You're invited!

* Rescheduled for May 3, 2019

As a community partner, stakeholder, and/or Moonshot client, Scott Hathcock, President & CEO of Moonshot at NACET, cordially invites you to attend our 2nd Annual Flagstaff Pioneer Pitch VIP reception sponsored by AWD Law.

The purpose of this cocktail mixer is to celebrate entrepreneurship and moonshot thinking.

Our VIP reception kicks off a weekend of "Pioneer Pitch" events geared towards novice and experienced entrepreneurs featuring workshops, speakers, mentors, and a LIVE Shark Tank-style competition where eight finalists compete for over 15K in cash prizes, scholarships, and AWS web services credits.

We'd be honored if you (and a guest) would join us. To RSVP, simply complete the form below.

To learn more about our Pioneer Pitch weekend and VIP reception, please see below.

VIP Kick-off reception at the NACET Campus

Friday, May 3-5 - 6pm-8pm
2225 N Gemini Rd, Flagstaff, Arizona 86001 - Accelerator Building B
Sponsored by AWD Law

The purpose of this cocktail mixer is to celebrate entrepreneurship and moonshot thinking and kick-off our Pioneer Pitch event weekend. Pioneer Pitch participants (those who are competing and those who are only attending the workshops), mentors, judges, guest speakers, and VIP community leaders are invited to attend.

Hors d'oeuvre and drinks will be served. Dress is business attire.

6:30pm - Kick-off by Scott Hathcock, CEO of Moonshot at NACET.

6:45pm - Jane Lacy, Amazon Web Services (AWS) Senior Manager/US Partner Advancement Team, will share a bit about the Moonshot at NACET partnership making Flagstaff the 1st AWS Cloudstart City in the US.

What is Flagstaff Pioneer Pitch?

Flagstaff Pioneer Pitch is a two and a half day “Shark Tank” inspired entrepreneur business pitch contest with free weekend workshops and mentorship presented by Moonshot at NACET, the City of Flagstaff & Choose Flagstaff.

Participants compete for their share of over 15K in cash prizes and scholarships as well as get feedback from top industry experts while getting exposure for their business or product. Check out our video (above) from last year's event called Sharks in Space! At Moonshot at NACET we believe that we can’t all be astronauts, but we can be pioneers. Moonshot pioneers!

Pioneer Pitch Weekend Schedule

Saturday - WorkshoPs & Pitch Practice

Saturday Workshop/Pitch Practice Day
Saturday, May 4, 2019 - 9am - 5pm
2225 N Gemini Rd, Flagstaff, Arizona 86001 - Accelerator Building B

We have a full day of inspiration, education, mentorship, and pitch practice planned for entrepreneurs. 8 contestants participating in the Pioneer Pitch contest will move on to Sunday's LIVE Shark Tank-style pitch contest at Lowell Observatory.

Time	Event
9am-9:30am	Registration + Coffee/Danish
9:30-9:40am	Scott Hathcock (Moonshot CEO) Kick-Off Talk
9:40-10:30am	Aram Chavez - keynote presentation - "AHA to Exit"
10:30-10:40am	Break
10:40-11:00am	Introduction of Mentors - see mentor bios below.
11:00-11:30am	Participants who are pitching their company/product introduce themselves using the "Who Am I" worksheet you will receive. Also, it will be available for download on this page.
11:30am-12:00pm	Break and grab lunch for the lunchtime keynote. Lunch provided.
12pm-1pm	Lisa Lloyd - keynote presentation - "Fail Forward" (Sponsored by WozU.) Lunch sponsored by AWS.
1:00-1:15pm	Break
1:15pm-4pm	Mentors will be paired with companies/entrepreneurs. Participants practice their pitch a minimum of 3 times during this time period. Mentors will use scoring sheets when listening to pitches. Those sheets will be collected at the end of the day and used to help determine 8 finalists who will go on to pitch during Sunday's live pitch event at Lowell Observatory.
4pm-4:30pm	Break and tally of mentor's scoring sheets to determine 8 finalists.
4:30pm-5pm	Announcement of 8 finalists and questions answered regarding Sunday's final pitch event.

Sunday - Inspiring Panel Discussion & LIVE Pitch Contest

Sunday Panel Discussion and Final Pitch Contest

Sunday, May 5, 2019 - 1pm-5pm
Lowell Observatory - 1400 West Mars Hill Rd, Flagstaff, Arizona 86001

OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

1pm-2pm
Inspiring Panel Discussion: Lessons from the Trendsetter and the Gnombre

Panel Members: Dena Patton and Aram Chavez
Moderator: Scott Hathcock, Moonshot CEO

In this fun, inspiring, down-to-earth panel discussion, Dena and Aram will share lessons they've learned along the rocky road of entrepreneurship. Both have built hugely successful international businesses and brands.

2pm-3:30pm
LIVE Flagstaff Pioneer Pitch Finals

Eight finalists will compete for cash, scholarships, and Amazon web credits valued at up to $15,000 during Sunday's exciting Shark Tank-style pitch event.

Judges:
Andy Phillips
Aram Chavez
Dena Patton

3:30pm-5pm
Cocktail reception celebrating all Pioneer Pitch entrepreneurs.