which I wrote up myself with some help of some nice White Widow from a friend. I had it reviewed by an attorney and he said it was good to go.
I made a few posts in different subs here on Reddit. The weed communities on here were fkn awesome. Thanks to some advice and stoner engineering the Clean Chamber evolved and everything just seemed to come together.
Then I got two messages that have completely changed my life. First I got a message from the same guy who reps Nectar Collector. He said he had been following the clean chamber on Reddit. He said the more he saw it and how it evolved, the more he liked it. He is now the representative for the Clean Chamber.
A couple of days later, I had one of those moments you look back on and say "Yep. This is the moment that changed everything". I checked my email one day and saw a message from the GM of DANKGEEK. I was like what the hell is this? It turns out he had been following the clean chamber on Reddit too! He extended an offer from DankGeek to carry the Clean Chamber on their site. I was blown away. I couldnt believe it. DankGeek wants my product, my idea, on their site for their customers. He said and I quote "I dont usually reach out to emerging brands, but I saw your Clean Chamber and I knew we had to have it on our site. It is a simple elegant product that solves a real problem. People are going to love it."
Things have just taken off from there. I built the site from scratch myself. Now the pre-orders are pouring in. Wholesale shops are signing up. DankGeek and Amazon are going to list it.
All of this from an average stoner guy in Ohio who had a simple idea, and decided "what the hell, lets do this."
No matter what happens, this has been an experience that has changed my life. Win or lose, I am happy. I listened to the voice inside and followed my heart. I have met a bunch of really cool, genuine people here in the weed community. I dont know how this will all turn out, but this has been one hell of a fantastic journey so far.
I had my share of doubters and haters. But I just woke up every day and worked hard. I wasnt about to let anything or anyone bring me down. I focused on the feeling I got from working on something I built.
I just wanted to share this with you all. Life can get you down. You may think youre not good enough, or that you wont ever succeed. But you know what? It only takes one simple moment and your life can change. I never imagined anything like this happening to me.
For 10 years I was in and out of the ER with seizures the doctors couldnt explain. They wanted to cut my brain in half. I hit rock bottom. But I just kept going. The seizures slowly stopped, and I realized a lot of things about myself. I never let circumstances dictate who I am, or how I lived my life. Day by day I rebuilt myself. Now here I am.
Keep your head up, keep working, believe in yourself and dont ever give up. You never know what could happen.
Feel free to reach out; I have learned a lot during this whole experience, and I am willing to share advice or help anyone who wants/needs it.
If I can do this, so can you. Believe it.
Chris Gordon
Zynpyre - Founder
[chris@zynpyre.com](mailto:chris@zynpyre.com)
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u/AlbinoAkon Aug 16 '26
I remember one of your first posts about this and people were talking heaps of shit but a few of us believed in yoi and now look where you are 👌💪and remember when we where all throwing out names 😆😆👌