Years ago I began my own journey with God on the of «earned» and «deserving» d end of the spectrum; but eventually came to the experiential conclusion that if there is anything in the friendship that I have to «earn», it isn't much of a friendship — or at least not one I want to
spend time investing in.
Grant firmly believes that if
you spend the time investing and building in the beginning of starting your business, you will gain momentum faster and hopefully have a successful business sooner rather than later.
If you have
spent any time investing, the implications of the Myers - Briggs assessment should be starting to present themselves.
It seems to me that if you have
spent time investing in a market that is known for high cash flow (15 % +), you may look at my assumption of 6 % appreciation as outlandish.
For many years I have
spent time investing in my local community through volleyball coaching, refereeing, and helping run sports camps for kids.
Not exact matches
So when it comes to making decisions about how to
spend your
time, it should all be laser - focused on either doing the things that deliver you the greatest return or
investing in marketing efforts that will generate more demand for those high - return tasks.
Entrepreneurs fall into a trap where they look at the
time spent on a particular idea, project or employee and think they need to continue
investing more
time accordingly.
So we decided to
spend some
time speaking with Roberts, to get his views on the current state of life sciences
investing and to learn what he thinks may set him apart from the rest of the health care VC crowd.
Save yourself the
time and money you'll
spend later by
investing in good design the first
time.
I've
spent a lot of
time in commerce over my
investing career, and I think the ability to build new brands is powerful but I'm struck by the percent of the market that Amazon owns.
We knew very little about supply chain, and we couldn't afford to
invest in a sophisticated inventory - tracking system or
spend the
time acquiring import licences, both items typically considered must - haves for a major retail operation.
An employee who
spends 250 days a year with his employer, who
spends more
time at the office than with his or her own children on any week day, is
investing most of their human experience with that employer.
While not every session is successful, the point is to give staff meetings care and attention so the
time your team members
invest is well
spent.
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They avoid
spending money by leveraging their two other resources,
time and energy, to make up for what they aren't
investing in dollars.
Once you find ways to trim your
spending,
invest that extra money so it'll grow over
time.
He hasn't been burned yet, and that's because he
spends a significant amount of
time investing in the personal relationship between his firm and the distributors that want to carry the beer.
The «return on
time» doesn't
spend on that task is infinite, in addition to gaining that same
time to
invest in a higher impact project.
For most of the issues CEOs thought were important, such as controlling
spending and taxation, and creating an
investing - friendly climate, Harper had roughly three
times the support of Ignatieff.
Such risks, uncertainties and other factors include, without limitation: (1) the effect of economic conditions in the industries and markets in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate in the U.S. and globally and any changes therein, including financial market conditions, fluctuations in commodity prices, interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates, levels of end market demand in construction and in both the commercial and defense segments of the aerospace industry, levels of air travel, financial condition of commercial airlines, the impact of weather conditions and natural disasters and the financial condition of our customers and suppliers; (2) challenges in the development, production, delivery, support, performance and realization of the anticipated benefits of advanced technologies and new products and services; (3) the scope, nature, impact or
timing of acquisition and divestiture or restructuring activity, including the pending acquisition of Rockwell Collins, including among other things integration of acquired businesses into United Technologies» existing businesses and realization of synergies and opportunities for growth and innovation; (4) future
timing and levels of indebtedness, including indebtedness expected to be incurred by United Technologies in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition, and capital
spending and research and development
spending, including in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition; (5) future availability of credit and factors that may affect such availability, including credit market conditions and our capital structure; (6) the
timing and scope of future repurchases of United Technologies» common stock, which may be suspended at any
time due to various factors, including market conditions and the level of other
investing activities and uses of cash, including in connection with the proposed acquisition of Rockwell; (7) delays and disruption in delivery of materials and services from suppliers; (8) company and customer - directed cost reduction efforts and restructuring costs and savings and other consequences thereof; (9) new business and investment opportunities; (10) our ability to realize the intended benefits of organizational changes; (11) the anticipated benefits of diversification and balance of operations across product lines, regions and industries; (12) the outcome of legal proceedings, investigations and other contingencies; (13) pension plan assumptions and future contributions; (14) the impact of the negotiation of collective bargaining agreements and labor disputes; (15) the effect of changes in political conditions in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate, including the effect of changes in U.S. trade policies or the U.K.'s pending withdrawal from the EU, on general market conditions, global trade policies and currency exchange rates in the near term and beyond; (16) the effect of changes in tax (including U.S. tax reform enacted on December 22, 2017, which is commonly referred to as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017), environmental, regulatory (including among other things import / export) and other laws and regulations in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate; (17) the ability of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins to receive the required regulatory approvals (and the risk that such approvals may result in the imposition of conditions that could adversely affect the combined company or the expected benefits of the merger) and to satisfy the other conditions to the closing of the pending acquisition on a timely basis or at all; (18) the occurrence of events that may give rise to a right of one or both of United Technologies or Rockwell Collins to terminate the merger agreement, including in circumstances that might require Rockwell Collins to pay a termination fee of $ 695 million to United Technologies or $ 50 million of expense reimbursement; (19) negative effects of the announcement or the completion of the merger on the market price of United Technologies» and / or Rockwell Collins» common stock and / or on their respective financial performance; (20) risks related to Rockwell Collins and United Technologies being restricted in their operation of their businesses while the merger agreement is in effect; (21) risks relating to the value of the United Technologies» shares to be issued in connection with the pending Rockwell acquisition, significant merger costs and / or unknown liabilities; (22) risks associated with third party contracts containing consent and / or other provisions that may be triggered by the Rockwell merger agreement; (23) risks associated with merger - related litigation or appraisal proceedings; and (24) the ability of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins, or the combined company, to retain and hire key personnel.
Facebook has
invested big -
time in DeepFace,
spending billions of dollars devouring the competition (including Face.com, Masquerade and Faciometrics).
A study from 2009 now getting buzz on the blogosphere explored the role marriage plays in the lesbian wage premium, and found that women who don't expect to be part of a traditional family
spend more
time investing in labour participation through on - the - job training and working longer hours than household skills.
About a fifth (21 percent) think the answer is
investing more money in IT systems, and 13 percent say they should
spend more
time planning and researching the best solutions for the company's needs.
As things pick up, your
time can be better
spent elsewhere — either working for better paying clients or
investing in your business's marketing and sales initiatives to ensure that you continue growing.
Because I have a lot going on, I never want to
invest too much
time in the actual writing of these plans, preferring to
spend my
time instead on the actual strategy.
«Once you
spend enough
time in the area, there's enough real substance coming to the forefront and strong legitimate teams working on interesting problems that I think it is a really promising space for
investing,» he said.
Sending resumes for cattle - call positions makes sense, like a free lottery ticket, as long as you don't
spend much
time on it or
invest too much hope.
On what has and hasn't changed at Yelp over the years: I still
spend a ton of
time with product and engineering, we do seem to get a lot more press attention these days, but perhaps most fortunately I haven't had to
invest a lot of
time with Wall Street (if you pardon the pun)... our CFO Rob Krolik handles most of that.
When asked what makes Sequoia feel comfortable
investing in blockchain, Huang said he had
spent enough
time in the sector to tell the difference between world - changing projects and hype.
Small businesses with 50 or more employees
invested an average of $ 257,098 in
time and money seeking contracts in 2012, while those firms with fewer than 10 employees
spent only $ 37,172, the American Express survey finds.
Rather than
spending time searching for a technical cofounder, take the
time to
invest in building your first version.
Happily, the
time and money you
invest in video production will be well
spent.
You need to network and
spend invest time in learning to tap into other people's wisdom so you can see and hear more.
If you are far from your business goals and money won't fix your problems, you should stop
investing money into the project and
spend your
time troubleshooting instead.
My company is in the field of sports and technology, so all the
time I
spend learning about leading tech companies,
investing in startups, and networking with other entrepreneurs, business leaders, celebrity athletes, or investors brings value back to CoachUp.
Sporting Goods Manufacturers Association Vice President Gregg Hartley shares, «Quite frankly,
investing time and money into a regular exercise routine will decrease sick days, reduce visits to the doctor and cut down on
spending at the pharmacy.
But to «justify the
time» that Case plans to
spend with the company, he says he asked General Catalyst to «stand aside» so Revolution could
invest «the larger stake.»
In the right client situation, BMO SmartFolio allows brokers to
spend less
time on administration and reviewing client accounts, and more
time on value - added activities like financial planning and estate planning, says Silvio Stroescu, head of digital
investing at BMO Financial Group.
And I've
spent over 300 hours with Motif
Investing, who during this
time raised a Series E round led by Renren of China, a company I ironically helped take public years ago.
The only solution is for governments everywhere to
spend big
time on infrastructure and act «irresponsible» thus driving down the value of their currency, raising inflation, and inspiring the filthy, stinking rich to
invest it or lose it.
Earlier this week I covered
investing in bond funds, but I didn't
spend too much
time addressing the performance of actively managed bond funds -LSB-...]
Anticipating these cycles, in addition to avoiding the temptation to
spend more capital when it's more abundant, can be particularly difficult for very new businesses that haven't experienced more than a season or two (one healthy season does not a cycle — or a trend — make), but
investing time to research trends in your particular industry will help you evaluate how your business is performing compared to similar businesses within your industry.
For every dollar that's
invested in influencer marketing, companies are earning eight
times more, and some even claim they've reached an ROI of up to $ 20 for every $ 1
spent!
Betting among veteran observers from banks and think tanks is that he will lean this
time toward selective tax breaks and other measures designed to encourage companies to hire and
invest, rather than another big round of direct
spending.
Compare the
time you typically
invest in writing a paper for publication versus the
time you typically
spend preparing for talk.
At the
time, Ben and I had been
investing and operating in the city for over a decade and we were consumed by a belief that we could make a real difference if we stepped away from the traditional model - a model that we felt was dominated by lip service about «hands - on»
investing, but that was sorely lacking in GPs who were willing to
spend real management company resources to build capabilities that mattered.
While W Capital employs a generalist approach to
investing, Blake
spends a significant amount of his
time focused on opportunities for software, security and tech - enabled companies.
These really are my favorite posts to write, if only because I get to
spend some
time reviewing how much extra cash I've collected by
investing wisely and sitting on the sidelines watching it grow!
If you
spend any
time around the
investing world, you've surely heard the old proverb that investors (not the ones saying it, of course) are an emotional bunch who overreact to everything.
I recommend
investing 90 % of your
time and energy into serving and you'll find yourself
spending only 10 % of your
time and energy closing.