{"id":87546,"date":"2026-07-22T17:27:35","date_gmt":"2026-07-22T17:27:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cloudfest.com\/americas\/?page_id=87546"},"modified":"2026-07-22T17:29:51","modified_gmt":"2026-07-22T17:29:51","slug":"beanstalk-challenge","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cloudfest.com\/americas\/beanstalk-challenge\/","title":{"rendered":"Beanstalk Challenge"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull is-light\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--reset);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--reset);min-height:433px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-29819 size-large\" alt=\"2\" src=\"https:\/\/namescon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2-1024x536.png\" data-object-fit=\"cover\"\/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-base-dark-background-color has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\">\t<div class=\"wps-grid alignfull vertical-align-center u-padding-vertical-huge column-gap-normal column-alignwide wp-block-wps-grid\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wps-grid__inner\">\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"wps-grid-column vertical-align-center wp-block-wps-grid-column\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wps-grid-column__inner\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left has-margin-top-small has-base-color has-text-color has-heading-2-font-size\" id=\"h-the-beanstalk-challenge-finale-building-something-real\">The Beanstalk Challenge Finale: <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left has-margin-top-small has-seven-color has-text-color has-heading-2-font-size\" id=\"h-the-beanstalk-challenge-finale-building-something-real\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-secondary-color\">Building Something Real<\/mark><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-center has-seven-background-color has-background\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"has-one-color has-text-color has-link-color has-heading-6-font-size wp-elements-1 wp-block-paragraph\">The Beanstalk Challenge Finale is not a pitch competition or giveaway. It is a live demonstration of what can happen when digital identity, entrepreneurship, AI-enabled business creation, and Internet infrastructure come together in the real world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-one-color has-text-color has-link-color has-heading-6-font-size wp-elements-2 wp-block-paragraph\">Hosted by <strong>Rick Schwartz <\/strong>, this special live event brings founders, finalists, and selected builders to the stage to showcase the businesses, brands, and ideas they\u2019ve created through the Beanstalk Challenge.<\/p>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/namescon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Screenshot-2026-05-21-at-7.58.44-AM-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Screenshot 2026 05 21 at 7.58.44\u202fAM\" class=\"wp-image-29820 size-full\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-a-live-demonstration-of-what-can-happen-when-digital-identity-entrepreneurship-ai-enabled-business-creation-and-internet-infrastructure-come-together-in-the-real-world\">A Live Demonstration of What Can Happen When Digital Identity, Entrepreneurship, AI-Enabled Business Creation, And Internet Infrastructure Come Together In The Real World<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-heading-6-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">The Beanstalk Challenge is a skill-based entrepreneurial initiative built around category-defining domain names and long-term business creation. Participants are selected based on the strength of their ideas, execution potential, and entrepreneurial vision, with the program designed to help builders transform digital identity into real companies and lasting momentum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-heading-6-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-primary-color\"><strong>At its core, the challenge reflects the connection between NamesCon and CloudFest Americas themselves<\/strong><\/mark>. One community has always centered on digital identity, domains, and online opportunity. The other has focused on the infrastructure, platforms, cloud technologies, and AI tools that turn digital ideas into scalable businesses. The Beanstalk Challenge sits directly at that intersection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignfull has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-center has-gradient-1-gradient-background has-background\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--reset);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--reset);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--reset);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--reset)\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h2 id=\"h-what-starts-as-a-conversation-about-domains-expands-into-something-much-bigger\" class=\"wp-block-heading has-margin-bottom-small has-base-color has-text-color has-link-color has-heading-5-font-size wp-elements-3\">What starts as a conversation about domains expands into something much bigger<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-base-color has-text-color has-link-color has-heading-6-font-size wp-elements-4 wp-block-paragraph\">A live showcase of entrepreneurs using the modern Internet stack to build real companies, real brands, and real economic opportunity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-base-color has-text-color has-link-color has-heading-6-font-size wp-elements-5 wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>NamesCon and CloudFest Americas attendees will meet this year\u2019s finalists<\/strong>, hear directly from entrepreneurs participating in the initiative around the world, and witness the next chapter unveiled live in Miami. <\/p>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/namescon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/54921594795_bfe75aa860_6k-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"54921594795 bfe75aa860 6k\" class=\"wp-image-29437 size-full\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-heading-4-font-size\" id=\"h-all-for-the-grand-prize-of-a-real-business\">All For The Grand Prize Of A Real Business&#8230;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-heading-4-font-size\" id=\"h-with-a-founder-incentive\">&#8230;With A Founder Incentive&#8230;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-center has-one-color has-seven-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-6\" style=\"border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--reset);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--reset);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--reset);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--reset);grid-template-columns:43% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/namescon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1-1024x536.png\" alt=\"1\" class=\"wp-image-29818 size-full\"\/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"has-one-color has-text-color has-link-color has-heading-6-font-size wp-elements-7 wp-block-paragraph\">The experience concludes with a major outdoor finale featuring the live presentation of <strong>Rick Schwartz\u2019s Bentley as part of this year\u2019s Beanstalk selection<\/strong>. The moment is intentionally ambitious and undeniably visual, but grounded in the same idea driving the entire initiative: that the Internet still creates opportunity for people willing to build something real. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-center has-one-color has-seven-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-8\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--reset);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--reset);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--reset);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--reset);grid-template-columns:43% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/namescon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Screenshot-2026-05-21-at-8.12.32-AM-2.png\" alt=\"Screenshot 2026 05 21 at 8.12.32\u202fAM (2)\" class=\"wp-image-29827 size-full\"\/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"has-one-color has-text-color has-link-color has-heading-6-font-size wp-elements-9 wp-block-paragraph\">Part founder showcase, part live spectacle, and part statement about the future of Internet entrepreneurship, The Beanstalk Challenge Finale is designed to become one of the defining moments of NamesCon and CloudFest Americas 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-3e41869c wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-50 is-style-pill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-primary-background-color has-background has-heading-6-font-size has-custom-font-size wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/namescon.com\/tickets\/\"><strong>Register Here<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Beanstalk Challenge Finale is not a pitch competition or giveaway. 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