As a child I was always very creative; I had a playroom where I would abscond myself for days on end and play with LEGO, or
build things from clay and construction paper.
I have to
build those things from the ground - up.
And yet, for all his professional accolades, Shannon was comfortable being something that we too often take for granted: an amateur.Shannon was «an amateur unicyclist» and «an amateur juggler,» and could often be found tinkering away at his home,
building things from scratch such as a robotic mouse that could navigate a maze.
But Vess missed the early days of
building things from scratch, so in 2015, he hired Thomas Swalla, a formerly COO of Savings.com, to be the company's president and he became chairman.
Nanotechnology, in its traditional sense, means
building things from the bottom up, with atomic precision.
I built this thing from the ground up with modest income and in a relatively short period of time.
Makes
building things from away from places where items are made much easier.
SM: One of the great joys for us has been
building this thing from scratch.
Tim became so good at rehab that he decided to try his hand at
building things from scratch.
Not exact matches
Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially
from those reflected in such forward - looking statements and that should be considered in evaluating our outlook include, but are not limited to, the following: 1) our ability to continue to grow our business and execute our growth strategy, including the timing, execution, and profitability of new and maturing programs; 2) our ability to perform our obligations under our new and maturing commercial, business aircraft, and military development programs, and the related recurring production; 3) our ability to accurately estimate and manage performance, cost, and revenue under our contracts, including our ability to achieve certain cost reductions with respect to the B787 program; 4) margin pressures and the potential for additional forward losses on new and maturing programs; 5) our ability to accommodate, and the cost of accommodating, announced increases in the
build rates of certain aircraft; 6) the effect on aircraft demand and
build rates of changing customer preferences for business aircraft, including the effect of global economic conditions on the business aircraft market and expanding conflicts or political unrest in the Middle East or Asia; 7) customer cancellations or deferrals as a result of global economic uncertainty or otherwise; 8) the effect of economic conditions in the industries and markets in which we operate in the U.S. and globally and any changes therein, including fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; 9) the success and timely execution of key milestones such as the receipt of necessary regulatory approvals, including our ability to obtain in a timely fashion any required regulatory or other third party approvals for the consummation of our announced acquisition of Asco, and customer adherence to their announced schedules; 10) our ability to successfully negotiate, or re-negotiate, future pricing under our supply agreements with Boeing and our other customers; 11) our ability to enter into profitable supply arrangements with additional customers; 12) the ability of all parties to satisfy their performance requirements under existing supply contracts with our two major customers, Boeing and Airbus, and other customers, and the risk of nonpayment by such customers; 13) any adverse impact on Boeing's and Airbus» production of aircraft resulting
from cancellations, deferrals, or reduced orders by their customers or
from labor disputes, domestic or international hostilities, or acts of terrorism; 14) any adverse impact on the demand for air travel or our operations
from the outbreak of diseases or epidemic or pandemic outbreaks; 15) our ability to avoid or recover
from cyber-based or other security attacks, information technology failures, or other disruptions; 16) returns on pension plan assets and the impact of future discount rate changes on pension obligations; 17) our ability to borrow additional funds or refinance debt, including our ability to obtain the debt to finance the purchase price for our announced acquisition of Asco on favorable terms or at all; 18) competition
from commercial aerospace original equipment manufacturers and other aerostructures suppliers; 19) the effect of governmental laws, such as U.S. export control laws and U.S. and foreign anti-bribery laws such as the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and the United Kingdom Bribery Act, and environmental laws and agency regulations, both in the U.S. and abroad; 20) the effect of changes in tax law, such as the effect of The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the «TCJA») that was enacted on December 22, 2017, and changes to the interpretations of or guidance related thereto, and the Company's ability to accurately calculate and estimate the effect of such changes; 21) any reduction in our credit ratings; 22) our dependence on our suppliers, as well as the cost and availability of raw materials and purchased components; 23) our ability to recruit and retain a critical mass of highly - skilled employees and our relationships with the unions representing many of our employees; 24) spending by the U.S. and other governments on defense; 25) the possibility that our cash flows and our credit facility may not be adequate for our additional capital needs or for payment of interest on, and principal of, our indebtedness; 26) our exposure under our revolving credit facility to higher interest payments should interest rates increase substantially; 27) the effectiveness of any interest rate hedging programs; 28) the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting; 29) the outcome or impact of ongoing or future litigation, claims, and regulatory actions; 30) exposure to potential product liability and warranty claims; 31) our ability to effectively assess, manage and integrate acquisitions that we pursue, including our ability to successfully integrate the Asco business and generate synergies and other cost savings; 32) our ability to consummate our announced acquisition of Asco in a timely matter while avoiding any unexpected costs, charges, expenses, adverse changes to business relationships and other business disruptions for ourselves and Asco as a result of the acquisition; 33) our ability to continue selling certain receivables through our supplier financing program; 34) the risks of doing business internationally, including fluctuations in foreign current exchange rates, impositions of tariffs or embargoes, compliance with foreign laws, and domestic and foreign government policies; and 35) our ability to complete the proposed accelerated stock repurchase plan, among other
things.
And
building a reputation doesn't come
from books; it comes
from building great
things.
I got legally drunk
from a CVS - brand homeopathic remedy... and then I was visibly drunk and saying more ridiculous
things than usual on camera, because YouTube is
built on people rambling like drunken idiots.
«Firing your close, close friend and someone who
built this
thing with you
from nothing is hard emotionally,» Zechory said.
I was fascinated by simple
things like someone holding the door open for you when walking into a
building, even if you're three feet away
from the entrance.
Ultimately,
building a dedicated community
from the ground up is hard work, but if you find the right location, lead by example, think about cultural fit, create impactful events, and don't overcomplicate
things, you'll be well on your way to
building a lasting professional community.
From celebrating the big
things to enjoying the little
things,
building a strong company culture that inspires both teamwork and friendly competition isn't rocket science and needn't deplete revenues.
The Omani - based company leads many different initiatives in a variety of sectors, ranging
from higher education to solar energy to core testing for oil and gas, and even trying to
build a «smart city» which may enable citizens to pay utility bills automatically, amongst other
things.
To prevent herself
from «going down the rabbit hole of fixing little
things and
building new features,» the development column is half the size of the other two, she says.
Tony Hawk on
Building a Brand Around Doing Your Own
Thing Skateboard icon and entrepreneur talks about staying true to his vision, learning
from mistakes, and navigating the ebbs and flows of skateboarding's popularity.
One
thing I've found to be irreplaceable when it comes to
building that engaged audience: an email list that grew
from a pop - up on my website.
Also
built into the wearable is the ability to get notifications for
things like text messages, calendar entries and phone calls
from your smartphone.
It's one
thing for Apple to partner with automobile makers to make its technology more compatible in their products, it's another
thing entirely to
build the vehicles
from the ground up.
It's all about how they feel about the brands, connected to actual utility and the
things that you're
building,» says Kris Chinosorn, CEO of MentorMob, a skill and knowledge platform that maps definitive step - by - step learning paths
from current Internet how - to content, and touts partnerships with the likes of Virgin Mobile and Microsoft Bizspark.
This idea comes
from Inc.com writer Minda Zetlin: Create a list of «your core competencies, the
things you can
build your success on.»
I think we can all agree that innovation comes
from building upon
things.
It's got explanations
built into it, there's materials, there's offers to do calls... It really was a groundbreaking
thing to just see it
from an outside perspective.»
«The action of «moving
things from A to B» or following through as promised
builds a surprisingly rare reputation that can be leveraged in a number of ways as it
builds the confidence of others,» write Pfeffer and Walker.
To put
things into perspective, the U.S. is on pace to
build 1.2 million new dwellings this year, which is way up
from a low of 550,000 in 2009.
It's holding us back
from building the best
things we can, so we have to solve this.»
whether or not that's broken link
building, resource link
building or simply link begging, it is the only
thing where there is no exchange of import apart
from the content itself
It lets you
build these really cool, connected
things from anywhere.
If you were
building an online presence
from scratch today, what 3
things would you consider to provide the biggest ROI on your time and money?
Link
building mistakes 2011 — Learning
from mistakes is the most valuable
thing you can do.
«As
things shift downwards, the degree to which the government will be tested is the degree to which the government has prepared for the inevitable downturn and
built upon the natural and human assets of the province, in order to provide some protection
from that downturn.»
And no matter what the next episode of the Redstone - Dauman soap opera brings, one
thing is clear: Today's Viacom appears a far cry
from the company Freston helped
build.
It's better to
build things that last
from the beginning.
While young / first - steps content marketers can learn many
things from their more mature peers, one of the most striking — and encouraging — observations about those in the early phase is that 71 % agree that their organization is focused more on
building long - term relationships than on getting quick results
from content marketing.
The cool
thing about being in the position I am as a blogger who writes about link
building is that I get to hear
from a lot of people and hear what they're currently doing to
build links.
The one
thing many content marketers don't know to this very day is the longer the pages they publish and the more meaningful relationships they
build, the faster they improve their natural search engine rankings, the faster they improve their advertising revenue
from promoting affiliate programs on blogs and websites, the more likes they get
from people on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and Pinterest, and free advertising
from people on social networks by way of sharing links to their published Evergreen pages on social networking profiles.
Every time a politician asked how Facebook was planning to clean up inappropriate content
from the site or stop bad actors
from creating fake accounts, Zuckerberg said Facebook is
building more AI «tools» to stop those kinds of
things.
At SEO Hacker, we perform every single
thing manually,
from writing the blog posts to
building links, which means that it may take us a bit longer (typically 6 months) to rank on the first page of Google.
So I started asking a lot of questions about how
things worked, periodically stopping by their offices to chat with the team, and absorbing their learnings
from building a huge, effective sales team.
From pipelines to wind turbines — nearly no one wants these
things built near them and many people don't want them
built at all.
One of the great
things about
building a burger
from the ground up is you can leave in the good stuff (protein), and leave out the bad (cholesterol).
Just in time for the hectic holiday season, Curbside makes finding, buying and getting the
things shoppers need
from their favorite local stores faster and easier than ever before — it's a new way to shop,
built for the era of «Get It Now» commerce.
If you believe you have a great idea and are passionate about trying to
build a company around it then the only
thing worse than raising money
from inexperienced people is raising no money at all.
From the 101 authentic leaders profiled in «Discover Your True North», we learned many new
things about how leaders grow: the importance of turning your crucibles into opportunities for post-traumatic growth; becoming self - aware through introspection, mindfulness and honest feedback; taking the «I to We» journey to become a leader who serves a greater purpose; and
building your global intelligence (GQ) as a global leader.
Reducing Flood Risk to Residential
Buildings that Can not be Elevated explains
things that can be done to better protect a
building from flood damage, and in some cases implementing these changes will reduce the cost of your flood insurance.
As this ecosystem of connected products
from pumps, rigs and generators to wind turbines, air conditioners and solar panels continues to
build momentum, ServiceMax sits in a very strategic position on the Industrial Internet of
Things (I - IoT) value chain.
This is just a taste of more
things to come
from the collaborative and tight - knit Canadian community as we
build out more products for the world,» added Weinberg.