We hope you all had a wonderful 4th of July and are getting as excited as we are for our flagship Summer Social event alongside Maine Community Bank and Roux Institute! Remember to register if you haven’t already. We are expecting a large group and know it is going to be a really fun evening. Excited to see many of you soon!
A few fun mid-year Slack stats for all of you:
893 Slack members, almost 1300 newsletter subscribers
61,128 messages have been sent
About 1/4th of our members are active every week
At least 5 jobs created (word of mouth)
Lastly, if you know anyone great for this group, please send them here to apply.
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What’s in this newsletter
Event Highlights
Jobs & Talent
Member Spotlight: Jess Mayhew
Event Highlights
July 9: Startup Maine Midcoast Happy Hour
July 9 July Networking in Bangor
July 15: Nexus Maine Summer Social at The Roux Institute
Bring a friend and connect with founders, builders, investors, and mentors from across Maine’s entrepreneurial ecosystem. We’ll have free drinks, appetizers, and games!
Check out our Events Calendar Link in Notion for more. Are you an event owner? Submit your event here to be added to the calendar!
Nexus Jobs & Talent
Hiring:
Wood Consulting Group is hiring a junior consultant
Nexus Contact: Andrew Wood
Gameplan Tech is a number of roles across engineering and operations
Nexus Contact: Bo Bergstrom
Alivo is hiring a Customer Success Specialist
Nexus Contact: Hailey Lister
Aperture Space is hiring a Geospatial Platform Engineer
Nexus Contact: Rory Dunn
The Jackson Laboratory is hiring a Senior HR Business Partner
Nexus Contact: Katie Shorey
Thos. Moser is hiring a Chief Revenue Officer and a Sales Account Executive
Nexus Contact: Jamie Storrs
FYI - There are more postings in the #Nexus-Jobs channel in slack. If you are looking for great talent or considering your next move please reach out to Jimmy and George and we’ll help connect you!
Member Spotlight: Jess Mayhew
Career/Bio overview I'm a Senior Product Manager with 8 years in healthtech, building products that genuinely improve lives – from helping veterinarians care for animals to supporting new mothers through their breastfeeding journey. I truly believe I’m a better product manager because I started my career building products as an engineer. My journey started with a biomedical engineering degree from UMaine, then an MBA, followed by roles at IDEXX, Abbott, and most recently as Founding Product Manager at Pumpspotting, a femtech startup.
At Pumpspotting, I led the entire product lifecycle that tripled monthly active users on our mobile app, achieved an 85% onboarding completion rate, and grew our B2B product from 0 to 50 logos. Last summer I helped launch a nationwide mobile bus tour from 0-to-1 that drove 6x revenue growth and reached 45,000+ new moms nationwide – ultimately positioning the product for acquisition by the Chamber of Mothers.
What excites me most is that moment when user research reveals the real problem hiding beneath what users initially say they need. Whether it's reducing COVID diagnostic investigation times by 90% at Abbott or designing habit-forming features that keep users engaged, I love transforming complex healthcare challenges into solutions that work for the business bottom line and its users.
Currently, I'm consulting with early-stage edtech and healthtech startups while actively seeking my next full-time product manager role.
Why Maine? I'm a Maine native who chose to build my career here rather than chase opportunities elsewhere. There's something powerful about staying rooted while still pushing the boundaries of what's possible in tech. Maine's healthcare and biotech ecosystem is incredibly strong and continues to grow– from IDEXX's veterinary diagnostics to Abbott's human diagnostics, and emerging femtech companies like Pumpspotting. I've found that being here allows me to work on meaningful products while maintaining the work-life balance that lets me be present for what matters most.
The collaborative spirit in Maine's tech community is unmatched. People genuinely want to see each other succeed, and there's less of the competitive spirit you find in bigger tech hubs.
Away from the keyboard You'll find me hiking with my dogs and husband and competing in dog sports. I'm also passionate about advocating for women’s health, and supporting young girls to get excited about STEM.
Let's talk I’m actively seeking my next Senior Product Manager role at a healthtech startup where I can drive product strategy through scale. I thrive in scrappy startup environments (pre-seed to Series B) but I’m also excited by later-stage companies (Series D+) with established hero products looking to build out their suite, launch spin-offs, or expand their portfolio. I’m particularly drawn to companies working on healthcare access, women’s health, or diagnostic technologies.
I'd love to connect with founders, fellow PMs, or anyone building healthcare solutions in Maine. Also happy to chat with anyone curious about product management, transitioning from engineering to product, or navigating Maine's startup ecosystem.
Drop me a note at jessmayhew55@gmail.com or connect with me on LinkedIn.
Thank you for making this community special, everyone! See you on Slack.
George & Jimmy
Thank you to our sponsors Maine Community Bank and Maine Technology Institute for supporting Nexus Maine.
