Episode description
Amidst the flurry of efforts to keep small businesses open and their workers employed, how have Maine startups been navigating the Covid-19 pandemic? To answer this question, we invited two entrepreneurs and a business professor with deep roots in Maine’s startup community to discuss today’s startup landscape and share their perspectives on the last seven months. We talk about changing customer needs, pivots, access to capital, hiring talent, and how people are emerging from the first waves of the pandemic with new ideas and businesses. Featured guests are Brian Rahill (CourseStorm), Patrick Breeding (Marin Skincare), and Prof. Jason Harkins (Associate Dean of the University of Maine Business School + Co-managing Director of Scratchpad Accelerator). (Note: With our recording studio on the University of Southern Maine campus closed, we are posting episodes using the “live” audio from our new Covid-19-focused webinar series, the Greater Good Webinar/Podcast Series. This episode used the “live” audio from our October 7th webinar.)***
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