{"id":309,"date":"2016-09-14T07:15:21","date_gmt":"2016-09-14T11:15:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/gigabit\/?p=309"},"modified":"2016-09-23T10:13:12","modified_gmt":"2016-09-23T14:13:12","slug":"mozilla-brings-the-iot-to-chattanooga-tn-in-a-48-hour-launch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/gigabit\/mozilla-brings-the-iot-to-chattanooga-tn-in-a-48-hour-launch\/","title":{"rendered":"Mozilla brings the IoT to Chattanooga, TN in a 48 Hour Launch"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Event Recap<\/h1>\n<p>Throughout the weekend of September 9-11, mentors from across Mozilla\u2019s extended network met at<a href=\"http:\/\/hivecha.org\/\"> Hive Chattanooga<\/a> to help local educators and entrepreneurs<a href=\"http:\/\/colab.co\/2016\/09\/finalists-announced-for-48hour-launch-iot-edition\/\"> prototype<\/a> the future of civic and educational technology in the<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thegigtank.com\/gig-city\"> Gig City<\/a>. Our mission was to support the <a href=\"http:\/\/colab.co\/\">Company Lab\u2019s<\/a> IoT edition of their increasingly popular <a href=\"http:\/\/colab.co\/events\/48hourlaunch\/\">48Hour Launch<\/a> event. For two days and nights, mentors collaborated with local entrepreneurs to harness the potential of connected devices to change the way we live, learn, and work.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Some serious gears are turning at the Digital Windows at <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/48HL?src=hash\">#48HL<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/i32MirjOfw\">pic.twitter.com\/i32MirjOfw<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; The Company Lab (@thecompanylab) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/thecompanylab\/status\/774681933943083008\">September 10, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h1>Event Highlights<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li>7 teams of budding entrepreneurs from Chattanooga and beyond<\/li>\n<li>8 experienced mentors from the Chattanooga community<\/li>\n<li>5 local experts holding office hours on everything from legal to branding<\/li>\n<li>10 Mozilla community members offering creative and technical expertise<\/li>\n<li>125 attendees, including local businesses and members of local government, at the final public demo night<\/li>\n<li>Great buzz on on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%2348HL&amp;src=tyah\">Twitter<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/explore\/tags\/48hl\/\">Instagram<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Insightful blogs by writer <a href=\"https:\/\/connected.mozilla.org\/2016\/09\/06\/chattanooga-48hour-launch-iot-business-hackathon\/\">Kevin Fann<\/a>, curriculum designer <a href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/@chadsansing\/deficit-delight-91d922ca1910#.kd98flwv5\">Chad Sansing<\/a>, and connected devices engineer <a href=\"https:\/\/thehackermom.wordpress.com\/2016\/09\/13\/the-48-hour-launch-can-you-really-launch-a-company-in-48-hours\/\">Tamara Hills<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Thanks to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MozGig\">@MozGig<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/thecompanylab\">@thecompanylab<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/thenterprisectr\">@thenterprisectr<\/a> for sparking innovation in # Chattanooga through <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/48HL?src=hash\">#48HL<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/lAoDgViOVB\">pic.twitter.com\/lAoDgViOVB<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Scott Turnbull (@Streamweaver) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Streamweaver\/status\/775101228040597504\">September 11, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Loving these ideas so far. Keep the creativity coming! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/48HL?src=hash\">#48HL<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/OVAFZIMKS5\">pic.twitter.com\/OVAFZIMKS5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Hamilton County Gov (@HamCoTN) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HamCoTN\/status\/775108483926548480\">September 11, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Loved being a part of this incredible event! Congrats to all the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/48HL?src=hash\">#48HL<\/a> winners as well as all teams this weekend! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/sDZErsHMss\">https:\/\/t.co\/sDZErsHMss<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Hive Chattanooga (@Hive_CHA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Hive_CHA\/status\/775433342212829184\">September 12, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h1>Countdown to Launch<\/h1>\n<h2>3 &#8212; Kickoff night<\/h2>\n<p>In order to explore ideas around emerging technology and education, the theme of Internet of Things (IoT) was chosen for the event. Prior to the weekend, CO.LAB worked with Mozilla to connect participating entrepreneurs with resources from the community to start thinking about their submissions. Friday night began with presentations from the finalists and an invitation to all participants to join their teams. Energy was high as people mingled between groups, deciding how they would devote their energy over the weekend.<\/p>\n<h2>2 &#8212; Product development<\/h2>\n<p>Saturday was a day of innovating, testing hypotheses, and foundation-building. Throughout the day, teams connected with mentors and experts to design brand elements, develop prototypes, prep with legal, and get their Arduinos and Raspberry Pis fired up. The CO.LAB crew provided room to think, a supply of energizing food, and an endless pitchers of delicious sweet tea and lemonade.<\/p>\n<h2>1 &#8212; Pitch night<\/h2>\n<p>Throughout the final day of the event, teams worked feverishly to finalize their prototypes and business plans with their mentors and the local experts. Participants were purposeful and focused through the home stretch, up until the 4:00pm deadline. Then it was time to practice pitching before the big moment on stage. We moved to a the beautiful Church on Main Street where we were joined by 125 attendees from the Chattanooga community.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_311\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/gigabit\/mozilla-brings-the-iot-to-chattanooga-tn-in-a-48-hour-launch\/img_20160911_193525\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-311\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-311\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-311\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/gigabit\/files\/2016\/09\/IMG_20160911_193525-600x600.jpg\" alt=\"Finalists had three minutes to pitch their idea and two minutes of Q&amp;A with the panel of judges \" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/gigabit\/files\/2016\/09\/IMG_20160911_193525-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/gigabit\/files\/2016\/09\/IMG_20160911_193525-160x160.jpg 160w, https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/gigabit\/files\/2016\/09\/IMG_20160911_193525-252x252.jpg 252w, https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/gigabit\/files\/2016\/09\/IMG_20160911_193525-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/gigabit\/files\/2016\/09\/IMG_20160911_193525.jpg 1564w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-311\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Finalists had three minutes to pitch their idea and two minutes of Q&amp;A with the panel of judges<\/p><\/div>\n<h1>Winners<\/h1>\n<p>The first place prize went to Forrest Pruitt, founder of Viator VR \u2013 a virtual reality platform that submerges users in interactive language learning experiences. Cristol Kapp came in second place for launching Inclusive I\/O, a space that provides engaging activities for students of all abilities to explore and create. Two individuals, Matthew Nassar with Chatties and Ashlanett Miller with Digital Windows, earned free trips to MozFest in London this October. For full details of the prizes and winners, check out <a href=\"http:\/\/colab.co\/2016\/09\/winners-announced-at-48hour-launch-internet-of-things-edition\/\">CO.LAB&#8217;s blog post about the event<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h1>How you can participate<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li>In Austin? Join us for an<a href=\"http:\/\/2016r2gigfund-info.eventbrite.com\"> Information and Networking Meetup<\/a> event on September 24 at the Google Fiber Space.<\/li>\n<li>In Chattanooga and feeling like celebrating great ideas? Join Co.lab for their <a href=\"http:\/\/colab.co\/calendar\/co-lab-alumni-celebration\/\">Alumni Celebration<\/a> on October 4<\/li>\n<li>Have an idea? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mozilla.org\/en-US\/gigabit\/apply\/\">Apply for a grant<\/a> through the Gigabit Community Fund by October 18<\/li>\n<li>Want to be a Mozilla Gigabit city? Apply to <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/a\/mozillafoundation.org\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSdDAQL4KlvHaDHPxsYsx4bbVJ1v_5MROrQ3uD18_Z7ghAL9Iw\/viewform\">become one of the next Gigabit Hive cities<\/a> by November 9<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>Thanks<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li>CO.LAB, who partnered with us on this event<\/li>\n<li>The Chattanooga business community who provided prizes to the winning teams<\/li>\n<li>\u2018Expert Lounge\u2019 hosts and community mentors for their invaluable help and advice<\/li>\n<li>Our panel of judges<\/li>\n<li>Mozilla mentors from Berlin, Oregon, New Jersey, Kansas City and British Columbia and partner participants: Megan Murphy &#8211; National Science Foundation, Scott Turnbull &#8211; US Ignite, and Brian Beard &#8211; Onspring Technologies<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"attachment_312\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/gigabit\/mozilla-brings-the-iot-to-chattanooga-tn-in-a-48-hour-launch\/img_0894\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-312\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-312\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-312\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/gigabit\/files\/2016\/09\/IMG_0894-600x450.jpg\" alt=\"Mozilla mentors and community partners\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/gigabit\/files\/2016\/09\/IMG_0894-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/gigabit\/files\/2016\/09\/IMG_0894-252x189.jpg 252w, https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/gigabit\/files\/2016\/09\/IMG_0894-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-312\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mozilla mentors and community partners<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Event Recap Throughout the weekend of September 9-11, mentors from across Mozilla\u2019s extended network met at Hive Chattanooga to help local educators and entrepreneurs prototype the future of civic and educational technology in the Gig City. 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