Genterra Enterprises Senior Vice President Rich Bowen received the Mission Control Award at The 2nd Annual Shoemaker Awards dinner Friday, June 17, at Little America, hosted by Moonshot at NACET (Northern Arizona Center for Entrepreneurship and Technology). “I was so fortunate to have the opportunity to be involved from the beginning with several great community leaders in creating and building NACET/Moonshot,” said Bowen in a news release. “It is a prime example of what community … [Read more...] about Rich Bowen Receives Moonshot Mission Control Award
Moonshot at NACET
Honoring Entrepreneurial Thinking, Acting
The City of Flagstaff and APS are presenting Moonshot’s 2nd Annual Shoemaker Awards. The invitation-only dinner and awards banquet will take place on June 17 at Little America Hotel. This annual inspirational and entertaining event celebrates stellar moonshot-thinking entrepreneurs from Flagstaff and across Arizona. The 2021-22 Moonshot AZ Pioneer Pitch winners from around the state will present their ideas/products during the cocktail reception for the final round and a chance to win $10,000 … [Read more...] about Honoring Entrepreneurial Thinking, Acting
Moonshot Expanding Reach, Offerings
As always, let me start by thanking the City of Flagstaff, our local sponsors and our entrepreneur community for partnering with Moonshot and the campus of NACET over the past 22 years. Your commitment to bettering the lives of Northern Arizonans is greatly appreciated and we are humbled by your continued support. Judging by the start-up founders in our program to date, and the fact that more than 80% of the office and manufacturing space at the NACET campus is filled, I’d say Flagstaff and … [Read more...] about Moonshot Expanding Reach, Offerings
Exploring the Potential of ‘Lived Experience’ Data
When Adam Stepanovic worked as a data scientist in big tech in Northern California, he saw a problem with the way data collected by these companies was – and wasn’t – used. On the one hand was the wealth of information collected, analyzed and segmented to target end users, insights basically aggregated for “marketing and manipulation,” as Stepanovic put it. Meanwhile, a lot of actionable data was left out – information that, with a user’s consent, could be employed to benefit both … [Read more...] about Exploring the Potential of ‘Lived Experience’ Data
Celebrate Flagstaff’s Dark Skies with the Flagstaff Star Party
Jupiter, Venus, and Cygnus the Swan flying south through the Milky Way are among the stars expected to shine at the annual Flagstaff Star Party, a three-night event, 6 – 10 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 30 through Saturday, Oct. 2, at Buffalo Park! Professional and amateur telescope hosts from around the region will guide residents and visitors through the universe in the free outdoor event hosted by the Flagstaff Dark Skies Coalition. Guests are encouraged to bring their binoculars for the Binocular … [Read more...] about Celebrate Flagstaff’s Dark Skies with the Flagstaff Star Party
Picture Perfect Pitch
Moonshot at NACET, which for 20 years has used in-person mentoring, pitch contests and conferences to inspire and mentor budding entrepreneurs in Flagstaff and beyond, is now pivoting to provide that guidance and support in the era of social distancing. The non-profit is launching Mission Control Startup Pitch, a free service connecting new entrepreneurs with “moonshot” ideas to a panel of successful business leaders via teleconferencing. “Just like astronauts need Mission Control to … [Read more...] about Picture Perfect Pitch
Exploring Opportunities, Events for Business Start-Ups
Start-ups are new businesses that come from a person’s idea, drive, inspiration and courage. They are an engine for individual success, and they create new jobs and new products and services that enrich daily life. Start-ups, in many ways, embody the pioneer spirit of America. They are about stepping out into unknown territory and exploring. In honor of the courage these endeavors take, and the benefits they create, we recognize start-ups as a powerful force in the Flagstaff … [Read more...] about Exploring Opportunities, Events for Business Start-Ups
Shooting for the Moon
It is an entertaining business model that has drawn many admirers – a panel of business experts who listen to pitches from budding entrepreneurs, invest in projects and offer marketing tips. Case in point, the popular Shark Tank reality TV program on ABC that has attracted an increasing number of viewers since it premiered in August 2009. Following that model, organizers at the Northern Arizona Center for Entrepreneurship and Technology (NACET) at the Flagstaff campus on Gemini Drive initiated … [Read more...] about Shooting for the Moon
Moonshot Reaches Beyond Northern Arizona
The concept of a launchpad for a moonshot took hold of the nation’s consciousness in 1961 when President John F. Kennedy declared that the United States would focus its energy on sending American astronauts into space with the goal of successfully landing on the moon. Flagstaff played an important role in launching this dream, serving as a training ground for astronauts, including all the astronauts who landed on the moon who trained from 1963 to 1972 in Northern Arizona. Continuing in … [Read more...] about Moonshot Reaches Beyond Northern Arizona
Amazon, NACET Collaboration Offering Businesses Digital Toolkit
Moonshot at NACET, the entrepreneur development program based at the Northern Arizona Center for Entrepreneurship and Technology, is collaborating with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to make Flagstaff the first U.S. city to offer the AWS “CloudStart” program to startup businesses. AWS CloudStart, originally designed to assist entire countries in accelerating digital economies, provides a suite of services new businesses can deploy to reduce costs, drive efficiencies and increase innovation, said … [Read more...] about Amazon, NACET Collaboration Offering Businesses Digital Toolkit