Sentences with phrase «company than a design»

Several years ago I noticed that our patterns are more like a film production company than a design firm or advertising agency.

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All companies, and especially small firms, must be clear about more than just their budget before they can start designing their offices, says Richard Shugar, the principal and owner of 2fORM, an architecture firm based in Oregon.
The most powerful diesel engine in the world is designed by a Finnish company, Wärtsilä, and it can do more than you can imagine.
Legacy companies like Riddell and Schutt and upstarts like Vicis and SG have been racing to design helmets that are safer than those already on the market.
These risks and uncertainties include, among others: the unfavorable outcome of litigation, including so - called «Paragraph IV» litigation and other patent litigation, related to any of our products or products using our proprietary technologies, which may lead to competition from generic drug manufacturers; data from clinical trials may be interpreted by the FDA in different ways than we interpret it; the FDA may not agree with our regulatory approval strategies or components of our filings for our products, including our clinical trial designs, conduct and methodologies and, for ALKS 5461, evidence of efficacy and adequacy of bridging to buprenorphine; clinical development activities may not be completed on time or at all; the results of our clinical development activities may not be positive, or predictive of real - world results or of results in subsequent clinical trials; regulatory submissions may not occur or be submitted in a timely manner; the company and its licensees may not be able to continue to successfully commercialize their products; there may be a reduction in payment rate or reimbursement for the company's products or an increase in the company's financial obligations to governmental payers; the FDA or regulatory authorities outside the U.S. may make adverse decisions regarding the company's products; the company's products may prove difficult to manufacture, be precluded from commercialization by the proprietary rights of third parties, or have unintended side effects, adverse reactions or incidents of misuse; and those risks and uncertainties described under the heading «Risk Factors» in the company's most recent Annual Report on Form 10 - K and in subsequent filings made by the company with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission («SEC»), which are available on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov.
If you develop a new technology, says Dixon, rather than selling or licensing it to the existing companies in that industry, consider building «a complete, end - to - end product or service that bypasses» them — from design to distribution.
Gittins» company started out as a way for people to make well - designed photo books in somewhat less than an eon.
Now, according to sources familiar with the latest developments, the U.S. has offered to replace the 50 - per - cent requirement with another idea designed to encourage American manufacturing: a formula that credits car companies for paying more than $ 15 per hour.
As of May 1, the company began curating a catalog of designs, which totaled more than 450 3 - D objects.
That said, this manual from San Francisco — based green cleaning supplies maker Method Products rewards more than most of its peers — and not just because the book is informed by the company's enthusiasm for design.
The David Clark Company designed Gemini suits to be flexible when pressurized, and took extra steps to make them more comfortable than Mercury suits.
To help these small businesses boost their brands and recruit highly - skilled applicants, LinkedIn has introduced a suite of paid services designed to help companies with fewer than 500 employees showcase their talent brand and conduct passive recruitment year - round.
ut the company — whose machines are designed to supplement rather than supplant human security guards, and take care of monotonous tasks like scanning license plates in a parking lot — also has a closer view than most of the emerging and unpredictable world of robot - people interactions.
The company has expanded its product line to include more than 300 designs in the $ 25 to $ 60 price range, from flats and wedges to furry boots and golf shoes.
When other companies imitate our product, it not only undermines the creativity that goes into designing it, but more importantly, our mission; we're building something much bigger than ourselves, and we're proud of it.
«There's no way that a Web - design company could build a site that does what Yahoo Store does, at least not for less than $ 100,000.»
The company still designs very unique computer chassis, like the triangle - shaped Area - 51 desktop — which can shred through Windows 10 or any game in encounters — to its tiny Alpha gaming desktop, which looks and plays more like a gaming console than a PC.
A newly launched engineering design, manufacturing and distribution company had fewer than 30 employees and had never done more than $ 825,000 in sales in any of its first three years.
Although designs and processes usually originate in each company's home country — as do most of the founding management teams — the barriers between local and international staff are much more permeable than in low - skills manufacturing.
Over the years, my company has experimented with various office designs, some more successful than others.
Vistaprint Corporate, a print service company for medium - sized businesses, outlined three ways for brands to improve their visual identities to create a lasting impression: First, you need more than strong and clean design.
After garnering feedback from more than 80 Kaplan executives and technology experts, and tinkering with their revenue models, design plans and presentation speeches for three months at Kaplan's New York City offices, the teams behind these disruptive education technology companies have learned their fair share of business lessons.
Surprisingly, from my experience running a design firm, I've seen too many instances where companies create solutions based on their own mental models rather than their customers or users.
We need to re-think the old policies designed around protecting banks, limiting innovative competition, and focusing on companies rather than individuals.
But what the company's success to date shows is that designing a simple, fast shopping experience is just as important, if not more so, than designing a standout product.
Private equity firm Berkshire Partners LLC said on Wednesday it would acquire a significant minority stake in Kendra Scott Design Inc, in a deal that sources said values the Austin, Texas - based jewelry company at more than $ 1 billion.
OnePlus isn't making any concrete promises about its new facial recognition, however, as the company said it's designed more for convenience when unlocking the phone rather than security - intensive tasks like making mobile payments with Android Pay.
Digitalundivided's FOCUS Fellow accelerator / incubator program has so far helped black and Latina founders raise more than $ 13 million in angel and venture financing, boosting to prominence a range of companies such as online design marketplace Zuvaa, food supply - chain data provider FoodTrace and postpartum - care developer Mahmee.
The prototype, which Google says will take at least five years to reach consumers, is one of several medical devices being designed by companies to make glucose monitoring for diabetic patients more convenient and less invasive than the traditional finger pricks.
Mehta has been studying family caregiving for more than a decade, and his research suggests companies pursuing this niche will find success with solutions that are comprehensive (with the product's services available at all times, even if it's only needed sporadically), intuitive and designed for the interruptions that proliferate in caregivers» busy lives.
The company allows consumers to customize jewelry by design, stone, and metal, and offers more than a billion styles from which to choose (including Kate Middleton - inspired earrings and a reasonable facsimile of Natalie Portman's engagement ring).
The company has done more to bring about an acceptance of domestic modernity than the rest of the design world combined.»
There's the archetypical foosball - table - and - everyone - running - around - in - hoodies vibe, but the pluses of early company culture generally go deeper than perma - casual attire and laid - back office design.
Midsize companies did a better job this year than last year of controlling their medical costs, mainly because of a willingness to change the design of their health plans to obtain lower prices.
If a voluntary CPP is designed anything like the existing CPP, it will be equivalent to an annuity, except it is sold by the government rather than an insurance company.
Thingiverse.com, MakerBot's online portal for sharing user - generated digital - design content, is a significant draw for the company, with more than 500,000 unique visitors downloading a million files each month from the library of more than 90,000 3 - D product files.
More than simple fun - in - the - sun rewards, these trips are designed to engage employees in their work by familiarizing them with new destinations and checking up on popular locales — all based on itineraries the company offers clients.
Even with the best intentions and a healthy budget, companies frequently mess up a few basic principles of office design, leaving them with less than optimal offices.
Qualcomm, the company behind the processor in many Android and Windows devices on the market today announced a new processor at CES, the Snapdragon 802, designed for televisions rather than smartphones.
Worse than that, he suspected that the Shanghai - based factory was using his company's designs to sell its products to other customers.
Since its formation in 2013, the Technology Gateway Network has completed more than 2,750 projects with more than 1,250 Irish - based companies on projects ranging from polymers to pharmaceuticals, photonics to mobile services and mechatronics, right through to biotechnology and industrial design.
Betting among veteran observers from banks and think tanks is that he will lean this time toward selective tax breaks and other measures designed to encourage companies to hire and invest, rather than another big round of direct spending.
X: Where Business Meets Design looks more like a sexy app than a business how - do, but it still does a great job explaining why customer experience, more than any other business priority, defines a company's brand and determines its outlook for the future.
Thus, while it initially appeared that the bill was designed to foster entrepreneurial development of decentralized systems, such as the Ethereum network, to allow individuals to reclaim some power from large companies, the bill does not accomplish that aim as it treats public and private blockchains (and possibly even legacy payment systems) equally.By opening this loophole in the definition of blockchain, Nevada does not appear to be showing any more support for the blockchain upstart community than it shows for multinational financial institutions and banks at large.
«That's designed and sold by a small company called Sphero that's less than five years old.»
For example if you are a website designer, you may find smaller companies to be better business leads than larger companies, since bigger companies often have an in - house staff or design agency, and don't need your service.
Glass Lewis» compensation team has engaged with more than 300 North American companies since last proxy season, with the goal of increasing our understanding of the challenges that companies face when designing incentive awards.
When my husband and I launched our letterman jacket awards company more than a decade ago, we carefully designed the cost structure in a way that we won under almost any scenario.
While the logo script remains relatively unchanged, it now appears against a sun as it rises behind a farmer's field — a real departure from the previous black box logo and the first major design change for the company in more than 50 years.
As for me, I can't believe in an human - like being that designed and jump - started the universe 13.8 billion years ago and set aside a planet for His special favorite creations, so He'd have someone to keep Him company and sing songs praising Him, then gave Bronze Age hermits a book of His orders to mankind that includes «thou shalt not round thy head nor cut thy beard» on penalty of eternal suffering... just CA N'T, any more than I can force myself to believe the world rests on the back of giant turtle.
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