Not exact matches
People who look for shortcuts on the
big things in life never fare well.
Before you spend a lot of time an energy creating the next
big thing, use a patent search to make sure it hasn't already been done.
The best entrepreneurs, just like the best assassins, know that while a personal desire to do great
things drives them, the professional side is the one that needs to be in charge and make the
big decisions.
The reality: while you're at CES with hopes and dreams of being the next
big thing, so are hundreds of other companies and entrepreneurs.
We'd like to see companies like General Mills really stepping in, in a
big way, to do even more
things that would make a difference.
Mauro Porcini, the chief design officer of PepsiCo, argues that true innovation isn't about creating the «next
big thing» to capture their fleeting attention.
Anticipating
big things on National Pancake Day, the company set up a social war room, with a staff of 15, to handle the traffic.
Entrepreneurs dream of bringing to market the next
big thing but you can do very well just by recognizing the next
big thing and improving it.
Among businesses that have never used a CRM solution before, a
big misconception is that its primary function is to organize your contacts — «the whole «glorified Rolodex»
thing,» says Joe Malcoun, CEO of Nutshell, a B2B CRM solution designed with small businesses in mind.
The only good news about the
big guys is that there is another group of them (think AOL and Yahoo for starters) who are so lost, so behind the curve, and so desperate to deliver something for their shareholders that they are constantly running around and throwing money at the shiniest new
things in a panic.
The
biggest thing I learned was how entitled people felt about what used to be a luxury.
When negotiating, the
biggest thing to consider are the pain points on each side, which could be personal or professional.
Chamath Palihapitiya, the CEO of venture capital firm Social Capital, says he's a
big fan of Bezos» letters because they serve as a reminder to keep a long - term view, while keeping
things simple.
On new risks to
big tech: «One
thing I do believe is that the FANG stocks, I personally believe, there's more regulatory risk in those stocks than there has been.
Today, while
big retailers know a great deal about their customers, they add rules to their backend software so people don't receive offers regarding
things which might be sensitive, Globant's Murphy explains.
And MacArthur certainly agress with Krishna on one
thing: «We need to step back and ask the
big picture questions regarding our tax system as a whole,» says MacArthur.
The one virtue of startups that these
big companies do seem to value and appreciate above all (and one that makes acquisitions so attractive rather than internal R&D efforts) is the freedom we have to embrace rapid change, the ability to adapt and pivot, and the understanding that
things may never be perfect at the start, but that you'll never get started at all if you wait until they are.
«However, when it feels too
big I really try to step back and take a couple minutes to put
things back into perspective.
I'm not a
big fan of the whole lean startup
thing or even minimum viable products (MVPs) unless they've been previously market - validated, but there is a clear virtue in representing an initial solution which a company can quickly buy and bring to market — even if it's not comprehensive, industrial strength or the whole enchilada on Day One.
Little
things can make a
big difference in reducing customer workload.
Production quality is a
big thing.
Still, Flynn is focused on the next
big thing.
«The
things that work when you're at smaller scale, may not work when you get
bigger, and that includes the way you acquire customers, the way you deliver your service, and in this case, the way you park your service,» Behr said.
While there are a lot of
things you can't plan for, there were certainly a few
big traps that I could have avoided in my journey had I made better decisions.
«One
big theory is that women are asking for just as much as they need — same
thing that women in the workplace do,» she says.
Instead, keep
things simple and reduce stress by focusing on the daily process and sticking to your schedule instead of worrying about
big, life - changing goals.
A topic that is often, if not altogether, missed in my entrepreneurship reading is what to do when
things go wrong, particularly when you are the one who made the
big mistake.
Ask Aubrey Hearn, vice president and senior portfolio manager for Sentry Investments, about his investing philosophy and the first
thing he'll tell you is that he's a
big fan of Warren Buffett.
When Lyft first launched, recalls the company's director of marketing strategy & operations Gina Ma, «it felt like really asking people to participate in this really
big sort of social experiment almost — the idea of doing these
things that your mom always told you not to do.»
A lot of
things have to be taken care of and it might turn out to be too
big of a burden.
File this one under simple but powerful ideas most people never think of: «Draw all the
things you need to do on a
big piece of paper, and find out which
things depend on other
things.
Last year, for example, the two
biggest winners — in terms of viewership and online engagement — were Netflix's Stranger
Things trailer and Budweiser's commercial, which featured a young adult Adolphus Busch emigrating from Germany.
And that is fine — if you are buying the Surface Pro to replace a laptop, you will lose some
things (like a
bigger screen) and gain others.
One of the
big trends at this year's CES is «The Internet of
Things.»
Once you start networking with new people and getting clients, those connections can often lead to
big things in your career down the road.
«But it's a
bigger deal for lower - income families, because a
bigger share of their budgets goes to
things like gasoline.»
The
biggest hits are often
things people don't see coming.
Coffee By Design Entrepreneurs: Co-founders Mary Allen Lindemann and Alan Spear Headquarters: Portland, Maine Again, so many
things over the years: Choose to be great Instead of
big.
• Fenox Venture Capital and AsusTek Computer Inc formed a $ 50 million venture fund, which will focus on AI,
big data, Internet of
Things, cloud, and AR / VR.
They can talk about neural pathways and neurotransmitters as if those
big words definitively concluded anything, which they don't, at least with our current understanding of such
things.
I would take a couple of
big things I want to get done like run a marathon, lose 30 pounds, and put it at the bottom of the page.
Benchmark has a very
big problem: a winning net position valued at around $ 8 billion, but no way to get off the sinking ship and liquidate that position before
things get even worse.
Little
things make a
big difference.
The two
biggest concepts in the book are not taking
things personally and not making assumptions.
The truth is, I feel a stronger sense of family, a
bigger sense of permanence, which is a nice
thing for me.»
«The
biggest thing we've landed on Mars is the one - ton Curiosity rover in 2012,» Jones says, «and that was at the limit of what we could do technologically.»
The New Jersey — based company has a recent history of anointing the next
big thing in biotech.
On the other hand, if you're interested in staying the course, there are a few
things to keep in mind in building your business among the
big guys.
When Reynolds first started out in the sales training program at IBM, one of the
biggest things he learned was to make sure you listen to your customer.
«The
biggest thing that would be helpful is just general support and encouragement and goodwill,» Musk said.