Dirigo Speaker Series

Understand the story and the technology behind Maine’s most promising startups and innovative companies.
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Upcoming Speaker Series

Join us Thursday, October 29th from 5:30-7:30pm at Bricks Coworking and Innovation Space at the Hathaway Creative Center in Waterville, ME for a conversation with Steve and Karen Getz, co-founders of Soba Sparkle and Maine Crisps. Together, Steve and Karen have built and led two successful Maine-based companies. Drawing on decades of startup experience, they will be talking about “Go-to-Market Strategy & Getting Your First 10 Customers.” Come learn practical, hard-won lessons on launching a product, landing your earliest customers, and growing a startup in Maine.

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Each monthly Speaker Series conversation is like an episode of “How I Built This”, except you get to ask the questions.

In our small-group setting, founders and leaders share real advice on how they overcame challenges, capitalized on their target market, and developed their product. Offered as part of the Dirigo Labs Innovation Ecosystem, each conversation provides you with actionable insight for your own products and processes.

Join us each month for insightful conversation with Maine’s innovation community.

The Dirigo Speaker Series is proudly sponsored by Bar Harbor Bank & Trust.

Recent Speakers

View a few of our recent Speaker Series conversations below, or view more here.

August ’26: Katie Shorey – Live Work + Maine
July ’26: Federal Funding Summit — Maine’s Academic Research Partner Panel

More Past Speakers

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