Table of Contents
1 Cover
6 1 Coming From Where I'm From Triple Threat
8 3 Bootstrapping versus Raising Capital Professional Services to Startup On the Bootstrapping Process Repeatable and Predictable Revenue, Regardless Money Can't Be the Only Motivation
9 4 Idea to Product: Building a Startup Starting With Funding Starting Without Funding What Not to Do When Starting a Company You'll Never Get Going Unless …
10 5 Building a Team Hiring and Finding Freelancers and Others Out of the Gate Contingency versus Retained Recruiters Get Out of the Way
11 6 I Hear You, But I Need Capital Financing Terminology Preparing to Raise What Legal Documents Should I Use?
12 7 Raising a Pre-Seed $400,000 Pre-Seed, Better Known as a Friends-and-Family Round The Pitch
13 8 Accelerators and Pitch Competitions? Bang or Bust
15 10 Product Market Fit Sales: Remember Predictable, Repeatable Revenue?
17 12 Holy Crap—A Pandemic! Prioritizing Mental Well-Being
18 13 The Murder of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and BLM The Talk I Had With My Team The Role of Philanthropy in Creating Equity Systemic Issues Facing Black-Led Technology Companies
19 14 My Hopes, and Losing an Icon The Role Technology Plays On Building Generational Wealth
20 Appendix
21 Glossary
22 Rate Sheet Resilia's Investor Deck
25 Index
Guide
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