I have worked in
different industries doing different jobs.
Not exact matches
As an entrepreneur in the fashion
industry, I've been to networking events and gatherings where some entrepreneurs in technology don't further conversations or ask me questions about my company because they feel that we're on
different playing fields.
The problem, as he sees it, is that policy - makers haven't recognized that competing in technology is fundamentally
different from how it's
done in traditional
industries.
A restaurant - hiring app sitting down with a creative journalist; a shopping platform grabbing coffee with a collegiate social media app;
different industries making you think differently about what you're
doing.
«But very few people can take a frustration they have with an incumbent
industry, think about how to apply technology to it in a
different way, and then
do it.
So as the idea developed, about 6 months after
doing this kind of exploration where we'd meet continually with a whole bunch of
different people,
industry thinkers and stuff, it became clear that we could actually start a company around this and we could build the world's first social magazine.
The more
industries I investigated, the more obvious it became that the vast majority of businesses within an
industry don't know how to say they are
different.
Now, we've always had a small number of very powerful players — what we're saying in the book is there's a very high likelihood that it could be a
different set of players if the traditional
industry folks don't move quickly.
To test your idea, look at other businesses in your
industry to see if your side hustle is better than or
different from what's already being
done.
Not only are Millennials snubbing oil and gas because of its negative image, they also seek
different job perks than previous generations sought, and in this regard, the oil
industry will need to
do more as it becomes increasingly obvious that Millennials want
different things than what oil executives think they want.
Blecharczyk said he doesn't think the hoteliers have to lose to Airbnb, given that the two
industries offer «very
different things.»
So
do you attend the wedding of a close friend or agree to speak at a prominent
industry conference the same day in a
different part of the country?
While the financial services
industry has quite a bit of work to
do in bringing more transparency to the titles used to describe
different financial professionals, it is the responsibility of investors to ask the right questions to determine whether the financial professional they work with meets their requirements.
«We want to make sure that we can
do our business around the world without getting afoul of
different regulatory
industries,» he says.
The challenge faced by the aerospace
industry in keeping track of tens of thousands of
different parts came to light when it emerged after last month's fatal explosion that some airlines
do not keep track of the history of each individual fan blade within an engine.
Which is probably a good thing, because if you don't
do something
different from what everybody else is
doing, how on earth can you hope to succeed in a down - and - dirty
industry like cardboard boxes?
«I've seen it in so many
different industries and markets and
different companies that I'm absolutely convinced that anybody can
do it,» he says.
What
do costs - per - unit look like at
different levels of output volume in the
industry, and how much could costs realistically be driven down by the merger?
«Security is a very fragmented
industry, and there are a lot of small companies in this space, and it's important to have a broader spectrum across the
different companies to understand who's
doing well and what technologies are
doing well,» said JMP Securities analyst Erik Suppiger.
«Whether it's Amazon or Foxconn or Carrier, any of these
different examples where you have governments picking one
industry that they want to get in and giving them special deals... just doesn't make sense.
By targeting
industry - relevant content to
different segments within your organization, you can start to position your people as experts in their respective fields; all they have to
do is regularly read and share your company's curated content across their social networks.
Many
different businesses, in many
different industries, could be a fit for an equity investor, but those that
do share some common traits.
I recall one of the clients telling me that diversification
does not only apply to stock portfolios because even if you invest in
different industries and markets, the stock market as a whole can crash and you will still take a significant loss.
And what that disruption means in terms of an
industry of you know multi-billion dollar
industry and illustrating
different campaigns that we've
done to show the effectiveness of that.
If you don't feel the same way about
industry events, I encourage you to start looking at them from a
different perspective.
«What is perhaps
different now is that the message that they're trying to create is not one just of low cost but that we are innovating, being creative, trying to meet consumer needs with new products but
doing it in a value - oriented way,» says David Henkes, senior principal at Technomic, a restaurant and food
industry consulting firm.
«FORTUNE
does a fabulous job of bringing inspirational women from
different industries and cultures together under one common roof to share stories, to talk about common issues (and) to promote collaboration.
If you want to
do it yourself, consider funds that hold a mix of investments in companies both big and small, from
different parts of the world, and in
different industries and sectors.
Unilever... Marks & Spencer... Walmart... Patagonia... Ben & Jerry's... Marcal... Interface — what
do these famous brands in very
different industries have in common?
Case studies, testimonials and reviews offer value at
different points in the sales funnel, but it doesn't mean marketers can't get creative when it comes to UGC — no matter what their
industry is.
When you've had some successful marketplace investing, you start to say, «Okay, well what are the biggest segments of our economy and is there an opportunity to
do something similar against those
different industries?»
MENU uses an equally weighting scheme, just as BITE
did, but they take a very
different approach to sizing up the
industry before they even begin to sort names.
One mistake people make is thinking, «Our target customers are companies with X employees in Y and Z
industries, but we also don't want to miss smaller companies in
different industries.»
How well
does he know 160
different companies across 10
different industries
Neither
does it survive a basic common - sense test: Buying insurance against a market crash from other market participants is no
different than buying a policy against a crash of the insurance
industry from an insurance company.
Questioner 19: How
do you understand a new
industry or new business you're trying to get into where the dynamics are
different?
The good news is that within the crypto
industry there
does seem to be differences between the
different types of coins.
«Tech companies are surprising doctors who don't even know about some of these things yet, and we can [replicate that success] in so many
different industries,» he says.
«Many large broker - dealers in the wealth management
industry don't really know how to deal with
different fee models, and as a result may fall behind, giving independent advisors who have more flexibility in their pricing model an advantage,» Micciche said.
Starting with changed metrics for businesses to UI, money transfer services on Messenger to acquiring startups from
different industries, Facebook has
done it all to keep the spotlight on itself.
While news media like Time and 60 Minutes cast Grey in the role of David fighting the Goliath of the gambling
industry, he prefers a
different Old Testament story, comparing himself and his followers to Gideon and his unlikely band of soldiers handpicked to
do God's will.
It is blatantly clear why scientists employed by the tobacco
industry arrive at quite
different conclusions on the relation of smoking and cancer than
do others.
Well Bill, I guess I
do not see your group / religion as any more than a powerful lobby group, no
different than oil and gas, defence
industries, tobacco, NRA gun
industry, etc..
«Everything about it is
different than what the
industry is
doing today,» Wysocki
«We are
different from our competitors in that we are focused on the food
industry — that's where we want to be and what we want to
do,» says Renee Cangemi, vice president of operations for the Richardson, Texas - based company.
«Most great wineries or coffee producers are
doing things with a
different perspective than some of the larger companies in their
industry.»
«Everybody from the cruise line
industry is constantly seeking what they can
do that is
different and cutting edge from the others to attract the clientele to their brand,» Barale says.
Generally it's a very healthy
industry and you can definitely see over the last couple of years there has been a lot more buzz around the shows, with everyone looking to
do things that are a little bit
different.»
The rationalisation of vineyards is just one change needed in an
industry that will look very
different from the way it
does today, Mr Tyrrell said.
What makes the newsletter
different is it doesn't just tell you what has happened — it will assess what is going to happen the following week in the food and beverage
industry.