Sentences with phrase «big investor says»

No matter how smart you are or how great you startup idea is, one big investor says the elevator - style pitch doesn't work.

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«There are two ways to receive validation: from partnerships with big pharma and from smart investors,» Bloom says.

Investors expect faster returns from Walmart's investments compared to Amazon, said Yarbrough, a move that limits the brick - and - mortar retailer's ability to spend big on acquisitions in growth markets.

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.

In a call with investors in January, McDonald's said that delivery was the biggest contributor to comparable sale growth in several major markets in the fourth quarter.

«Fees have the single biggest impact on investor returns,» he says.

«This is a major event for GetGlue, a big vote of confidence from investors, and a huge opportunity to continue to play a defining role in the social TV space,» said CEO Alex Iskold in a blog post.

«I'm a big investor in people's enthusiasm,» he says.

Last March, it gave HootSuite $ 20 million, which HootSuite used to buy back stock from its early investors — «to align for a bigger win,» Holmes says.

Early internet investor Tim Draper says bitcoin will be bigger than his early investments in Tesla, Hotmail and Skype combined.

ure out a way to say this,» starts entrepreneur Peter Thiel, who was Facebook's first big investor, thanks largely to Parker, and who later brought on Parker at his VC firm, Founders Fund.

Vanguard Group founder Jack Bogle says the biggest problem with ETFs isn't that they will cause a market crash, but lead investors to worse market returns than index funds.

«Sometimes shareholders get nervous around Miles because he's a big thinker, he's a dreamer, not the typical investor's idea of a straight and narrow, predictable CEO,» he says.

Scamsters will tout the potential of big foreign investors to lure U.S. investors into a fraud, NASAA says.

Investors are looking for bigger tech names to list on Hong Kong's stock exchange under the new rules, says Irene Chu of KPMG China.

Better yet for the company, advertising sales were a «strong contributor» to Amazon much bigger - than - expected profit in the first quarter, said Brian Olsofsky, Amazon's chief financial officer, on a conference call with investors on Thursday.

Although Hian's collateral, clothes, isn't as sure a thing as, say, cars, Schneider feels Hian's biggest liability is that she's not surrounding herself with people who can help her develop a comprehensive business plan that will attract venture capitalists, bankers or angel investors.

Barron's calling Shell «the best big oil stock for investors,» saying shares could rise more than 20 % this year.

The road to IPO has gotten longer, he said, thanks to new funding from big foreign investors such as SoftBank, which earlier this year invested $ 9.3 billion in Uber.

«When they do, those guys — and I'll say «guys» for investors because you know that's who's listening to pitches — will be thinking, «Could she be the next big successful female entrepreneur?»

Big pension and endowment funds regularly hold private equity stakes, but it's a crucial component of investing withheld from retail investors, Lee - Chin says.

Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, who famously battled Mark Zuckerberg over Facebook's origins, are big investors in the digital currency and say it's worth 100 times its current value.

«Our biggest concerns are reduced access to advice for the lower end of the investor spectrum and higher costs for individuals,» said Andy Blocker, executive vice president of public policy and advocacy at the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA).

«There's a big deal coming in New York in the next three weeks,» said the «Shark Tank» investor and chairman of the ETF firm O'Shares Investments.

«The only way to address these legitimate concerns is to reopen the deal itself and change those provisions that give foreign investors and big corporations such power to dictate government policy,» Barlow said.

Singapore's sovereign wealth fund GIC, among the world's biggest investors, said it was turning cautious and expected returns to slow over the next decade, given high valuations, uncertainty over monetary policy and modest economic growth.

«Think of it like the stock market,» where early investors can score big, says Brent Dowling, chief operating officer at RainTree, a franchise consulting company.

NEW YORK, April 18 - A start - up launched by three Princeton University graduates for a new cryptocurrency has raised $ 133 million from a slew of big investors in a private placement, Intangible Labs Chief Executive Officer and co-founder Nader Al - Naji said on Wednesday.

Bain Capital plans to be the biggest investor in Toshiba's chip unit, providing 850 billion yen ($ 7.7 billion) in equity as part of a consortium that also includes Japan government investors, three sources briefed on the matter said.

What's more, he said Coke's board is regularly in touch with investors both big and small and open to feedback on all issues, including compensation.

As investors shy away from bond markets and search for bigger returns, members say they've opted for farmland.

Don't go for the big number when negotiating with investors, says serial entrepreneur Gurbaksh Chahal, founder of RadiumOne and author of «The Dream.»

That digital currency has gained more than 28 percent since January 1, which one analyst says is thanks to big - name partnerships and a unique structure that incentivizes investors not to sell.

«Global investors are also concerned about potential trade wars... which is stirring up some risk - aversion trade, so that, in turn, is supporting gold,» said Richard Xu, a fund manager at China's biggest gold exchange - traded fund, HuaAn Gold.

SoftBank Group Corp said on Monday it was considering listing its Japanese wireless business — a move that could reportedly raise $ 18 billion and would accelerate the conglomerate's transformation into one of the world's biggest tech investors.

Big data investor Joe Lonsdale, founder of Palantir Technologies, Addepar and Formation 8, says the Edward Snowden debate is one Silicon Valley engineers are eager to take part in.

Because the financial markets have been so volatile these last few years and may continue to give investors a bumpy ride, Kaplan says it pays for investors to stay liquid and to diversify their holdings through vehicles such as mutual funds and ETFs (exchange - traded funds) rather than make big bets on individual securities.

«Now I'm known as a long - term investor and a patient guy,» said a Buffett quote in Fortune's article, «but that is not my idea of a big move.»

The new venture is known internally as a «long - term private capital» vehicle and it's seeking capital from sovereign - wealth funds, pensions and other big investors, the report said.

Investors are waiting to see more inflationary signals before making big moves in gold, said George Gero managing director of RBC Wealth Management.

Strategists who spoke to CNBC said it will only take another disappointing report from China — or a significant drop in the yuan — for global investors to once again put the world's second - biggest economy at the top of their worry list.

Instead, structure the investment as convertible debt: a loan that gets swapped for equity in the next big round of financing, says David Cohen, a venture capital investor and CEO of TechStars, a Boulder, Colorado - based angel fund.

Disclosing the status of the Wells Fargo investment could have a big impact, analysts and investors said.

«Requiring the banks to pay treble damages to every plaintiff who ended up on the wrong side of an independent Libor ‐ denominated derivative swap would, if appellants» allegations were proved at trial, not only bankrupt 16 of the world's most important financial institutions, but also vastly extend the potential scope of antitrust liability in myriad markets where derivative instruments have proliferated,» the U.S. Court of Appeals in New York said in the ruling.A U.S. appeals court on Monday revived private antitrust litigation accusing major banks of conspiring to manipulate the Libor benchmark interest rate, in a big setback for their defense against investors» claims of market - rigging.

Some investors doubt the flight to safety into Treasuries will be long - lasting: Inflationary fears, strong economic data and an announcement of bigger Treasury auctions have and will continue to drive yields higher, they say.

Dowd said the biggest issue he runs into today is how badly the Great Recession wounded many investors.

Ken Odeluga, an analyst at City Index, agrees with Jefferies» assessment, saying: «Whilst investors often seem to be ready to take opportunities to trim soaring housebuilder shares — Persimmon, the biggest gained almost 40 % up till late - May — notwithstanding cooling demand, recent experience suggests even a significant residential property stock sell - off will be short - lived.»

Jeter, Messler, and their investors say that video presents the next big opportunity for the company — and to that end, they plan to use some of their new funds to beef up their production capabilities.

The biggest risk for investors is around the supply of workers, trucks and materials, says Carbacho - Burgos.

Subramanian also said that «big, old and ugly» stocks could be leaders in 2015 while investors might be better served leaving the «new, shiny, exciting IPOs alone.»