Sentences with phrase «dollar companies instead»

In an instant, the whole «Startup Nation» decided to quit aiming for fast exits and build billion - dollar companies instead.

Not exact matches

Netflix paid US$ 100 million for two seasons, and instead of using ad dollars to pay for it, the company needs word - of - mouth, good reviews and overall buzz to convince new viewers to pay $ 7.99 a month for its streaming service.

But if you'd instead invested that same dollar in a portfolio of companies that focused on the most important environmental and social issues while growing their businesses, that same dollar would've grown to $ 28.36.4

Instead of having huge, multimillion dollar salaries they should have a reasonable salary (in the low hundreds of thousands rather than in millions) with the rest of their package made up of shares in the company (not options).

But Quinn charged that instead of relying on the company's workers, the Sanitation Department spent hundreds of thousands of dollars to hire people to do the work that Cemusa was already required to do.

Instead of a handful of giant telecommunications companies spending billions of dollars to build a network of satellites and cell towers, the Wi - Fi network would grow organically as individual users build out the network node by node.

I am going to instead give away my natural medicine tips for free, and if the Toll House Chocolate Chip Company wants to send me a billion dollar thank you check, they are more than welcome.

Instead of coughing up the $ 2 million — barely pocket change for a multi-billion dollar pharmaceutical company — they'd prefer to hire Mitch's estranged, emotionally unhinged ex-mercenary brother Mitch (Sharlto Copley) to steal him back across the border for a paltry $ 200k.

Instead of spending millions of dollars flying «Terminators» like Ryan around, the company could cut 85 percent of its budget by firing people via video chat.

Instead, a portrait emerges of a company that tries to squeeze profits from public school dollars by raising enrollment, increasing teacher workload and lowering standards.

Still, the United States seems to be heading towards taking the decisions about American education out of the hands of American educators and instead placing that sacred trust in the welcoming arms of an industry run entirely without oversight and populated completely with for - profit companies chasing billions of dollars in business

So why did Barnes and Noble go with Samsung instead of Microsoft, which gave the company 300 million dollars a few years ago?

The company is not giving up on its billion dollar Palm investment and instead will be licensing webOS to interested parties.

Instead of a regular wireless module, it was using an all - in - one wireless chipset from a small company named Jorjin that was saving a few dollars.

especially in a small company, simply asking for them to allow dollar based contributions instead of percent based contributions can cause them to change the plan to allow it.

Instead what usually occurs are instances where the board and management will suck every dollar out of the company with various frivolities until the company files Chapter 7.

Instead of the maximization of shareholder value (the number one goal of a corporation according to Aswath Damodaron) we witnessed a good ol' boy board of directors sit back and allow an entrenched management team to either lose or steal millions of assets (at one million a year in salary on a 10MM company, its stealing or akin to stealing no matter what actually happened to the $ 8 per share of liquidation value you mentioned that the company had... just one year ago)... and it raises goosebumps wondering where the millions of dollars actually went... just as I am sure Bernie Madoff's investors are wondering where there money is...

Instead, for a few dollars a month, you could transfer the risk easily to a company that can take care of you when there's a loss.

Resist the urge to spend this money and instead make a habit of saving rebates from retailers (even if they are only a few dollars), refunds from utilities or insurance companies, reimbursements for expenses, repayment of other debts and other unexpected windfalls.

This saves you thousand's of dollars and year's of time because instead of having to reinvent a debt relief business from ground up, use your own attorneys and research new subject, you get to piggy - back off our strategies, use our strategic partnerships and join our marketing platform that most companies can only dream of having.

Instead of one person taking on a billion - dollar company, class actions allow groups of people to fight back with a collective voice.

The company, whose primary listing is in Tokyo, has not issued shares or raised funds from the deal, but listed Hong Kong depositary receipts in the city by way of introduction so that investors can buy and sell shares in Hong Kong dollars instead of yen.

However, not one tax dollar was used to create formal medical education programs for physicians in Canada, instead, interested physicians organized their own education, through the help of CME companies, and received funding to hold these programs from the private sector, primarily pharmaceutical companies with an interest in the field.

Longevity annuities are like «reverse life insurance», meaning premium dollars are collected by the life insurance company by its policy holders to pay income when a policy holder lives a long life, instead of collecting premium dollars and paying a death claim on a policy holder's short life in ordinary life insurance.

Instead, you need to find an MI company that will show you how to use those budgeted dollars effectively only on services that will reduce your financial distress.

Instead, invest those same WI renters insurance dollars with a company who at least has a good reputation and then you know you're getting quality with your purchase.

In order to get an accurate dollar figure, talk to a local construction company instead.

Instead of spending several thousands of dollars on alternative accommodation, a moving company and a moving truck, your Hamilton renters insurance provider will organize to cover the costs.

Instead, for a few dollars a month, you could transfer the risk easily to a company that can take care of you when there's a loss.

Instead of spending several thousands of dollars on alternative accommodation, a moving company and a moving truck, your Round Rock renters insurance provider will organize to cover the costs.

Emergent has filed suit under the federal Racketeering Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act («RICO») on behalf of 164 former students of «Flip This House» star Armando Montelongo and his companies, alleging that the real estate mogul's educational offerings — which cost up to tens of thousands of dollars, and which are attended by thousands of students every year — do not live up to the central claim that the Montelongo «system works in any financial market, at any given time,» and are instead the heart of a fraudulent scheme to sell students worthless «education.»