Since there are quite a few different ways that you can consider funding your startup, you’ll need to analyze all angles of your business and immediate future goals and after that, research each type of funding opportunity. When making decisions about finances, one wrong move is enough to lead you back to square one. Below are four smart ways to all the startup investment funds you need. Finding Investors The first step in getting investors for your startup is to develop a good business plan that should clearly explain the purpose and objectives of your business, who your target market is, projected sales for at least the next five years, and any industry reports that indicate how your idea may meet an unfulfilled need....

If these questions crossed your mind at least once, you are probably ready to start working on your own terms as a proud entrepreneur. Before making the leap of faith, however, check out the following nuggets of practical wisdom about starting a web design business. You’ll Have to Master Selling “Sales” – the four-letter word all creatives hate. Unfortunately, if you plan to run your own web design business, you’ll have to master the art of negotiation and selling your services....

On top of that consumer and buyer behavior evolving, which means you must predict these shifts in trends in order to reach your audience on the right mediums and with the right messages, and that’s where things get pretty complicated. The other challenge is that most marketers don’t have the luxury of endless budgets, so you must carefully select the right marketing mix that offers the best ROI. For example, 51....

At that time, I already had one app on the App Store called Promtr that was self-funded and generating some revenue. However, I knew that Surfr was going to cost considerably more to develop and it was pretty unclear how I was going to afford to fund the project. After reading about a project on a website called Kickstarter, I decided to dive into the world of crowdfunding and successfully navigated my way through tutorials, best practices and the application process....

Although there are millions of other things you’re focused on when starting a business – and your online presence may not be at the forefront of your initial priorities – it is undeniably an integral and highly important part of the first phase of your startup; creating a website is all about building your brand, creating awareness, and creating a home base for your company. Now, being that many newcomers are going to hear about you and want to search for you online, you need to impress them....

Within its tech ecosystem, these five Arlington startups are making moves in big data, AI, and more, and need to stay on your radar. These founders talked to us about why building a company in Arlington has helped fuel their success. 1787fp Tracking one’s finances can be a time-consuming process if you don’t have the right tools at your fingertips. This is where 1787fp comes in. Their financial planning tool helps people track their spending, investments, and credit rating all in one mobile platform....

However, don’t rush into choosing the cheapest options possible and cutting down the costs to the barely survivable minimum for the sake of impressing your investors. In fact, some expenses are not only unavoidable, but necessarily. 6 Important Startup Expenses 6 Startup Expenses You Should Avoid

Unthreatened Marketing technology company Netsertive has commissioned a survey taking a look at over 500 small and local businesses across the U.S., and found that basically nothing scares them. But that’s not all the news out from the Netsertive study. Here are a few more interesting bulletpoints. Small Business Social Media Is Up More than 55 percent of small businesses are planning to use social media as part of their sales strategy this holiday season....

It is a fact that today, no one can deny the importance of security over the web. Neither you, nor can I. This notion of ‘security is important’ holds true for everyone. Businesses are no exception. And for startups, online security is something that should matter greatly. There is no doubt about it. Budding startups should never compromise on their online security even in situations that are deemed unfavorable for their survival....

How large is the supply chain attack? On one hand, it’s constrained to AccessPress, a single WordPress developer. But one the other hand, AccessPress’s add-ons are used on more than 360,000 active websites, making this a massive security incident. We’ve said it before and we’ll say it again: Getting a quality antivirus software looks more and more like a necessity every day. How the WordPass Files were Affected Researchers at security company Jetpack first discovered the attack when they noticed a PHP backdoor had been added to some themes and plugins....

Who should read this: CEOs of startup companies, particularly tech startups. Elevator pitch: Matt Blumberg has written an instructional manual for being a CEO, which covers the broad topics of storytelling, team building, execution, boards of directors, and managing yourself. He shares lots of his own tips, tricks, and processes, and explains how your role changes as the company grows. Author: Matt Blumberg is the CEO of Return Path, a global email company founded in 1999 that has grown to over 400 employees and around $100 million in revenue....

You’ve probably been following our coverage of this exciting event, where cutting-edge startups compete in the categories of education, energy, health, and smart cities. As 1776‘s competition makes its way across the U.S. – and around the globe — the competition is finding the best of the best in sectors that are re-defining our future. Austin certainly has its share of innovative startups, and here are the four that made the cut on Friday night: EducationAceable, a Capital Factory-backed company that provides mobile learning solutions for required-learning courses....

AdWallet is an app that lets the user decide when to watch an ad, and they get paid for it. For every thirty-second ad, a user makes $0.50, as long as they can answer an ad related question. How it Works Advertisers place their ads on AdWallet in a simple campaign creation process. Users receive a text message letting them know a new ad is ready for viewing. Users watch the thirty-second ad and get paid after answering a question to prove that they watched....

The company – which was beset by mass protests on Black Friday organized by trade unions across the globe – fiercely opposes the plans. However, pressure for change has grown in tandem with increasing numbers of reports about poor (and sometimes dangerous) workplace conditions, unreasonably long shifts, and unacceptable pay littering media outlets across the globe. Eventually, something was going to budge, and it did when 2,000 workers at the warehouse in Bessemer, Alabama, signed union authorization cards in 2020, and an election was filed for in November of the same year....

In case it’s still unclear, here’s a great illustration of their new org chart. Notice Larry Page, co-founder and CEO of Google is now the CEO of Alphabet. Not much is going to change for the search engine you know and love. What’s mainly affected is how the parent company interacts with acquisitions. Preventing Antitrust The reason is very obvious to anyone that remembers United States Vs. Microsoft Corp. Microsoft got in hot water for violating anti-trust regulation....

More on this: why your right to be faceless may be slipping away Washington County Sheriff’s Office City of Orlando The City of Orlando, on the other hand, sought to develop a better means for the Florida city’s law enforcement to search for individuals using its existing surveillance camera database. Open Letter to Jeff Bezos Even within a week of the service being used in Washington County, the Sheriff’s Office was able to identify and arrest a previously unknown suspect for theft....

The new policy will see Apple employees return to the office three days a week, instead of two, as part of the company’s ongoing commitment to prioritizing in-person work. While web conferencing made working from home manageable for most companies, the tech giant’s desire to get employees back into the office is understandable, given the company’s main focus is hardware. Apple’s ability to influence the tech sector with policies like these should not be underestimated, although its big tech counterparts aren’t all in agreement on the best way forward....

Apple has warned that processing certain types of maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution, so be extra careful about what you click on, especially before you download the update. It’s also recommended that you install antivirus software – or a VPN with threat protection features – if you haven’t already. The quick response from Apple is the latest signal that the company has turned over a new leaf when it comes to responding to security patches; it was criticized towards the tail end last year for not responding to problems with sufficient haste....

Smartphones have a cost depreciation problem which makes them a poor choice for an investment tool. While other collectables, such as old toys tend to increase in value over time, smartphones simply do not have the ability to retain their release date value even over the short term. To give you some idea how serious this problem has become, it will help to look at what has been occurring with smartphone values over the last few years....

That’s right, Apple will apparently launch a genuinely budget iPhone in the first half of next year. This will be the first time since the original SE — which proved to be one of Apple’s most popular iPhones — that there will be a new iPhone available for less than $500. So, what do we know about this new budget iPhone, and when will we likely see it in 2020?...