He returned to China to
build a great company in big data analytics field.
Not exact matches
Ben's ability to convey,
in an easy - to - read, engaging, and thought - provoking way, his thoughts, fears, and struggles about raising money, rapidly growing, restructuring, and ultimately selling his
company makes this a must - read for any CEO who wants to
build and run a
great business.
«Tom's is a
great example of a business
build with social responsibility
in mind from the onset,» Longoria states, «To create a full - circle social business plan, social consciousness needs to be
in the DNA of your
company.»
Building a great company is just as hard as building a sh — ty company, which is just as hard as sitting on your couch all day — in the sense that it all costs roughly the same number of hours of consciousness, the same number of heartbeats, the same number of synapses
Building a
great company is just as hard as
building a sh — ty company, which is just as hard as sitting on your couch all day — in the sense that it all costs roughly the same number of hours of consciousness, the same number of heartbeats, the same number of synapses
building a sh — ty
company, which is just as hard as sitting on your couch all day —
in the sense that it all costs roughly the same number of hours of consciousness, the same number of heartbeats, the same number of synapses firing.
We wanted not just their capital to invest, but also the credibility they could bring that would shine a spotlight on entrepreneurs
in the middle of the country who are
building great companies.
A panel of three entrepreneurs discussed the relationship between purpose and profitability
in greater depth: Pocket Sun, who, as founding partner of female - focused VC firm SoGal Ventures, has a purpose of «
building an empire for millennial women to invest
in startups»; Eileen Gittins, a serial entrepreneur who founded book self - publishing firm Blurb and now runs Bossygrl, a mobile app meant to introduce Gen Z girls to entrepreneurship by helping them launch micro-businesses; and Cathie Reid, co-founder and current digital advisor to Icon Group, an Australian cancer - care
company with annual revenue of more than $ 1.5 billion.
It should be about investing
in great entrepreneurs
building great companies and less around speculating on cryptocurrencies and certain financial instruments.
Great companies can be
built in many places now.
Strategic buyers and investors are looking to buy
companies who have
great executive teams
in place that not only deliver results
in revenue and profits now, but who also have
built in the upside to deliver growth into the future.
Some of their other projections feel less futuristic and more like a return to some of the practices (promoting strong values and
building smart partnerships) that have made
companies great in the past.
Great leaders, like the ones we are celebrating
in this issue, are
building companies for the long haul:
companies that can weather storms and anchor the nation
in good times and
in bad.
The problem is that,
in the scramble to create the requisite impeccable customer experiences needed, these same
companies run the risk of
building on long - established myths promising, but failing to deliver,
great business returns.
I actually believe that the investments that they've made
in terms of things like the iFund where if you're a startup and you want to
build a really
great new Internet
company that's going to leverage what apple is doing with mobile, Kleiner is it, they are it.
Building a
great company takes hard work, and employees are encouraged to exercise
in the office — on the chin - up bar, for example (pictured).
If a
company's crisis plan is a binder sitting on a bookshelf gathering dust, its
greatest use will be
in propping the door open as executives run from the
building when a real crisis breaks.
She'd also provide
greater protections for contract workers
in the «gig» economy, while supporting the innovations of
companies such as Airbnb and Uber, which have
built that new sector.
Apple is the
company that
built the
greatest comeback story
in business on the tiny iPod — which did one thing well and looked
great doing it.
While I've discussed how to
build a
great startup team
in the past, constructing a team at this moment
in your
company is slightly different.
The world's first
great auto
company, Ford,
built the world's first assembly line to serve Model T demand
in 1913.
Editor's Note: Othr is a winner of Inc.'s 2017 Design Awards, our annual recognition of entrepreneurs using design to
build great companies,
in the «Most Entrepreneurial Design Studio» category.
Kalanick said he's «disappointed and baffled» by Benchmark's lawsuit, saying
in a statement that
building Uber into a
great company has been his «passion and obsession.»
«His first hand experience growing and managing world class enterprise software
companies will be invaluable
in our quest to
build the next
great enterprise software platform.
Companies that specialize
in team
building are currently seeing
great success
in philanthropic challenges.
He specializes
in consulting startups and Fortune 500
companies, and also has
built a
great personal brand.
«That way,
companies can see the
great potential of our product and benefit from the reputation we're
building in the U.K.»
But if you want to
build a
great company, excel
in your career, or change the world
in any other way, you're going to need to aim high and hold yourself to account.
«It would be
great for a Los Angeles - based tech
company to really
build a meaningful business and Snapchat continues to prove that they're willing to and have the technical ability to do it,» said Dana Settle, founding partner of venture capital firm Greycroft
in Los Angeles.
L.L. Bean is
great because of Leon Bean's actions when his tiny
company operated out of a single
building in Freeport, Maine.
This is summed up
in our mission statement which is «To help
great people with
great ideas
build great companies.»
Be willing to kill failed business ideas, even to shutter big operations you've been
in for a long time, but never give up on the idea of
building a
great company.
From a 2,000 sq. ft. office to a 27,000 sq. ft. office
in less than 7 years, we always knew that we were going to
build a
great company, but we're all floored at how quickly it happened.
If we do our job, we will also succeed
in helping to
build companies that are «teamworthy», that is,
companies made up of entrepreneurial teams that are fit and ready for the long and often demanding voyage of
building a
great company.
He has served
in senior marketing positions and is credited with
building great products for outstanding software and infrastructure
companies.
EF: Fundraising is a mile - post, not a milestone, on your much more important journey of
building a
great company, so have that perspective
in mind.
From Bain Capital Private Equity's founding
in 1984, our team has partnered closely with management teams to provide the strategic resources that
build great companies and help them thrive.
By combining the expertise of its numerous partners
in the creative arts, design and technology sectors with MaRS» business -
building experience, JOLT provides the selected
companies with business validation, streamlined market entry and a
greater opportunity for success.
Remote
companies can
build a
great culture by investing
in their workers, both professionally and personally.
In an Entrepreneur article written by FlexJobs» Founder and CEO Sara Sutton Fell, «How a Business With No Office Has One of the Best Company Cultures in America,» find out how remote employers can build a great culture, regardless of where your workers live — or even if you've never met them face - to - fac
In an Entrepreneur article written by FlexJobs» Founder and CEO Sara Sutton Fell, «How a Business With No Office Has One of the Best
Company Cultures
in America,» find out how remote employers can build a great culture, regardless of where your workers live — or even if you've never met them face - to - fac
in America,» find out how remote employers can
build a
great culture, regardless of where your workers live — or even if you've never met them face - to - face!
Oren is the founder of Zeev Ventures, a non institutional VC, and
in this capacity backs passionate founders
building great companies.
We've all heard the story: You've got a
great idea for the next billion dollar
company and maybe even some respectable domain expertise to back it up, but you need a prototype
built in order to gain traction and attract investors and you have no idea how to code it yourself.
Companies like Shopify are really rare
in this country and my advice to most entrepreneurs is to ignore the hype around events like these and focus all their energy on
building great products that delight customers.
The Brand Mapping Strategy: Design,
Build and Accelerate Your Brand (Entrepreneur Press, June 2016) helps entrepreneurs, business owners, CEOs and executives create a brand (business or personal) by design instead of default, gain
greater influence
in their industries and
companies and become thought / industry leaders
in their field.
People like John Greathouse and Klaus Schauser
in Santa Barbara have a
great track record both
in building companies themselves and also
in helping the
companies that they angel fund pull together
great management teams, launch
great technology products and importantly raise VC from top - notch VC's.
But through it all, CEO Darian Shirazi understands the importance of
building a
great company and expressed
great pride
in a recent CNBC interview
in the team that makes up Radius.
«An enormous advantage of the investment world is that knowledge
builds up, and throughout the years we have studied
in great depth many
companies that we monitor closely» Álvaro Guzmán
If you missed it, I also recently wrote a guest post on Marketing Pilgrim on marketing
companies in the INC 500 — I think the INC 500 is
great resource for evaluating the state of the industry and also as inspiration for
building our own businesses.
The venture capital industry has been
built on relationships, and often VCs invest
in entrepreneurs they believe can
build great companies by developing new products, services and business models.
The ability to hone
in on market niches and flex your
company to suit your individual skills and services is what makes this industry to appealing to budding entrepreneurs, providing
great opportunities and the extensive ability to
build and expand.
But
in early 2016 Wesfarmers had a
great history of
building wealth for shareholders — an investment
in the
company's shares
in 2000 returned nearly 17 % per year while the Australian market, including dividends, returned 8 % a year over the same period.
Although having those local mobilizers engaged is critical to continuously
building buzz and buy -
in, their leader needs to be just as active, which
in our case means sharing
great company news, events or thought leadership pieces to lead by example.