Sentences with phrase «buildings from a first person»

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«As a first - time, young female founder who quickly grew from three people on a couch to a team of ten, we love how this book clearly outlines so many tactical approaches to communication, being a good leader, and building trust on the team.»

And when you're building a grassroots organization from the bottom up, the first person gets the next one involved.

Businesses need to be built first on revenues from real people and then they can expand their models to incorporate advertising and other income streams.

But first, people who build and program all forms of AI need to ensure their wiring prevents robots from causing more harm than good.

Start small and talk to a handful of people first, then build your persona from there.

[01:30] Introduction [02:30] Tony welcomes Alexandra [03:40] Launching in 2007 — it came from a place of passion [04:25] Establishing clear roles among founders [05:40] Flexing her multilingual skills in business [06:25] Adjusting how you speak to someone based on their objectives [08:10] The secret to Gilt's growth [09:20] Building a business that would thrive during winter [10:20] Finding the capital to purchase inventory [10:40] Moving from venture to private equity funding [11:20] It's all about smart money [11:40] The future of traditional retail [12:20] The subscription model [12:40] Catering to the time - starved customer [12:55] Bringing services into the home [13:10] Leaving Gilt to lead Glamsquad [16:10] Glamsquad started as an app [17:10] Vetting employees [18:10] Building trust with customers [19:00] Taking massive action — now [20:20] Launching the first sale on Gilt — without a return policy [21:30] Fitz [22:00] The average person wears only 20 % of their wardrobe [23:00] Taking the time to understand your customer [23:20] Challenges as a woman in business [24:40] Advice to a female entrepreneur that's just getting started [25:25] The importance of networking [25:50] Knowing the milestones to hit along the way

[5:45] Intangible assets that business owners must leverage [11:50] Analyzing, measuring and replacing underperforming aspects [14:00] First impressions and first statements [17:40] The lifetime value of a customer [20:00] Incentivizing employees [20:45] Ingenuity to find new points of leverage [22:00] Jay's experience turning «Icy Hot» around [26:30] The power of one small shift [27:50] Three ways to grow a business exponentially [33:40] What stops people from optimization [40:00] The value you bring to a customer [43:00] Measuring, quantifying and improving your processes [48:10] Why most businesses fail [50:00] Building pillars that will support your business [57:00] Providing comfort for your customer can bring in more reFirst impressions and first statements [17:40] The lifetime value of a customer [20:00] Incentivizing employees [20:45] Ingenuity to find new points of leverage [22:00] Jay's experience turning «Icy Hot» around [26:30] The power of one small shift [27:50] Three ways to grow a business exponentially [33:40] What stops people from optimization [40:00] The value you bring to a customer [43:00] Measuring, quantifying and improving your processes [48:10] Why most businesses fail [50:00] Building pillars that will support your business [57:00] Providing comfort for your customer can bring in more refirst statements [17:40] The lifetime value of a customer [20:00] Incentivizing employees [20:45] Ingenuity to find new points of leverage [22:00] Jay's experience turning «Icy Hot» around [26:30] The power of one small shift [27:50] Three ways to grow a business exponentially [33:40] What stops people from optimization [40:00] The value you bring to a customer [43:00] Measuring, quantifying and improving your processes [48:10] Why most businesses fail [50:00] Building pillars that will support your business [57:00] Providing comfort for your customer can bring in more revenue

7:00 a.m. - 8:00 a.m. Networking Breakfast in Hotel Courtyard 8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. Tom Russo, Patner, Gardner, Russo & Gardner [USA] Topic: «Be Right Once» 9:15 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. Justin Fuller, CFA, Stock Analyst, Morningstar [USA] Topic: «Morningstar's Ultimate Stock Picker's Portfolio» 10:15 a.m. - 11:00 p.m. Megh Manseta, Investor, Manseta Family Office [India] Topic: «Buffett Munger Principles in Emerging Markets: An Indian Perspective» 11:15 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. Charles Mizrahi, Managing Partner, CGM Partners Fund LP, Author, Getting Started in Value Investing & Editor, Hidden Value Alert [USA] Topic: «How To Lose $ 1 Million By Investing In Stocks» 12:15 p.m. - 1:15 p.m. Networking Lunch - Executive Deli Sandwiches in Hotel Courtyard (sponsored by Morningstar) 1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. Piet Viljoen, Portfolio Manager, RE-CM [South Africa] Topic: «Compounding: Your Only Friend in the Investing World» 2:30 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. Sees Chocolate Break 2:45 p.m. - 3:45 p.m. Todd Green, Portfolio Manager, First Manhattan [USA] Topic: «Reflections on 25 Years of Investing» 4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Al Ueltschi, Founder & Chairman, FlightSafety, Warren Buffett CEO Topic: «Building a Business Warren Buffett Would Buy: The Story of FlightSafety» [watch video interview] 6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. Optional Tour: Shuttle bus from Ayres Hotel LAX to FlightSafety Training Center ($ 45 shuttle and BBQ buffet dinner fee per person) 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. Buffet Dinner and Tour of FlightSafety 9:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. Shuttle bus from FlightSafety to Ayres Hotel LAX

As many as 1,500 Mexican Red Cross teams, 100 who specialize in search and rescue have been working around the clock to search for survivors, transport the injured to hospitals, evacuate people from damaged buildings and provide first aid on the scene.

The same people who protest international support for third - world countries saying «we need to take care of our own first» are ironically the same people who actually want to abolish food stamps, the WIC program, free school lunches, welfare and social security in the US, never mind the fact that the people who benefit from these programs are the ones who cut their lawns, clean their homes, serve their meals in restaurants, and build their houses, all while going home to a tiny apartment they share with 6 other people and finding nothing to eat in the house but a can of green beans because payday is still 2 days off and there's only enough gas in the car to get them to work the next two days, so driving around town for 2 hours trying to find an open food bank isn't an option.

To invite a person to hear the Gospel, a relationship must be built from trust first, otherwise, we are only stepping on God's plans and possibly causing more damage.

That correction may be necessary, but it will have to come from people who have built the necessary trust first.

One minute he's a high - profile wine entrepreneur from central casting, referring to himself in the third person — «Wazza» did this, «Mr Randall» did that — first - name - dropping the politicians he's phoned to harangue about industry issues, drawing plans in the air of the six - star accommodation he intends to build on this huge, 167 - year - old property.

I learned from websites and books.Dr ron rosedale got it started for me then dr. jockers steve phinney and jeff voleck jimmy moore peter attia and many more.The human body was built to run on fat.Once a person can convert the body to being able to burn fat and most importantly the brain to run mostly on ketone bodies which can cross the bbb the brain can get up to 80 % of its energy from ketones.And the feeling is hard to explain unlike anything I have ever experienced before.It totally blunts all hunger and your brain is so much sharper and clearer.My liver is running I believe for the first time in my life the way it was designed to run from birth.When I was diagnosed in noc of 2010 my total bilirubin was 2.4.

First he suggested that walls be built around every track to stop people from exploiting track limits and punish mistakes more heavily.

During the year's first multi-week session, young people, ages 7 - 17, will benefit from educational programs geared to build character, instill life - enhancing values and promote healthy choices through the game of golf.

For O'Donnell, building a first class marketing and communications organization within IndyCar and IMS starts with expanding the number of people working in the office and he's received assurances from Miles that this will happen.

For instance, while the real site's splash screen asks people to «Sign up and be the first to receive updates from Jane Corwin» because «Together we can build a bright future that is lit with prosperity and opportunity,» the parody version informs us that «Together we can make delicious soup from the bones of the poor» and invites the reader to «Sign up now to be served by Jane Corwin,» asking for both blood type and taste.

Speaking on funding, Mrs. Oshoba said for now, the Board of La Roche Leadership Foundation was not favourably disposed to the idea of soliciting for funds from the public, but felt the Foundation has to first build track record, adding that the believe is that people must first see what the Foundation has been able to do to be persuaded to give.

Building better communities where all people — from grandparents to kids — can safely live, work and play requires elected officials who champion integrity and responsibility to the community first and foremost.

Town code bars any «person, firm or corporation» from «advertising by erecting or maintaining billboards... without first having procured a license from the Building Official to conduct such business.»

Among the questions: what is working, and not working, in the Build it Back program, the mayor's reaction to a report that a family he visited in the Arverne section of Rockaway is «getting close» to losing faith in the mayor, the scope / number of people still directly affected by Sandy, whether his weekend trip to Pennsylvania involved a meeting with the consultants running the Build it Back program, whether he stands by statements he made during a September visit to Far Rockaway's St. Mary Star of the Sea, whether the Bloomberg administration allocated enough money to housing from the first tranch of federal assistance, whether he agrees with Oddo's idea of acquiring land for redevelopment, the role of Michael DeLoach in Build it Back, whether New Yorkers should be concerned that they may lose desirable options under Build it Back after de Blasio completes his review and issues on elevation of existing structures v. new construction.

Alan taught the first - ever college course on digital politics (1995), created and built the Center for American Progress's social media program (2007 - 13) and has trained more than 15,000 people across the world in digital & social media strategy, including civil society leaders across the Arab world in 2009; key staff at leading advocacy groups and news media outlets; Members of Congress and their staff; as well as political and business leaders from several countries, including a couple future kings.

Six years on from the first study, the research highlights the crucial role the built environment has to play in terms of improving the lives of older people.

EAST HARLEM — City Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito laid out an ambitious agenda focused on equality in her first State of the City address in East Harlem Wednesday, calling for $ 25 million to repair NYCHA buildings, local control over the minimum wage and a city - wide bail system to keep poor people accused of minor crimes from languishing in jail for weeks.

The app also gives you access to all other built - in goodies such as turning on the HD camera, flipping the quadcopter by 180 degrees, and activating the first - person mode which lets you see a real - time video feed from high above.

With a donation from Leonard Davis, co-founder of the American Association of Retired Persons (now called simply AARP), the university was constructing a building that would house its future school of gerontology, the first of its kind in the nation.

Hepatic encephalopathy occurs when the liver can not remove certain toxins and chemicals, such as ammonia, from the blood.1 These toxins and chemicals then build up and enter the brain.1 Hepatic encephalopathy is one of the major complications of cirrhosis (scarring of the liver), and a leading cause of hospital re-admission due to its recurrence, despite treatment.1 It can occur suddenly in people with acute liver failure, but is seen more often in those with chronic liver disease.1 Symptoms of hepatic encephalopathy include mild confusion, forgetfulness, poor concentration and personality or mood changes, but can progress to extreme anxiety, seizures, severe confusion, jumbled and slurred speech and slow movement.1 The first step in treatment is to identify and treat any factors that cause hepatic encephalopathy.2 Once the episode has resolved, further treatment aims to reduce the production and absorption of toxins, such as ammonia.1 Generally, there are two types of medication used to reduce the likelihood of another hepatic encephalopathy episode — lactulose and rifaximin.2 However, it remains a leading cause of hospitalisations and re-hospitalisations in cirrhotic patients, despite the use of the above - mentioned standard of care treatment.

According to some estimates, there may have been as few as 14,000 people in the two buildings when the first plane struck at 8:46 a.m. Evacuation started immediately from both towers.

I learned from websites and books.Dr ron rosedale got it started for me then dr. jockers steve phinney and jeff voleck jimmy moore peter attia and many more.The human body was built to run on fat.Once a person can convert the body to being able to burn fat and most importantly the brain to run mostly on ketone bodies which can cross the bbb the brain can get up to 80 % of its energy from ketones.And the feeling is hard to explain unlike anything I have ever experienced before.It totally blunts all hunger and your brain is so much sharper and clearer.My liver is running I believe for the first time in my life the way it was designed to run from birth.When I was diagnosed in noc of 2010 my total bilirubin was 2.4.

Most important than my constant thirst for knowledge and always questioning my current beliefs and ideas about all aspects of fitness (and not just building muscle although that's the main focus of the site), I have achieved great results in my own life and how I am now is worlds apart from when I first started out as a clueless, borderline - anorexic skinny guy who was wrongly told by a few people starting out that that's just how I was going to be my whole life.

Many people get this tension from their job, for example, nurses can get lower back problems from carrying patients, tradesmen can be doing certain activities that cause tension to build up but a regular massage will help a person, first to get rid of the chronic buildup of residual tension is there and then maintenance massage will stop it from re-occurring.

The little person in our lives loves to bring home everything and anything from day care and I'm the first person she wants to share it with:) Job for the week, find an amazing naturopath to help build up the immune system.

When its founders Brian Schechter and Aaron Schildkrout first started researching the online dating industry, they noticed a fundamental problem: online dating sites don't push people to meet offline and build relationships from there.

Snyder was rightly criticized for Superman's lack of regard for saving human lives in the first film, so in this film he tries to rectify that with a montage early on showing Superman saving people from burning buildings, exploding rockets, deadly floods.».».

Spielberg and writers Liz Hannah and Josh Singer reinforce the «feet on the ground» aspect of traditional journalism as we watch people running, from office to office, building to building, out at dawn on a Sunday morning to grab the first copies of The New York Times issue featuring Neil Sheehan's report on McNamara's study.

The film also weaves in lots of scenes that are meant to make us think that Barnum was the first 21st century - style «woke» white straight man in America — a goodhearted fellow who gave circus jobs to outcasts of one kind or another (talk about a big tent: the repertory company includes African - Americans, little people, giants, conjoined twins and a bearded lady), not just because they happened to possess certain talents or physical characteristics that Barnum could exploit (often by appealing to the majority's prurient interests or bigotries) but because the onetime poor boy Barnum sees himself in their striving, and wants to build a theatrical - carnival arts utopia in America's largest city with help from his new partner, rich kid turned playwright Philip Carlyle (Zac Efron).

According to a press release from developer IllFonic, Nexuiz is a «fast paced Arena first - person shooter with competitive game play built specifically for consoles.»

The game is played from the first - person perspective, and players can interact with the world via crafting, destroying, looting and manipulating the environment and its objects, all attached to working physics system which keeps things in check, such as unstable buildings.

«The primary aim of the Building My Skills programme is to equip young people with the employability skills they need to develop successful careers, getting the advice first - hand from employers.

Supported by the BFI with Lottery funding, together with funding from the film industry and a number of other sources, Into Film incorporates the legacy and staff of two leading film education charities, FILMCLUB and First Light, building on their experience and success in delivering programmes of significant scale and reach to children and young people across the UK.

What makes us truly different is the training that our service technicians received directly from the people who designed and built your car in the first place at the Rolls - Royce facility in Goodwood, England.

(Part of her success is the momentum from the first two books, and people following her on Amazon — she hasn't even started building her email list yet so it's amazing to see her do so well with very little marketing).

A couple of interesting studies have found that people who search for the «best» spot, i.e., the closest to the entrance of the building, often end up spending more time searching for a spot than it would have cost them to simply grab the first one they saw and walk; or sometimes, what people thought was the best spot was actually further away than a spot a few rows away from the entrance (but closer to the beginning of the row).

The first Foxconn built device from BlackBerry - the Z3 - went on sale in Indonesia a short while back and I thought it was worth asking the question to the people the county if the new low cost handset was their first BlackBerry.

Think about BlackBerry smartphones historically - the BlackBerry was a communication tool first and foremost, dominant from 9 am to 5 pm, built for people who have stuff to do and need to get it done.

It was from parts of this branch that ancient people had shaped the first seafaring craft, and it was from its sprouts that came all trees fit for building ships.

Those with good credit know the benefits it can bring, but for some people who are building their credit for the first time, or recovering from financial hardship, the immediate benefits of building better credit aren't immediately clear.

Thirty or more people were saved by the loss of use coverage on their Indianapolis Renters Insurance when an apartment fire in Castleton quickly turned from a small grease fire on the first floor to a destructive inferno that destroyed the entire building.

7:00 a.m. - 8:00 a.m. Networking Breakfast in Hotel Courtyard 8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. Tom Russo, Patner, Gardner, Russo & Gardner [USA] Topic: «Be Right Once» 9:15 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. Justin Fuller, CFA, Stock Analyst, Morningstar [USA] Topic: «Morningstar's Ultimate Stock Picker's Portfolio» 10:15 a.m. - 11:00 p.m. Megh Manseta, Investor, Manseta Family Office [India] Topic: «Buffett Munger Principles in Emerging Markets: An Indian Perspective» 11:15 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. Charles Mizrahi, Managing Partner, CGM Partners Fund LP, Author, Getting Started in Value Investing & Editor, Hidden Value Alert [USA] Topic: «How To Lose $ 1 Million By Investing In Stocks» 12:15 p.m. - 1:15 p.m. Networking Lunch - Executive Deli Sandwiches in Hotel Courtyard (sponsored by Morningstar) 1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. Piet Viljoen, Portfolio Manager, RE-CM [South Africa] Topic: «Compounding: Your Only Friend in the Investing World» 2:30 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. Sees Chocolate Break 2:45 p.m. - 3:45 p.m. Todd Green, Portfolio Manager, First Manhattan [USA] Topic: «Reflections on 25 Years of Investing» 4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Al Ueltschi, Founder & Chairman, FlightSafety, Warren Buffett CEO Topic: «Building a Business Warren Buffett Would Buy: The Story of FlightSafety» [watch video interview] 6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. Optional Tour: Shuttle bus from Ayres Hotel LAX to FlightSafety Training Center ($ 45 shuttle and BBQ buffet dinner fee per person) 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. Buffet Dinner and Tour of FlightSafety 9:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. Shuttle bus from FlightSafety to Ayres Hotel LAX