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V O L . X X V N O. X X I I S E P T E M B E R 3 0 , 2 0 1 9 24 P H O T O / T I M G R E E N WAY ainebiz: What sets Waterville and the downtown apart from other places you've lived or worked? Nick Rimsa: We think that Waterville is an ideal place for small software companies to live and work. With large investments being made in the down- town, it's exciting to be part of our growing knowledge and tech- nology-based community. And because we bootstrap our software projects, Waterville's affordability has allowed us to focus. I had initially planned to leave Maine for Los Angeles after teaching a product design course in January. But, after receiving so much help and support from the community like the Mid-Maine Chamber, Central Maine Growth Council, MTI and SCORE Maine, we realized Waterville — and Bricks specifically — an ideal home to make Eariously. RJ Anzelc: e activity and energy exhibited in Waterville right now is unlike anything I've seen or been involved with previously. It makes you want to add your own contri- bution to help continue the city's revitalization. MB: How did you and RJ start working together? NR: In April, RJ and I started chatting at a Mainebiz event in Waterville. I shared that I was work- ing with a number of talented col- lege students designing products for the first time. e students wanted to continue making things during the summer, but they lacked a home to do it and the help required to make significant progress. RJ very graciously offered to make Bricks their home. Collaboration in Waterville Startups growing out of coworking space B y P e t e r V a n a l l e n Nick Rimsa and RJ Anzelc are two young people who have made a difference in Waterville, using the coworking space Anzelc co-founded, Bricks Coworking, as a base of operations to foster entrepreneurs from Colby College and Waterville in general. Rimsa co-founded Eariously, a software that converts text to audio. RJ Anzelc Founder Bricks Coworking and Innovation Space, Waterville Nick Rimsa Founder Eariously, Waterville