In 1998, Mike Lane co-founded Dealer.com, a digital marketing company for the automotive industry. He served as the COO for 16 years before Dealer.com sold for $1.1B in 2014. Now, Mike is CEO/Co-Founder of Fluency, a tech automation platform which is nearing 100 employees. In this Q&A, Lane discusses his entrepreneurial spirit, his close ties to VCET, and his love for Vermont.
Advising is the backbone of our humble little organization. As our programs and facilities have evolved over the years, business advising has held steadfast.
Briar Alpert was a founding member of VCET’s board. In 2001, Briar became President & CEO of BioTek, which he ran until 2019 when the company was acquired. Learn about the decision to sell the family business, how Briar has since stayed busy, and why serving on VCET’s board is important to him.
Steph Lowe is an executive coach in Vergennes, Vermont. In this Q&A, Steph explains how she got involved in coaching, how her style is unique, and how coaching can accelerate your thinking. She also shares her favorite recent memory from VCET and talks about her orchard in Vergennes.
Alexa Cole is a leadership coach in Burlington, Vermont. In this Q&A, Alexa explains her father’s influence on her decision to coach, how she is bringing the Vermont coaching community together, and what people misunderstand about the profession.
Peter Anderson is an executive coach in Burlington, Vermont. In this Q&A, Peter shares how he got involved in coaching, what sets him apart as a coach, and some misconceptions that people have about the profession. He also shares his favorite things about the VCET community.
David Aronoff, a native of Lyndon, Vermont, has been supporting VCET’s board since 2008. In this Q&A, he reflects on his pivotal four years at UVM, his experience working at early-stage startups, and passion for venture capital.
With $15M across two evergreen venture funds, VCET is looking to make new investments into Vermont-based teams and companies.
The Vermont Center for Emerging Technologies is going on its 17th year of its internship program.
Waterbury-based NOMAD Transportable Power Systems, Inc. (NOMAD) is one of the nation’s most promising energy storage system (ESS) companies.
In 2019, the Burlington startup scene was saturated with in-person meetups. It felt like every night of the week I was at some brewery or coworking space, networking my little heart out. It was exhausting.
ApprentiScope is a software company that helps companies scale their registered apprenticeship, pre-apprenticeship, and work-based learning programs by automating their most time-consuming and repetitive program management tasks.