Advice from around the country.
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An influx venture capital is a celebrated milestone for many startups, but there are also risks to consider. So be smart about how you raise money — there are many resources worth pursuing before seeking out investors, and people to help you find them.
That’s one takeaway from the Tomorrow Toolkit, an ebook on building a company that Technical.ly produced last year with Comcast NBCUniversal.
Check it outThe 20,000-word, 20-chapter ebook was recently updated, sharing strategies for starting and scaling a young company. It’s not just about the tech that is changing businesses, but also the highly-collaborative environment.
The ebook shares ideas from entrepreneurs from Denver to Delaware, and Miami to Detroit. It also features a bunch of Baltimore founders including:
- Staq cofounder Mike Subelsky, who imparts wisdom on starting a company with a cofounder;
- Laurin Hodge, cofounder of Mission: Launch, who discusses how to incorporate a social mission into your company;
- Digital marketing strategist Len Markidan takes this reporter to school on the importance of building revenue from day one, and getting out to discover the marketplace.
- In a chapter on building culture, SmartLogic shares a unique approach to an all-team meeting.
These are steps you can take now, and there’s so much more. Join us.
Stephen Babcock is Market Editor for Technical.ly Baltimore and Technical.ly DC. A graduate of Northeastern University, he moved to Baltimore following stints in New Orleans and Rio Arriba County, New Mexico. His work has appeared in The New York Times, Baltimore Fishbowl, NOLA Defender, NOLA.com/The Times-Picayune and the Rio Grande Sun.
