Events
Patrick Made A Solar Cooking DiscoveryLaunched first product, GoSun Sport (fast, portable, simple, great value) on KickStarter with just 1,000 contacts and pre-sold $201KReceived UN Grant from GACC for Pilot Study to test stoves in urban and rural areas throughout GuatemalaLaunched GoSun Grill (family-sized, elegant, durable, sophisticated) on KickStarter and pre-sold $563K, taking cues from Pilot StudyDesigned and built the first three GoSun Stations for Jose Andres and Tony Shei in Las Vegas - Life is BeautifulKitchen Performance Testing ongoing in Guatemala and HaitiDebut on Top Chef with Jose Andres and Padma LakshmiAwards roll in: CES Innovation Honoree 2016 - GoSun Grill, 50 Campfires, Central GardenTechCrunch Hardware Battlefield People’s Choice Awards Pitch - 2016Debut on the Today Show - 2016Showcased at GACC Conference in Ghana and opened office in Accra, GhanaDebut on reality TV show, All American MakersSXSL at Whitehouse, hanging with Jose Andres, Adam Savage and Ty BurrellToured Western India for Solar Cookers World ConferenceDebut on the Price is RightCTA Small Business of the Year AwardTech.co Start-Up of the Year FinalistRaised Seed Round of capital on SeedInvest and through private placementsFast Company Social Innovation AwardLaunched GoSun Go (small, light, makes one meal or two drinks) on KickStarter and pre-sold $350KPilot Study launched with Peruvian Government and NGO'sDebut on Henry Ford’s Innovation NationPatrick lived exclusively on GoSun for 40 Days of SunshineLaunched GoSun Fusion (perfect size, solar + electric hybrid) on KickStarter and pre-sold $371KPeriods
Patrick worked on the idea, building prototypesNon-stop prototyping on Low-Cost version for developing world
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