Sentences with phrase «as failed venture»

Given the fact that the PS Vita has two analog sticks, it should be no surprise that it would be an excellent console for first - person shooter games, but many saw that as a failed venture.

Not exact matches

Many venture investors have shared that, when a founder fails in their portfolio, they work to re-patriate that founder into a new business, project or concept as quickly as possible, so to not lose them to their own self - shame.

It may take a while to reach that milestone, as most venture - backed startups fail (of the 33 startups that presented at the 2016 Xoogler demo day, fewer than two - thirds still have an active web presence).

New ventures are usually exploratory and risky by nature, so don't let any business plan process convince you to commit more than you can risk as a person, should your exploration fail.

Actual results, including with respect to our targets and prospects, could differ materially due to a number of factors, including the risk that we may not obtain sufficient orders to achieve our targeted revenues; price competition in key markets; the risk that we or our channel partners are not able to develop and expand customer bases and accurately anticipate demand from end customers, which can result in increased inventory and reduced orders as we experience wide fluctuations in supply and demand; the risk that our commercial Lighting Products results will continue to suffer if new issues arise regarding issues related to product quality for this business; the risk that we may experience production difficulties that preclude us from shipping sufficient quantities to meet customer orders or that result in higher production costs and lower margins; our ability to lower costs; the risk that our results will suffer if we are unable to balance fluctuations in customer demand and capacity, including bringing on additional capacity on a timely basis to meet customer demand; the risk that longer manufacturing lead times may cause customers to fulfill their orders with a competitor's products instead; the risk that the economic and political uncertainty caused by the proposed tariffs by the United States on Chinese goods, and any corresponding Chinese tariffs in response, may negatively impact demand for our products; product mix; risks associated with the ramp - up of production of our new products, and our entry into new business channels different from those in which we have historically operated; the risk that customers do not maintain their favorable perception of our brand and products, resulting in lower demand for our products; the risk that our products fail to perform or fail to meet customer requirements or expectations, resulting in significant additional costs, including costs associated with warranty returns or the potential recall of our products; ongoing uncertainty in global economic conditions, infrastructure development or customer demand that could negatively affect product demand, collectability of receivables and other related matters as consumers and businesses may defer purchases or payments, or default on payments; risks resulting from the concentration of our business among few customers, including the risk that customers may reduce or cancel orders or fail to honor purchase commitments; the risk that we are not able to enter into acceptable contractual arrangements with the significant customers of the acquired Infineon RF Power business or otherwise not fully realize anticipated benefits of the transaction; the risk that retail customers may alter promotional pricing, increase promotion of a competitor's products over our products or reduce their inventory levels, all of which could negatively affect product demand; the risk that our investments may experience periods of significant stock price volatility causing us to recognize fair value losses on our investment; the risk posed by managing an increasingly complex supply chain that has the ability to supply a sufficient quantity of raw materials, subsystems and finished products with the required specifications and quality; the risk we may be required to record a significant charge to earnings if our goodwill or amortizable assets become impaired; risks relating to confidential information theft or misuse, including through cyber-attacks or cyber intrusion; our ability to complete development and commercialization of products under development, such as our pipeline of Wolfspeed products, improved LED chips, LED components, and LED lighting products risks related to our multi-year warranty periods for LED lighting products; risks associated with acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures or investments generally; the rapid development of new technology and competing products that may impair demand or render our products obsolete; the potential lack of customer acceptance for our products; risks associated with ongoing litigation; and other factors discussed in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), including our report on Form 10 - K for the fiscal year ended June 25, 2017, and subsequent reports filed with the SEC.

In fact, many venture capital investors evaluate potential partners on how they reacted to a failed business, seeing it as a test of character rather than a mark against them.

Given the trouble the company got itself into under previous CEO John Manzoni — overinvesting in North America and failing to control costs at its far - flung global ventures — the theme for 2013 will continue to be divestitures and financial discipline — «living within its cash flow,» as Kvisle likes to put it.

In this infographic, you see the 20 reasons startups most often fail, as determined by research from venture capital database CBInsights.com.

As a result, we may fail to identify serial entrepreneurs who had previously started companies that were not venture capital financed.

On Sunday, The New York Times reported that Trump converted nearly a billion dollars in business losses — from failed ventures in casinos, real estate and a now defunct regional airline — to win a free pass with the IRS with the potential to shield as much as 18 years of his personal income from taxes.

They decried pure - play online retail as a failed business model being propped up by endless streams of venture capital that, in the end, would collapse under its own weight.

A number of institutional investors who entered the asset class this decade have become disenchanted and are abandoning venture capital as they have failed to achieve the spectacular returns of the 1990s.

Often business owners perceive debt as a last - resort effort for sustaining a failing venture, but even the most healthy ventures will need influxes of cash to keep their momentum strong.

Catalini and Gans show, as a result, that ICOs may sometimes fail to raise enough funds even when they are predicted to be viable, whereas equity financing, in their model, always raises sufficient money to fund viable ventures.

They will venture off with confidence, knowing if they fail, they have you as a safe haven!!!

His enterprising ventures have failed about as much, if not more, than they have succeeded.

Ultimately, an alliance with Science magazine, which had failed as a private venture, rejuvenated both the magazine and AAAS.

In the U.S., where the fear of failure is not as acute as in the U.K., a failed venture is considered a great learning experience, and a success in its own right.

In a nutshell: GM's Dustbuster - shaped minivans, such as the Chevrolet Lumina APV, debuted in 1990, and failed in the marketplace, to be replaced for 1997 with much more conventional products such as the Chevrolet Venture, which ran all the way through the 2005 model year.

Clever and thoughtful touches abound, such as a torch on a hook by the door for when you venture into the darkened streets at night (or when the power fails — despite the luxury, you are in a developing country, after all).

Kingfish Great Escape: 20,000 ravenous kingfish were released into the Port Stephens marine park as joint venture DPI - Huon Aquaculture sea pen fails in storm

And Xbox is cautipons yet moving towards vr as for PS VR will be another of their failed ventures on their portfolio

It should be noted that, aside from all the usual suspects from these failed ventures, and who are now involved in Star Citizen, John Schimmel who used to be «President of production» at Ascendant, is also part of the Star Citizen project; along with Ortwin Freyemuth, the Roberts brothers, the Elms brothers — and all their cohorts (some of them, such as Tony Zurovek and Eric Peterson, from back in the day) enrolled in their friends and families program.

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The government has a history of funding economic ventures in energy technology that have failed as future energy technologies.

In January the UK ambassador to Korea and his US and EU counterparts made representations to the Korean parliamentary and judiciary committee arguing that the current law allowing international firms to operate in Korea has failed to live up to the commitments made under the free trade agreements, as firms can not hold a majority stake in joint ventures.

Another recommendation stated involved either instituting an ICO as a «process» instead of a single event, or providing for refunds should the venture fail.

But to answer Johns question as to why so many people fail in real estate — or any business venture for that matter?