Nexus Maine - April 15
Nexus Maine - April 15
What's coming up and what's going on
Good morning and happy Monday, everyone! We are loving the continued momentum and are excited about all of the great things upcoming like Startup Maine week, the first Nexus Maine virtual event and much, much more. Also, we passed 200 members!
Before we dive in, as always, if you know anyone great for this group, please make sure you send them this invite link.
Here's Baxter and the Nexus Maine community, celebrating their unity and strength in a forest clearing. The scene radiates with warmth and a sense of shared purpose.
What’s in this newsletter
Member directory reminder!
Events
Member spotlight
First Nexus Virtual Event - calling all freelancers!
Member directory reminder
If you haven’t already, please add yourself to the member directory! Just click the link here and add your name and relevant information. If you don’t have access, request it and I will approve it right away!
Events
April 19th - Nexus Maine’s first virtual event! How to grow your consulting business via referrals (without publicly marketing yourself)
Register Here - Virtual
April 22 - Hussey Leadership Institute: AI Keynote
April 24 - 26 - Agents of Change Digital Marketing Summit
Register here - Organized by Nexus Maine member Rich Brooks
April 24 - April Data & AI Meetup
Applications for the Roux Institute Founder Residency are open through April 30th! This program is a year-long, in-person residency designed to support early-stage, high-growth, technology startups founded by women, people of color, LGBTQ+, and other historically marginalized people. Apply to the program here.
May 1 - MaineBiz Women’s Leadership Forum
5/14 - 17 - Maine Startup Week. Save the date!
We are hosting a Nexus Maine coffee meetup, stay tuned!
5/14 - Maine Technology Users Group Annual IT Summit and Trade Show
Event Registration: Reserve Your Spot!
Become a Sponsor: Join as a Sponsor!
Reach out to our very own Nick Sawchuck for more!
5/17- Untangling Technology: Examining Your Personal Relationship To Your Device
5/22 - Blockchain Maine Q2 Meetup
Bitcoin Pizza Day! Location (Portland TBD)
5/23 - Blue w(AI)ve Venture Showcase
Member spotlight: David Tse
Background: David grew up in the Hudson Valley (Newburgh, NY) enjoying the outdoors and competing in sports ranging from lacrosse to alpine ski racing. He became more enthralled with cars and cycling in college as he fell deeper into his major of Mechanical Engineering and the benefits of working part-time as a bicycle mechanic.
Working Across Industries: David spent time working in various technical roles starting in semiconductor fabrication, data centers and food/beverage processing. He then moved into biopharma and large institutional energy management before making a dramatic shift into renewable energy finance and management consulting at Accenture. For the past 6 years he has mainly focused on climate-tech innovation and the clean energy transition at both investor owned utilities and startups.
New to Entrepreneurship: David was inspired to start his own venture after a life-changing EV road-trip from Maine to Colorado in Feb 2023. He had a blast and felt that he needed to help others discover the joys (yes there are joys) of exploring the world in an EV.
Passions: mountain biking and skiing (when the weather permits and he can actually find the time) and EV road-tripping. Recently bought a cinewhoop drone to play around with...
Personal: Lives in Scarborough with his wife, 5-month old son, and 20-month old labradoodle.
Feel free to DM on slack @David Tse
Our first official Nexus Maine event is this Friday!
Calling all freelancers!
We have organized a virtual session that is free to attend. The session is “How to grow your consulting business via referrals (without publicly marketing yourself)” and will be presented by a mutual friend who we know delivers amazing content.
This is a new experiment for us, so please let us know any feedback or ideas you have for other events.
Register Here (and please share with any of your freelancer friends too!)
Thank you for making this community special, everyone! See you on Slack.
George & Jimmy