To succeed with your hardware startup you need to constantly learn from experts in hardware. So I’ve put together a list of the best blogs for hardware startups. 1. Bolt Bolt is a venture capital firm that specializes in funding hardware startups, especially those with a recurring software component. Their blog is one of the best ones out there for hardware entrepreneurs. Bolt discusses everything from hardware development to funding strategies....
That’s right, according to CoastCreative, there are eight key design trends that can make or break your website, your app, your social media reputation, or your entire startup. While there are a number of important changing trends to keep in mind, the list specifies that there are some tried and true standards and practices that should pass the test of time. Whether it’s font, color, shapes, or overall creativity, these trends will keep you abreast of the design world around you....
Now that I have less free time, I’ve realized how much more possessive of that time and more selective in spend I use it – gone are the days of binge watching Kardashians (it was only to mock! I promise!). I make a dedicated point to step away from my laptop to do something else I find valuable and fulfilling (even if that’s just sleeping). As someone who is proactively trying to reclaim my work-life balance, I’ve found some tips that I’m sure many of you could use....
The New Mexico Technology Council, a nonprofit organization that supports startups in New Mexico, recently announced the nine finalists for the Scrappy Startup Challenge. These finalists pitch live on November 17 for a chance to win $500 and tickets to SXSW. The judges have to choose which of the companies are the most commercially viable. The Scrappy Startups This startup combines with Slack to create an anonymous way to send and receive messages to address workplace concerns....
Marketing firm Mediakix issued the report, and Buzzfeed covered it: After looking at the top 50 Instagram posts each month, the firm found that about 32 of the top 50 celebrities ran sponsored content, and of that group, 93 percent didn’t meet FTC guidelines. What Are the FTC Guidelines Exactly? Turns out the #sp tag is too vague, and needs to be #sponsored to appease the FTC, which requires that an ad clearly indicates to the average viewer that Instagram celebrities have a “material connection” to the sponsoring brand....
Today, the site posted the Hyperloop as a project that the public can start voting and commenting on. Musk is not involved, says James Little, CEO and founder of JumpStarterPR, but he has “given his go-ahead.” The Hyperloop is a proposed form of transportation that could take passengers from Los Angeles to San Francisco in about 30 minutes, traveling around 600 mph or faster. Musk and his teams at Tesla and SpaceX released open source plans for the idea in August, which involve passengers traveling in capsules through a tube....
Now, with the acquisition of MGM, the company is poised to compete in a streaming industry that has heavily relied on established franchises to get ahead. Subsequently, any plans to build out a more thorough cinematic universe or launch a James Bond TV series will have to go through the half-siblings, and they are no stranger to nixing those kinds of ideas. Still, with the trend becoming the only way to make money at the movies, it’s safe to say they could still change their tune....
He stole more than 620,000 photos and 9,000 videos, stopping in mid-2018 after an FBI investigation raided his house. His motive: Stealing and sharing images of nude women, hosted on his Dropbox account. The upsetting incident is a reminder that Apple security can’t account for phishing attempts. How the Scam Worked Notably, this was not a hack or a data breach. Apple’s security never failed, and Apple didn’t know their customers’ private information was being stolen....
The judges have spoken. The top 5 Startups of Tech Cocktail Celebrate are… CPUsage (Portland, OR) – CPUsage makes it easy to consume massive amounts of compute power in the cloud. A Platform-as-a-Service for scientists, researchers, and software developers performing high throughput and high performance compute applications at scale.Maxwell Health (Cambridge, MA / New York City, NY) – Maxwell Health has redefined health care for businesses with a SaaS platform and service experience that dramatically simplifies employee benefits, reduces insurance costs, and improves employee health by eliminating the headache of confusing paperwork that comes with insurance and care....
There is no hiding it, I thought the first Apple Watch was an insanely overpriced piece of Apple Status (AKA if I have this I’m awesome, rich, or too susceptible to marketing). I’m a huge fan of Fitbit and even the Xiaomi Mi Band 2, both sub-$100 and each had the same fitness tracking abilities as the original Apple Watch. At it’s cheapest form the original Apple Watch was a notification add-on to iOS devices, at it’s most expensive form it was purely as a symbol of status....
But the more minor holidays don’t come with a well-defined roadmap. You won’t be singing Black Friday carols or baking Cyber Monday cookies this weekend. Instead, the best way to prepare for Black Friday shopping is to brush up on a few essential best practices. 34 percent of the U.S. shopping crowd plans to start their shopping in November. Here’s what you need to know about this year’s Black Friday event, and what you can do to prepare for it....
Brit+Co’s recent Series B funding was led by Intel Capital and included participation from DMGT, Liberty Media, Oak Capital, and various angels including Jim Fielding. Earlier today, Intel Capital announced it would allocate $125 million for startups with women and minorities in leadership positions. Spearheaded by Intel Capital’s Lisa Lambert (both a woman and an African-American), the new Diversity Fund has already made four initial investments, among which include Brit+Co....
In conjunction with National Small Business Week and Columbus Startup Week, JPMorgan Chase announced a two-year, $1.5 million commitment to Bunker Labs, a non-profit organization that supports early stage startups that are owned by veteran entrepreneurs. This new grant will allow Bunker Labs to launch their Bunker Builds America Tour, which will see a series of events hitting 10 cities across the US. The goal of the tour is to showcase veteran entrepreneurs and their companies for investors and customers alike....
On Monday, December 16, 2019, all commercial motor vehicle fleets in the United States will need to use electronic logging devices, or ELDs. The date marks the end of a four-years-long rollout of a government mandate designed to promote safety and accurate tracking of the hours that US truckers work. But there’s a problem. Tech.co research suggested that one in eight fleets still didn’t have ELDs to track their hours of service as recently as September of this year — instead relying on older AOBRDs (Automatic On-Board Recording Devices that are merely compliant with now-outdated regulations), or even using pen-and-paper logs....
Similar to the philosophical question about the tree falling in the forest, the kōanof online marketing is this: “If you have great content but no one clicks your CTA, does it matter?” Here are three elements to keep in mind when creating the all-important business-defining CTAs – key considerations when on the edge of launching your website. 1. It’s Not About the Color Web psychologist Dr. Liraz Margalit explains the psychology behind CTA color selection....
On June 12, from 6:30 to 9:00 pm, we’ll be hosting our San Francisco Startup of the Year Competition & Mixer at Parisoma. Since January we’ve been touring the world, discovering the hottest startups in local tech ecosystems and giving them the opportunity to share their unique story with our fans and win prizes. And since we’ll be in San Francisco, widely hailed as one of the most robust tech ecosystems in the US, this is a callout for San Francisco startups....
There has been a growing trend of incorporating technology into clothing and accessories, and it’s quite likely that this trend will continue well into the future. These days most people carry a smart phone with them wherever they go, and carrying a charger is a hassle. And even if you do have a charger with you, what are the chances you’ll have a place to plug it in? The entire point of carrying a smartphone is to be effortlessly wireless, and now big brands, like Kate Spade, are finally embracing the benefit of creating products with built-in chargers....
Censorship watchdog Greatfire.org, which monitors China’s online restrictions, reported that as of Saturday, HBO’s site had been completely blocked to internet users in China. China has also censored of the Last Week Tonight show and its content on Weibo, China’s answer to Twitter. Why has China Blocked HBO? It appears that Chinese officials didn’t take lightly to criticisms that Oliver levelled at President Xi Jinping, in a segment last week that saw the irreverent host point out physical similarities between the leader and cartoon bear, Winnie the Pooh....
Need more funding news? Then don’t forget to subscribe here. Funding GIF Keyboard Creator Riffsy Raises $10M Led by Menlo Ventures The San Francisco, CA-based Riffsy, a mobile-first video company known for creating the GIF Keyboard, announced today that it has raised a $10 million Series A round of funding led by Menlo Ventures with participation from previous investor Redpoint Ventures, as well as Cowboy Ventures and Signia Venture Partners....
According to Suzanne DiBianca, the Chief Philanthropy Officer at Salesforce and keynote speaker at New Orleans Entrepreneur Week, it’s because, simply put, companies need money. Fortunately, DiBianca pioneered a philanthropic model that will hopefully usher in a new era of corporate giving. This model focuses on what companies really have to offer. Dubbed the 1-1-1 model, companies are encouraged to donate one percent of their product, equity, or employee time to causes that align with their values....
