Join us for beers and an open discussion about what is a “space-scalable” business plan. With this edition of NewSpace Chicago, we are changing our venue to Jak’s Tap in the West Loop and our format to be more focused on group discussion. In anticipation of next month’s NewSpace Chicago Business Plan Competition, we will share tips for taking a business plan developed primarily for a terrestrial product or service and scaling it to solve…
NewSpace Chicago is hosting a discussion with Rich Godwin, President and CEO of Zero Gravity Life Sciences, Inc. Zero Gravity Solutions, Inc., (“ZGSI” or the “Company”) is a zero gravity and agricultural biotechnology public company commercializing its technology derived from and designed for Space with significant value and applications for agricultural markets on Earth. These technologies are focused on revolutionizing world agriculture by providing valuable solutions to major challenges facing humanity, including threats to world…
We are very pleased to host a discussion with Pascal Rogiest about Sales and Mergers and Acquisitions in the satellite industry. The main topic of the talk are sales, M+A and the status of the industry. From the sales perspective, we will chat about Pascal’s experience winning clients, addressing Requests for Proposals, Do and Don’t, and communicating risks. From an M+A view, the topics include the valuation process, sources of value, and risks of…
Come join us for a discussion with Dylan Taylor! Dylan will discuss on what the capital requirements for the New Space Age. The topics he will discuss include what is New Space, the investment thesis, the prospects and issues found (or known) in each funding stage, and how you can get involved. We will open the microphone so you can ask questions, so do not miss out in this exciting opportunity! The proposed agenda includes:…
Come for a discussion about new technologies and new ways of doing business in space that are rapidly changing the marketscape and opening up new opportunities for space-related and space-scalable businesses. Can your business idea be used in space? Maybe the other way around? Come find out from one of the top experts in Chicago! David Hurst founded Orbital Transports to design the next generation of spacecraft for on-orbit transportion of crew and cargo in…