Running Start Digital
Running Start Digital is Halsted, Haines & Co.’s agency brand for small businesses. Its focus includes websites, marketing systems, and AI workflows.
These areas connect closely in the day-to-day operation of a business. A website explains what a company does; marketing systems support how it reaches people; AI workflows can change how recurring information and tasks are handled. The shared starting point is the business need.
Learn more through Running Start Digital’s profile on the State Madison website.
Built By Hackers
Built By Hackers is the firm’s cybersecurity brand, focused on AI-versus-AI cyber hardening for small businesses. Its purpose is to help smaller organizations build stronger defenses against AI-enabled threats.
Its perspective includes business accounts, devices, cloud services, and the AI tools entering everyday work. It puts AI on the defensive side: understanding exposure, identifying weaknesses, and prioritizing practical improvements.
Visit Built By Hackers to explore its focus and the questions that help frame a security introduction.
Finding the right starting point
A question about business strategy, research, or the design and development of an AI system belongs in the context of Halsted, Haines & Co. A small-business website, marketing system, or AI workflow may be more naturally introduced through Running Start Digital.
A question about strengthening small-business defenses or protecting systems during AI adoption fits Built By Hackers. If a project crosses these areas, explain the whole business situation in your introduction rather than trying to divide it prematurely.
Part of State Madison
Halsted, Haines & Co. is a State Madison company. Its brands apply a shared connection between business decisions and technology to different needs.
Use the contact page to introduce the organization and the question you are considering. Include the intended outcome and relevant timing so the context is clear.