Google announced today in a blog post that it has selected nine metro areas to be in the running to receive the company’s next-generation, “ultra-fast”, fiber-optic technology — aptly named Google Fiber. While Portland, Ore., is on the list, Portland, Maine, alas, is not. That’s a mistake. Here’s my thinking: If Google really wanted to […]
The difference between successful entrepreneurs and everyone else isn’t that the former have all the good ideas. The difference is they act on those ideas. If you have an idea for a business, don’t give up an opportunity to pitch it. Friday, Feb. 14, is the deadline to apply for LaunchPad, a business plan competition […]
In case you missed it, Gov. Paul LePage gave his State of the State address Tuesday evening in front of a joint session of the Maine Legislature. For a full recap of the governor’s speech, I suggest reading this well-done roundup written by my colleague Mario Moretto. He hit on a number of topics, but […]
Have you heard of Kurt Badenhausen? No? He’s the guy we all love to hate. Kurt is a senior editor at Forbes magazine and the producer of the infamous list of the Best States for Business, on which Maine has placed dead last four years in a row. Marty Grohman, entrepreneur, sustainability guru and podcaster, spoke […]
Here’s a chance to help some young Maine entrepreneurs. The robotics team at Bonny Eagle High School in Standish has developed an engineering concept for a shoe that would collect and store energy for future use. It has entered its concept into Rockwell Automation’s “Engineering Our Future” contest, and needs your votes to win. At […]
How do we create an entrepreneurial ecosystem in Maine? The question is not meant to imply Mainers aren’t entrepreneurial. We certainly have a workforce known for its hard work and resourcefulness. But we can’t rest on our reputation for “Yankee ingenuity.” What I’m talking about when I say we need to foster an entrepreneurial ecosystem […]
Steven Boal was already a digital revolutionary when he came up with the idea for CashStar. Having disrupted the coupon world as CEO of Coupons.com, he had the idea for a company that would do the same thing to the gift card industry. Today, CashStar employs more than 80 people; has nearly 300 clients, including Starbucks, […]
The entrepreneurial juices will be flowing Wednesday night at the annual Top Gun Showcase Event, being held at the University of Southern Maine in Portland. Roughly 260 people are expected to attend the event, which will feature entrepreneurs from 17 Maine startups who are all recent graduates of the Top Gun program. The entrepreneurs will […]
The new issue of Popular Science magazine features a contraption on its cover many Mainers will recognize. The tidal energy project developed by Portland-based Ocean Renewable Power Co is featured on the cover of Popular Science’s June issue. ORPC installed the tidal energy generator, known as TideGen, on the bottom of Cobscook Bay in 2012, and made history […]
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