Sentences with phrase «as big companies»

As far as big companies are concerned, in this department, they're leading the pack.»

As a small market, this can be challenging as big companies» investment decisions favour larger, more profitable markets, says Taylor.

«Entrepreneurs don't have the same R&D budgets as big companies, but those who are patient enough to understand and employ nature's designs have a distinct advantage: they are leveraging millions of years of evolution,» said Beth Rattner, Biomimicry Institute executive director.

That's one reason why NASA, various universities, drone startups like AirMap and Skyward, as well as big companies like Google (goog) and Amazon (amzn) are trying to build a national drone traffic management system.

But I've heard CEOs of start - ups as well as big companies talking about how some board member or supplier or somebody is just treating them like shit.

«That's something we feel, as the biggest company in the country, we have the responsibility to invest in.»

To prevent this, beware of potential hires who talk about all the learning they plan to do during their first month on the job, which, Horowitz says, suggests that they think a start - up is as complicated as a big company.

As a result, Nevada has become a haven for celebrities, movie stars and other highly visible individuals (such as big company CEOs) who seek anonymity when conducting their business and investment activities.

Even if you are doing this solely for the publicity and the press, you'll get a great deal more of exposure if you come across as not just as a big company that once tested Bitcoin, but one that actively endorses it.

If I were selling as a big company commercially, though, I can understand why that would be very helpful.

I won't say that all Lulu covers are ugly — they have some good designers working for them and can produce good covers; however as a big company, Lulu.com is taking a cut and paying the designers less (so you're paying extra for the middleman).

I am not giving Nintendo excuses for not having any factories, just saying comparing two systems launch and etc is not cut and clear... imagine if Nintendo had Sony factories when Wii was selling like crazy... they would of sold more than 100 million before the Wii died down Regardless, Nintendo do pretty good despite not having the same as the bigger companies... so when they said Nintendo was worth more than the whole of Sony 2 years ago... that is a big accomplishment for a little company

Smaller teams, as the biggest companies doing AAA, decided rather to stick old - school models: Steam, consoles or even premium on mobiles.

If there are companies that you have never heard of before, there might be a chance that they will not be able to offer you the same type of coverage as the bigger companies.

I'd say yes, as long as the big company's brand is a good one, resources to land candidates are present, etc..

Not exact matches

That's why using big data is so important for small businesses: Culling and organizing data from the company is a direct way to take the guesswork out of delegating, making it easier to measure success and adjust course as needed.

Among the wave of financial technology companies attempting to challenge the hegemony of Canada's Big Five banks are «robo - advisers,» such as Wealthsimple and WealthBar, whose platforms help clients create and maintain portfolios of mostly passive investments, such as exchange - traded funds, for fees in the neighbourhood of 1 % of assets per year.

On the one hand, there's probably very little training required, and if a delivery person isn't wearing a company's T - shirt, it's probably not that big a deal as long as the package arrives on time.

We have lots of big company experience, we have lots of incredibly smart people, and we have experience in big complex industries such as healthcare and logistics.

Keep in mind Forrester only surveyed 395 companies, which might not serve as a big enough pool to provide such a blanket statement that Facebook is failing marketers.

Just a few years ago, privacy was a big issue as regular people started to understand that big companies like Facebook, Target, Walmart and others were using sophisticated technologies to understand users on an individual level.

As of now, the company has made only one big enterprise partnership public — a November deal with Microsoft, in which the software company offered 300 New York City employees a WeWork membership.

The company recorded a net loss of $ 93 million in the first quarter, but Toutant believes it'll make up for the rocky start as the company continues its big push to expand in the United States.

«The problem most e-commerce companies have at a young age is that they have growing revenue but big losses as well,» Backus says.

As the chart shows, all five men steered their companies through their biggest common test, the financial crisis, with little long - term damage to shareholders.

Silicon Valley entrepreneur Steve Blank spoke to graduates of his realization that he wanted to do more than just be a «cog» after leaving the military as a youth and joining a big tech company.

As Matt Stopera explains in the Fast Company piece, sharing is the biggest determining factor in whether something is successful or not.

The New York Times started quoting her as an expert, creating the illusion that her company was bigger than it was.

As it stands, for now, the trolls will continue to plague startups and big companies alike unless Congress musters the will to pass proposed laws to undercut their business model.

Instead of hedging away from gas, as TransCanada and many other companies appear to be doing, it's a bet that gas will play a much bigger role in our energy future, probably at the expense of oil.

The biggest shift will happen when there are a half dozen women - led, women - founded companies that either exited as unicorns or IPOed.

The company plans to follow its customers as they move back to cities, with new urban locations that are smaller than its 1,800 big boxes, and stop playing catch - up when it comes to digital.

Though it suffered through a challenging 2016, the company bounced back by revamping its sales model and expanding in India, where it rivals Samsung Electronics Co. (samsung - ct) as the biggest vendor.

If you're feeling like the companies around you aren't tackling the big, hairy, problems you encounter in your life, the answer — as Levchin might say — is obvious.

Few, if any, companies think as big as Tesla: To say the 15 - year - old company is merely reinventing the automobile industry would be selling it short.

Helena Morrissey of the London - based Legal and General is making a big push for sustainable investing, saying at a conference Monday that individual investors are becoming increasingly wary of putting their money in the market as they fear companies will act in ways that run counter to the investor's own moral beliefs.

We targeted current leaders, since they exert direct, measurable sway beyond their own boardrooms as they steer their companies to respond to big - picture external conditions: the economy, politics, technology, markets and customers.

Canada's Big Six banks themselves are less likely to feel the need to innovate, insulated as they are against the competitive agitation of fintech companies by their market position and regulatory balustrade, and cognizant that Canada's venture capitalism industry — usually the fuel for fintech — is far less fulsome than America's.

Anthem's contribution to Express Scripts» revenue has been increasing, from 14 % in 2014 to 18 % in the latest first quarter, in line with the company's expectation of a bigger contribution as the contract neared its end.

It's now not only Allen's top holding, but the biggest position of T. Rowe Price as a whole, a company with almost $ 950 billion under management.

A Perth company that has become a global leader in the education software market is facing uncertain times as main rival Blackboard takes over two of its biggest partners.

Leader - Chivée is one of the individuals I was fortunate enough to interview for a series on the year ahead, Big Ideas for 2018, where I asked a number of my favorite award - winning marketing experts, authors, and other thought leaders — as well as some of Firebrand Group's own digital strategy and branding experts — to recommend one «Big Idea» that companies can take advantage of to get ahead in 2018.

It's a good place to start because the big companies won't be as quick to respond if you're not taking their best customers.

The Hong Kong stock exchange has introduced new rules allowing companies with dual - class shareholding structures and biotechnology firms yet to generate revenue to apply for listings from April 30, as it races to stay ahead of competing bourses in Shanghai, New York and Singapore to attract big technology firms and become the world's largest stock exchange.

The bigger the company, the larger the paycheque you can command — and that doesn't count other compensation such as stock or performance bonuses, common at the higher end of the leadership ladder.

This board should contain relevant news from all sources: companies big, small, public, private as well as any other type of news that could inspire or influence the direction of the startup.

Defensive stocks, as they're often called, are big players like Coca - Cola or McDonald's — companies that have a lot of customers in sectors that aren't as dependent on good economic conditions to survive.

Priest put his company philosophy in place «as soon as I was hiring a full - time employee because I was hiring her from a much bigger company and her question was, «what do you stand for,» so she challenged me.»

In a conversation with Term Sheet, Barna talks about her transition from operator to investor, her biggest mistakes as a founder, and whether she plans to start another company.

The company now caters to a variety of Armed Forces branches, as well as the Department of Defense, but Lexicon didn't land their first big contract on day one.