Choosing Baltimore to Build a Tech Startup By Renny McPherson, Co-Founder, RedOwl Analytics
When debating the merits of various cities in which to locate our tech startup two years ago, the biggest question my co-founders and I asked people was, "What makes a particular city a good place to start a tech company with big ambitions?" The answers that resonated most were 1) access to talent; 2) a hub of other tech companies doing innovative work; 3) proximity to bigger tech companies who could be partners; 4) access to investors with vision; and 5) an entrepreneur-friendly local government. After two years here, I can't imagine a better place to start and grow our company than the one we chose: Baltimore, the Charm City.

True, more established tech scenes have all these ingredients and draw serious talent that produces a virtuous cycle for tech companies. Baltimore may not have reached quite the same critical mass of a San Francisco or New York, but we saw that it had all the right fundamental characteristics, and an emerging start-up scene that would serve us well.

Here's a deeper look at those five fundamental reasons to choose a city in which to start your tech company, and how Baltimore has met each one for us.

1. Access to Talent. Academic institutions like Johns Hopkins, University of Maryland, the Maryland Institute College of Art, and a host of other universities in the nearby Washington, D.C. area mean that there are plenty of engineers and designers graduating with Ph.Ds, master's and bachelor's degrees each year. Many of these graduates would like to stick around, but have historically had to chase jobs in other cities. All we had to do was provide an exciting company and fulfilling work environment, and people were happy to stay in the city and region they care about.

Not only do university graduates abound, but there is a very deep pool of experienced software developers, mathematicians, statisticians, and business executives available as well. As many people know, Baltimore, Northern Virginia, Maryland and Washington, D.C. are the epicenter of government spending, in particular on defense and intelligence programs. The continuing trend towards lower defense spending has created a large supply of mid-career professionals interested in private-sector work.

2. Emerging tech environment and 3. Access to bigger companies. Though we've had more than one set of friends pick up from Maryland to move their companies to Silicon Valley and Boston, our four-floor building in the Federal Hill neighborhood is a testament to Baltimore's emerging tech environment. Our 20+ person startup is housed on the second floor; on the third floor is ZeroFox, another high-growth startup that emerged from its beginnings in the fourth-floor incubator, Betamore. Betamore houses a number of innovative startups, education workshops, happy hours for entrepreneurs, and is also home to the Baltimore detachment of Uber. And it's not just our building. Baltimore has over 60 of Inc. magazine's 5,000 fast-growing companies. SourceFire, based near Baltimore, went public in 2007 and sold for $2.7 billion to Cisco in 2013. In addition, the expansion of established local companies, like apparel-maker Under Armour, has helped draw more talent to our city.

On a deeper level, the people of Baltimore possess the kind of values we try to exhibit at our company. It's a hard-working, humble town with something to prove. People and companies look out for one another here in Baltimore and celebrate each other's accomplishments with (almost) as much enthusiasm as a Ravens playoff run. That's right in line with our company's core values.

4. Proximity to investors. Baltimore-based angels were some of our first investors, and they understood our vision from the start. Early on, they referred technical talent to us, showed up for company strategy sessions, and helped us hone our sales pitch. Local later-stage investors, many of whom were tech bankers at the storied Alex. Brown & Sons bank, have helped us craft our growth strategy and provided us with extensive contacts in prospective partner and client companies.

5. Entrepreneur-friendly government. The state of Maryland announced $84 million in investment for the 'innovation economy' just a month after we settled on Baltimore in March 2012. After that good omen, we entered the inaugural InvestMD challengein 2013 and won our IT software/hardware category. The competition itself forced us to better define our company strategy, and the $100,000 prize for first place went towards hiring more technical talent. TEDCO's Propel Baltimore Fund also provided early financing for our company, which enabled us to build our product and recruit great talent.

Now two years in, the benefits we hoped for have been exceeded, and we've also realized several other local advantages that have helped us grow.

1) Allowing time for strategy. Staying 'outside the noise' of so many companies scrambling to be heard in other tech hubs has allowed us to plan deeply, and come to market with a product that has been thought through deeply and authentically.

2) Close enough to regularly see our clients -- and co-workers in our satellite office.For in-person meetings, we're just a 2.5 hour train ride from Manhattan, where most of our current clients and many of our prospective targets are headquartered, and less than an hour from Washington DC - when the Beltway is cooperating. We've also created a small satellite office in Lower Manhattan that houses some great NYC-based software developers.

3) Reasonable cost of living. Apartments in San Francisco rent for more than twice as much as apartments in Baltimore, with even higher markups for office space. Evengroceries in Boston are almost 20 percent more expensive than in Baltimore.

4) Getting in on the ground floor. Because there are not hundreds of other tech startups vying for influence, talent and attention, being located in Baltimore has allowed us to take on a leading role in the city's emerging startup scene, and be part of the good news coming out of this burgeoning tech hub.

Baltimore is not the first place that jumps to most people's mind when they think of a thriving, early-stage tech ecosystem. And for good reason: It's not an established place for tech entrepreneurship. But with with all of the right elements in place, and a local business environment and government that generously support their neighbors here in Charm City, it is increasingly becoming one.

Further Reading

The Abell Foundation produced a report on entrepreneurial ecosystems that has hundreds of great references in its bibliography: "Learning from Boston: Implications for Baltimore from Comparing the Entrepreneurial Ecosystems of Baltimore and Boston."

Follow Renny McPherson on Twitter: www.twitter.com/rennymcpherson
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Hello all. We have reached that point in the semester once again where you have to consider what you want to enroll in for the Fall. Below is a list of the classes that will be available. 

If you are interested in the Minor, the first three classes are a must! 

Jason Pappas, a serial entrepreneur that has begun more than 10 companies, will be teaching a section of ENTR 200 (Intro to Entrepreneurship). Based on our conversations, I can ensure you it is a class that will be well worth your time. 

Gib Mason...all I can say, take his class! You won't regret it. Livin' the Dream!
This class will teach you HOW to think as an entrepreneur and to evaluate problems from a multitude of perspectives. 

Finally, Dr. David Hoffman (Assistant Director of Student Life--Civic Agency) and Delana Gregg (Honors College) have been teaching this class for the past few years. You will learn a lot about what it takes to get a social project, non-profit, or civic movement launched, managed, and how to set yourself up for success. 

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ENTR Minor - Core Classes

ENTR 200  Introduction to Entrepreneurship  - Jason Pappas

ENTR 201  The Entrepreneurial Mindset - Gib Mason

POLI /AMST/SOCI 205   Civic Agency and Social Entrepreneurship - Delana
Gregg and David Hoffman

ENTR 300 INTERNSHIP - by permission only



Electives approved for the ENTR Minor that will be offered this fall:

ART 361         Digital Darkroom - Calla Thompson

CHEM 405L  Advanced Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory -  Marie-Christine Onuta

ECON 476  Portfolio Analysis and Management - Chunming Yuan

ENME 204   Introduction to Mechanical Engineering Design with CAD - Soobum
Lee

ENME 444   Mechanical Engineering Systems Design Capstone -     Neil Rothman

ENME 489 - sections taught by Markus Zupan , Neil Rothman

FYS 102         Creativity, Innovation and Invention  - Gib Mason

HAPP/SOCY 354  Social Bases of Public and Community Health - Andrea Kalfoglou

IS 420  Database Application Development -      George Karabatis

IS 448  Markup and Scripting Languages  -       Sreedevi Sampath

MGMT 210  The Practice of Management  -  All sections - Vivian Armor,
Suzanne Frock, Richard Sponaugle, and Robert Fleischman

MGMT 310        Human Resource Management  - Patricia Sadler
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CBS Sunday Morning, The Baltimore Sun, and the Baltimore Jewish Times have run features on Project Mah Jongg, now appearing at the Jewish Museum of Maryland and is on view in Baltimore through June 29, 2014.. 

The show, which originated at the Museum of Jewish Heritage, NYC has also garnered notice in the New Yorker, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times and The LA Times. The show has travelled to Portland, Cleveland, LA, Miami Beach, Atlanta, and will continue on to San Francisco this summer.

CIRCA Director Timothy Nohe produced sound designs for three "Muji" players, documenting games in Chinatown and the Upper East Side. The sound work was invited by curator Melissa Martens Yaverbaum. Abbot Miller, a partner at Pentagram Design, designed the exhibit to highlight the intriguing objects and imagery surrounding the game. Original works by fashion icon Isaac Mizrahi, and renowned illustrators Maira Kalman, Christoph Niemann, and Bruce McCall pay homage to the influence mah jongg has had on design and contemporary artists. The exhibition's sumptuous companion publication "Mah Jongg: Crak, Bam, Dot," was edited by Abbott Miller and Patsy Tarr, and published by twice books.

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The show opened with the entrancing piece “Slip,” choreographed by Mariah Maloney in dialogue with the solo performer Sandra Lacy. The music, originally composed and performed by Timothy Nohe, moves from nature sounds to almost galactic, electronic sounds which seem to vibrate through Lacy’s body as the intensity of the piece rises and falls. The use of repetition was compelling: each time a phrase was repeated, it felt different.

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After chatting with a number of you, the Alex. Brown Center has some great things coming up during April. 



ENTREPRENEURIAL SPEAKER PANEL
APRIL 9, 2014: Noon, Commons 329                                                         

As part of career week, we will be hosting an Entrepreneurial Speaker Panel including these three successful entrepreneurs (one of which is a UMBC Alum). 




SHARON PALEY HELPS YOU FIND A JOB:
APRIL 9, 2014: 1:00PM - 3:00PM, ENTRE-SPACE                                       

Afterward come by Entre-space to network with Sharon Paley. Sharon Paley (gb.tc) will be attending the speaker panel and then will be staying an additional 2 hours to meet and talk with students in Entre-space. She has a wealth of knowledge about the Baltimore Tech community and has a vast network of people. If your interested in learning about job opportunities in the Baltimore area, she's a great resource. 



BUILDING YOUR OWN BUSINESS
APRIL 15, 2014: 7:00PM-8:30PM, ENTRE-SPACE                                       

Serial entrepreneur, CPA, and ENTR adjunct faculty member Gib Mason will speak on how to start your own business as well as how to financially manage your money once you start that business.


BUILDING YOUR BRAND
APRIL 16, 2014: 7:00PM-8:30PM, MEYERHOFF 030                                    

Jay Nwatchu, Strategic Relationship Manager at INROADS and the Founder/Chief Employability Officer at RemainEmployable, will be speaking to students on how to market yourself as well as your brand to investors and other companies. 


CBIC COMPETITION
APRIL 24, 2014: 7:00PM, BW TECH SOUTH                                               

Some of UMBC's brightest entrepreneurs will be competing for their chance at funding and business mentorship as part of the Cangilosi Innovation Business Competition (CBIC). The panel is made up of some of Baltimore's most successful entrepreneurs and angel investors. 

The finalists will be announced soon! They know who they are though, so feel free to ask if you know someone who submitted a business plan. 
This event is being held in the BW Tech South Building, just off campus. 



ENTREPRENEURIAL SPEAKER: MELINDA WITTSTOCK
APRIL 30, 2014: NOON, UC 310                                                                 

A venture capitalist once told Melinda she "didn't fit the pattern". She doesn't. She's not an engineer. She doesn't spend any time in her garage, and ramen? Too many carbs. Women have a hard time raising the capital they need to launch high-growth technology businesses and Melinda is going to talk about how women can reinvent the rules - sharing her most valuable lessons (most of them from failing). Success is all about being resilient, agile and non-stop learning. She'll tell you what not to do - as much as what to do!

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[Tune in every 2 weeks for Library Staff Highlights!]

Name: Sarah New
Hometown: Bel Air, MD, USA
Alma Mater: University of Virginia

1. Where do you work in the library and how long have you worked there?
I’m part of the Reference department on the first floor, and I can usually be found in my office working on our website and digital services. I just got hired at the end of 2013, so I’ve been here for less than a year!

2. What would you like the campus community to know about your job?
The Library website is incredibly important for students and faculty doing research, and I’m thinking about that every day. We’re in the process of a site redesign, so all my focus right now is going into making the next iteration of our website usable and beautiful for you guys.  

3. What’s your favorite aspect of working at UMBC?
I love working in a place where people are learning every day. It keeps me in that mindset, so I’m always thinking big and trying new things.  

4. Do you have a favorite project, event, or memory from your time working in the library?
Hmm, I’m not sure I’ve worked here long enough to answer this one!! Oh, but actually - I really enjoyed the Library Book Sale earlier this month. I found an old book that my mom had told me she read as a teenager – it’s been out of print for years, but there it was on the shelf! It made her day when I showed up with it that weekend!

5. If you were a UMBC student, what library services would you use/appreciate the most?
Consultations with the reference librarians, definitely – I had no idea that was even an option when I was in school! You can email or sit down with any of the Subject Librarians to get help with your research; they are experts in where and how to search for information on your topic.

6. If you had to survive on a desert island with only one book, movie, or TV show, what would it be and why?
Oh geez, that’s tough. I think I’d have to go for something escapist, so I wouldn’t have to think about gutting fish and weaving clothes and whatnot. So I’m gonna say the Enchanted Forest Chronicles by Patricia C. Wrede. It’s about a princess who goes off to have adventures with dragons and wizards, and no matter what happens she’s always brave and practical and funny – which are probably qualities I should learn to emulate if I’m gonna survive on that island!

7. A wizard has turned you into your favorite animal. What are you?
Baby hedgehog!
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Maryland Art Place (MAP) announced this year's IMPRINT Artist, Steven H. Silberg  and his selected image, stemming from a series of work titled, "For Love (089-b)". In its third year, MAP honors one singular contemporary artist who has demonstrated excellence within their selected media through its annual print reproduction program, IMPRINT. 

 The body of work entitled “Reductive Video” by Steven H. Silberg borrows the choice to depict changes in movement (either as individual frames or wholly contained in a single image) and applies it to the technical rendering of images. Using custom software written in Max/MSP/Jitter, video is broken down to reveal only the pixels that change from frame to frame, no longer implying form, but instead the shape of what has changed from the previous frame. Re-sequenced as video, the individual frames become reminiscent of Muybridge’s silhouetted running horse. These individual frames are also layered to become a single image, showing changes in shape, reminiscent of Marey’s use of lines on soldier’s uniforms – depicting a “wire frame” of physical movement.  

  

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]]> Dance Professor Liz Walton is extensively quoted in this New York Times article by Gia Kourlas. An accompanying image of Liz from a duet with Dan Wagoner is stunning. https://dev.my.umbc.edu/api/v0/pixel/news/42866/guest@my.umbc.edu/edcdf8aa34d87a6c6f9e02e12fc0235d/api/pixel company dance liz new paul times tyalor walton york CIRCA https://dev.my.umbc.edu/groups/circa https://assets1-dev.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/746/c82b5d452621302114ac215d91fcf846/xsmall.png?1762367739 https://assets3-dev.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/746/c82b5d452621302114ac215d91fcf846/original.jpg?1762367739 https://assets1-dev.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/746/c82b5d452621302114ac215d91fcf846/xxlarge.png?1762367739 https://assets1-dev.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/746/c82b5d452621302114ac215d91fcf846/xlarge.png?1762367739 https://assets3-dev.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/746/c82b5d452621302114ac215d91fcf846/large.png?1762367739 https://assets4-dev.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/746/c82b5d452621302114ac215d91fcf846/medium.png?1762367739 https://assets4-dev.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/746/c82b5d452621302114ac215d91fcf846/small.png?1762367739 https://assets1-dev.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/746/c82b5d452621302114ac215d91fcf846/xsmall.png?1762367739 https://assets3-dev.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/746/c82b5d452621302114ac215d91fcf846/xxsmall.png?1762367739 CIRCA 0 0 true Wed, 26 Mar 2014 09:59:41 -0400 Paul Taylor Dance Company and Liz Walton Washington Post story - features faculty & alumnus
A family reunion with the Paul Taylor Dance Company 

By Rebecca Ritzel

"After dancing with Taylor’s original touring company for six years, Walton left the troupe to get married and moved to Baltimore. She taught dance at the Peabody Institute and became a professor at UMBC, where she chaired the dance department for two decades and continues to teach. Her former students include local choreographer Daniel Phoenix Singh."

 
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Jaffee worked in the printing industry as a career, but Beck says it was photography that was his passion. "I suspect when he went out it was to be among people, near the buildings, and it was more spontaneous than [Ansel] Adams would have conceived.

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