Sentences with phrase «better at partnering»

Not exact matches

«What I really like about Acadian is they are not afraid,» says Derrick Dempster, a partner at Deloitte who works with Acadian in the Best Managed Companies program.

Eric Hippeau, a managing partner at Lerer Hippeau Ventures, is well - known in the venture community for his firm's blockbuster investments including Birchbox, BuzzFeed, Casper, and Warby Parker.

«At the end of the day, my partner and I need to be good at stock selection.&raquAt the end of the day, my partner and I need to be good at stock selection.&raquat stock selection.»

Nathaniel August, Mangrove Partners founder, discusses his best idea presentation for Peabody Energy at the Sohn Conference.

«The work that they've done designing and executing on their engine is really impressive,» says Jory Bell, partner at Playground, which had former SpaceX employees study Relativity's architecture before deciding to invest in its Series A. «And every technical decision they've made is optimized not only to serve their initial market, but to scale up as well.»

Alternatively, you and your partner may have different business skills, e.g. one might be good at selling and one might be skilled in performing the back office functions.

According to Ed Quattlebaum, founding partner at Polaris - Crux Group, a strategic advisement firm that focuses on helping early - stage innovation companies with capital raising and commercial scaling, one of the most effective strategies to better position you and your startup during negotiation is to acknowledge and address one anxiety that all investors loathe: risk.

At Maveron, the other partners were really good at pushing me out in front and telling entrepreneurs about how great I was rather than talking about themselveAt Maveron, the other partners were really good at pushing me out in front and telling entrepreneurs about how great I was rather than talking about themselveat pushing me out in front and telling entrepreneurs about how great I was rather than talking about themselves.

To do that, fellow panelist Edith Yeung, a partner at Mountain View, Calif. - based early - stage venture fund and seed accelerator 500 Startups, advised venture - seekers to attend so - called «demo days» to watch fellow entrepreneurs pitch, because «it's a good way to get a sense of the language.»

I also recommend finding out if there are people with whom you can partner who have a certain level of expertise to do the things that you're not necessarily the best at or don't particularly enjoy.

And in partnering with them, it enables you to focus on what you're good at.

«I'm not going to be dismissive of the risks, but I think markets have priced them in and if anything as we look at the fundamentals of stock markets around the world, the fundamentals of European equities right now are I think significantly better than they are for the United States,» said the managing partner of Triogem Asset Management and global investing expert on CNBC's «Fast Money.»

And it's earned plenty of positive word - of - mouth support by doing its best to smooth the nerve - fraying experience of air travel — the long wait times, the heightened emotions — with friendly service, says Hanna, a partner at Toronto branding firm Trajectory.

Nehal Raj, a partner at TPG who leads tech investments, said that EverFi's business meshes well with the firm's investment thesis, which involves homing in on an outdated process in a market featuring relatively few competitors.

Woodside Petroleum Ltd subsidiary ATS Inc has made good on a promise not to extend its $ 1.16 billion hostile takeover bid for US - based oil producer Energy Partners Ltd, after failing to reach the minimum acquisition level of 50 per cent.

The company is partnering up with a group of clinicians at Stanford, as well as telemedicine vendor American Well, to test whether Apple Watch's heart rate sensor can detect abnormal heart rhythms in a cohort of patients, according to two people familwell as telemedicine vendor American Well, to test whether Apple Watch's heart rate sensor can detect abnormal heart rhythms in a cohort of patients, according to two people familWell, to test whether Apple Watch's heart rate sensor can detect abnormal heart rhythms in a cohort of patients, according to two people familiar.

«It will be better this year as we are using data and pre-orders to prepare for goods in advance,» said Karen Wang, partner at JX E-Commerce & Logistics.

«As content consumption continues to evolve, Daniel Ek and his team are well - positioned to build the leading marketplace for consumers, artists, and the music industry at large,» TPG partner David Trujillo said in a statement.

Kelly Blair, a Toronto - based senior partner at executive search firm the Caldwell Partners International, prefers the term «career tactic» to «exit strategy,» but says more executives are thinking in terms of time lines, as well as end rewards, when evaluating new roles.

Brad Chase, a partner at Capitol Media Partners, has been critical of Kutcher's tweets in the past, but he says Kutcher did a good job of selecting the right message for his audience this time.

She wants to be a partner to her clients, «able to really look closely at their businesses and to know them well,» she says.

«The best businesses are largely indifferent to these normal variant ups and downs in stock price,» says Ross Fubini, a partner specializing in tech startups at Canaan Partners, of Menlo Park, California.

The best it got for her, she explained, was when after she had done some work for partner Ward Woods, he managed to give her a backhanded compliment at the year - end review meeting.

About 90 percent of North Korea's trade is with China, and Chinese junket operators are well equipped to use the formal banking sector and informal financial networks created by the Chinese traders and small businessmen who've crisscrossed the world for 1,000 years, says Andrew Klebanow, a senior partner at Global Market Advisors LLC in Las Vegas.

«We invested in Kabbage because their unique automated lending platform leverages open data networks and best positions them to empower small businesses around the world,» David Thevenon, a partner at SoftBank Investment Advisers, said at the time.

«Equipment leasing works well for businesses that start off slow, and [it] protects owners from having to tie up all their capital,» says Bruce Gomberg, a partner at Politziner & Mattia, an accounting and consulting firm that advises small and midsize businesses.

The best way to get this kind of feedback, then, is to actually create a prototype of your product or service, even in its most basic form that you can shop around to retailers, distribution partners, or even attendees at an industry trade show.

«We are a nation founded by immigrants, and our ability to remain competitive globally depends on seeking out and investing in the best ideas and talent regardless of origin,» says Kate Mitchell, co-founder and partner at Scale Venture Partners.

All young people can do is base their options on what the current health - care rules are today, said Carolyn McClanahan, both a certified financial planner and an M.D. «The number one thing young people need to do is continue to scream at the politicians to get some good health legislative policy in place,» said McClanahan, founder and director of financial planning at Life Planning Partners.

The terms and prices of variable annuities were much better before the financial crisis, but the rationale for a contract that guarantees an income stream while allowing for some participation in potential growth in the investment markets remains intact, according to Mark Cortazzo, senior partner at Macro Consulting Group.

«Zynga should be an example of entrepreneurship at its best,» Roger McNamee, co-founder of the venture capital firm Elevation Partners, told the publication.

Companies that regularly assess what they're doing with a view to changing are rare, according to Andrew Maxwell, CIO and director of partner relations at the Canadian Innovation Centre: «We get very good at what we're doing, and we don't want to change it.»

Fortune's ranking of 150 Best Small and Medium - Sized Companies to Work For, based on some 52,000 surveys compiled and graded by our partner Great Place to Work, offers insights into what makes for a meaningful work environment, along with a potential target list of desirable employers (though only some, obviously, will be hiring at any given moment).

«It was natural for us at the appropriate time to look to develop our own properties,» says president John Klein, adding that his company also wanted to hook up with a knowledgeable partner, in his case one that had good sites and the expertise to develop them.

«But I think she's obviously a very, very good lawyer,» said Koenigsberg, who is a partner at Menz Bonner Komar & Koenigsberg.

PARIS, May 3 (Reuters)- French media company Lagardere is set to publish «good figures» for the first quarter thanks partly to growth at its travel retail unit, said company managing partner and family shareholding member Arnaud Lagardere.

One of the better known online learning platforms, Coursera partners with ivy league schools like Stanford and University of Pennsylvania to offer top quality courses for free, or at least at more affordable rates.

The company partnered with Boston - based lifestyle brand Life is Good to provide exclusive shirts and head wear for its staff at this location.

Julie Yap, a Sacramento - based partner at Seyfarth Shaw, which represents employers, said she advises companies to emphasize their policies against harassment by non-employees as well as employees, to encourage reporting of incidents, and to require robust training.

So says Evan Jones, partner and creative director at Halifax - based Stitch Media, which produces interactive content related to traditional broadcast programs as well as standalone projects.

Michael C. Bush and Kim Peters are CEO, and Executive Vice President, respectively, at Great Place to Work, the longtime research partner for Fortune's annual list of the 100 Best Companies to Work For and other best workplaces lists, including the 30 Best Workplaces to Retire FBest Companies to Work For and other best workplaces lists, including the 30 Best Workplaces to Retire Fbest workplaces lists, including the 30 Best Workplaces to Retire FBest Workplaces to Retire From.

Every entrepreneur that hooks a Shark as a partner sees at least a slight bump in sales as a result of the so - called Shark Tank effect — but only companies that take the long view toward sustained growth turn out to be good investments.

With years of experience in a particular industry, «these types of entrepreneurs are not only very well positioned to feel what is needed in the market — as they understand it perfectly — but they are also usually pretty good at executing their business as they easily earn their customers» and partners» trust because of their credibility and legitimacy,» claims Soussan.

Dan Scholnick, a general partner at Trinity Ventures, is on the board of Bulletproof, which sells coffee blended with butter and triglyceride oil that claims to help consumers «perform better» and «think faster.»

They want to be faster at navigating the turns in the road,» explains Peter Brown, a Deloitte Canada partner who is the co-leader of the Canada's Best Managed Companies program.

Ed Frauenheim is director of research and content at Great Place to Work, FORTUNE's longtime research partner for Best Workplace lists, including the Best Workplaces in Consulting and Professional Services.

«It's good news for consumers,» Phil Lempert, founder of SupermarketGuru.com, told our partners at MONEY, calling it «fabulous» for grocery shoppers looking to save money.

At that time, IMG released a statement saying that it had already been «actively looking for a new home for NYFW that gives our designers and partners the best possible environment to share their creative visions.»

While Amazon had reportedly considered at least partnering with Flipkart, the Indian company's board ultimately decided that Walmart would be a better acquiring party, according to Bloomberg's sources.

The book is a «well - researched and provocative look at the history of romance, courtship, and marriage, putting into context the fantastic amount of pressure that our current ideas have put on our own love lives and partners.