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5 Minutes with David Perloff
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Dave Perloff is a superstar investor and entrepreneur who divides his time between homes in Silicon Valley and Maine. With a Ph.D. in physics from Brown University, he is an expert in the start-up and business development phase of companies providing metrology solutions for use in high volume semiconductor manufacturing. In 2003 Dr. Perloff founded ReVera, Inc, a Santa Clara, CA based company, on which he served on the board until it was acquired in April 2015.
The Perloff Family Foundation actively supports STEM in Maine's K-12 schools by providing educational grants and project management expertise to teachers and students. Working in conjunction with the Maine Community Foundation and the Maine Space Grant Consortium, their STEM4ME grant program takes a "venture philanthropy" approach to funding cutting edge projects, making up to $5,000 available over a two-year period.
We reached out to Dr. Perloff to get his take on the intersection between entrepreneurs and investors and what Maine has to learn from Silicon Valley and vice versa.
Read the interview here
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Congratulations to the 29 companies selected from three regions to participate in Top Gun 2016. This year marks the second consecutive year that sessions will be held in three locations: Portland, Bangor and Rockland. The incredibly successful program, is designed to transform it's particpants from promising entrepreneurs into successful companies. The program has been running seven years, since 2009 and has graduated over 110 companies.
The selected entrepreneurs completed a rigorous application process that included submitting a pitch deck, presenting a pitch to a panel, interviews and participating in an optional PreFlight workshop series.
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What Investors Wish
Founders Knew or Understood
by Bob Gould
The relationship between the founder of a business and investors who back the founder in the early stages is complicated and can easily veer off course. While at first glance, one might expect that unforeseen setbacks for the business would be the most likely source of friction, that is not always the case....
Bob Gould is the Executive Vice President, Principal and Vice Chairman of
Spinnaker Trust, a Maine bank chartered as a non-depository trust company. Spinnaker specializes in investment planning, management, tax & estate planning, tax preparation, trustee services, and ESOP trustee services.
MCED Sponsors understand the important role that our organization plays in supporting Maine entrepreneurs, providing ready access to the resources
needed to launch and run successful companies in Maine.
Thank you Spinnaker Trust for your sponsorship.
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This mentor strategically leads companies to top line organic growth through business development...
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Investors & Companies
When: Tuesday, March 8, 9 am - 11 am
Where: Verrill Dana, LLP, One Portland Square
(Intersection of Spring and Union St ), 9th floor
For Maine's burgeoning startup and growth capital market to continue its upward trajectory, more connections need to be built earlier in the process and across the community. FMI click here
How to Generate More Leads Online
When: April 5th, 1:30 - 3:30
Where: Wishcamper Center, USM Portland Campus, Rm 102
Would you like to increase your online visibility? Drive more traffic to your website? Convert more of that traffic into leads and sales? Join Rich Brooks from Flyte New Media and learn how! FMI click here
Equity Prep
When: May 18, 2 pm - 4 pm
Where: MCED 30 Danforth Street, Suite 216
If your company is thinking about raising equity - selling shares - there is a lot to get ready before you start asking for checks. This workshop will walk through the rather extensive list of things to prepare, from financial models, pitch decks and Executive Summaries to cap tables, reference lists, deal structures and exit options. FMI click here
MTI First Tuesday Office Hours at MCED When: March 1st, 1:00 - 5:00 PM When: April 5th, 1:00 - 5:00 PM
Joe Migliaccio, Business Development Director will be on hand to meet with entrepreneurs interested in finding out more about MTI's grants, funding and startup support opportunities through MTI. To schedule an office hours appointment, contact Lou Simms at lsimms@mainetechnology.org or by phone, 207-588-1015.
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No matter where you live in Maine, events are being held to help you grow your entrepreneurial skills to create strong Maine Companies. Let these calendars be your guide to opportunities throughout the state.
E2 Tech - Clean Energy Procurement Project and Scenic Impacts of Development
Maine SBDC - Starting a Small Business
Maine Technology Institute Events - Don't miss a date or a deadline
ScoreMaine - Ongoing Workshops
Pelaton Labs - The Entrepreneurship Calendar
WhatsHappeningPortland.com - Everything in one place
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"My biggest motivation? Just to keep challenging myself. I see life almost like one long University education that I never had - everyday I'm learning something new."
- Richard Branson
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