Maine Med launches accelerator, cryptocurrency event, new jobs, and more...

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Happy Friday.

Well, I finally reached 1,000 subscribers! While it came a week later than expected, it does give me the opportunity to celebrate with another GIF. 
 

Today's newsletter is an abridged one as I was traveling for business all week and returned home to a sick wife and toddler. So, here's what I could compile while keeping one eye on my nearly two-year-old son.

On to the news...

Maine Medical Center launches internal startup accelerator

Maine Medical Center is betting its employees have innovative ideas that, if given the chance to bloom, could transform healthcare. To provide such an opportunity, the hospital is launching an internal startup accelerator for physicians and other employees who have ideas for new products and services. The goal, if all goes as planned, will be to develop new products and services and spin off private companies to develop them. The program is the brainchild of Jennifer Monti, a cardiologist at Maine Med, as well as co-founder of a medical-device startup.
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Jobs

Seeking a full-stack engineer? A technical co-founder? A sales or biz dev superstar? Send me your job postings to make this a great resource!

+ Tidestone Solutions, an ERP software developer in Portland, is hiring a software sales executive.

+ Likeable Local in Portland is hiring a React Engineer. 

+ The Maine Center for Entrepreneurial Development is seeking a subject matter expert in the food/beverage/agtech space to lead its new Food Accelerator initiative. If interested in learning more and/or applying, send an email to MCED Executive Director Tom Rainey.

+ NBT Solutions in Portland is hiring a geospatial developer to support the company's VETRO FiberMap product expansion.

+ Pika Energy in Westbrook is hiring a VP of sales and marketing, a director of electrical engineering and a senior software engineer.

+ Certify, the expense-management software company recently acquired for $100 million, is hiring an inside sales rep.

+ Forager, an early-stage tech startup that's developed an online platform to facilitate business between farmers and grocers and restaurants, is hiring an account manager.

+ Garmin, which acquired DeLorme a few years ago, is hiring for a number of tech positions in Yarmouth. Specifically, it's hiring a senior hardware engineer, a web developer, and a full-stack .NET developer.

+ Launch Security, a cybersecutiy firm in Portland, is hiring a front-end web developer and a UX designer.

+ Guideline Technologies, a venture-backed fintech startup that is headquartered in California but has a dev office in Portland (where CTO Mike Nelson is based), is hiring a senior ruby engineer, a customer success associate, and a product designer. All these positions are full-time, available in the Portland office, and come with the potential for equity in the company, which raised a $7 million Series A last summer.

+ Big Room Studios, a software and web development firm in Portland, is hiring a project manager. 

+ Dream Local Digital in Rockland is hiring for a host of positions.

+ Vets First Choice still has job listings for several positions at its Portland office, from a UX/UI design to a director of e-commerce.

+ CashStar is hiring a full-stack software engineer, among other positions.

Calendar

FEATURED EVENT

Intro to Cryptocurrency: Bitcoin, Ethereum, and the blockchain

Tues., Nov. 21 — 5:30-8 p.m. at Cloudport in Portland

Bitcoin, blockchain, Ethereum, smart contracts, ICOs... you may have read about these or heard the terms tossed around, but chances are you still have questions about what it all means and how it'll affect your everyday life. If so, this event is for you. We'll walk through the basics, explaining how it all came about and the real-world applications of a decentralized digital currency and blockchain technology, before getting out our laptops and helping those interested to set up digital wallets and trade some fake ether (or real, if you're really ready to dive in). This event is brought to you by Maine Startups Insider and the Portland Blockchain/Ethereum Developers Group. More details.

Central Maine Converge & Create Weekend
Nov. 17-18 at Thomas College in Waterville
The Harold Alfond Institute for Business Innovation at Thomas College hosts this two-day event for innovators, creators, technologists and entrepreneurs interested in learning how to turn an idea into a business or venture. For more information and to register.

Please send me your event or calendar item for possible inclusion. 

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