Sentences with phrase «dollar company known»

The payoff was a multi-billion dollar company known for its creativity and forward - thinking designs.

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Companies can also «test the waters» using the new provisions of Regulation A — meaning that you can let the world know you are thinking of raising investment dollars.

This means I say «no» all the time to founders who are working on businesses that could be really great «couple hundred million dollar» companies.

That is true, but you also have to know that the vast majority of companies that are funded by VC firms never get close to the million - dollar paydays.

Companies seem to be increasingly offering insurance on all manner of things in part because of something known as loss aversion, which is when people feel a more psychological impact from a loss than from a similar - sized dollar gain.

So why would a company that has colonized most of the known world over the last two decades slough off its billion - dollar brand?

In just a few years, my company grew to be a million dollar company and I discovered strategies I knew would help women entrepreneurs.

Piracy and the rise of the freemium model have made it hard for gaming companies to monetize, and knowing how much a player has to spend — anonymized, of course — allows them to allocate marketing dollars cost - effectively.

He had accepted millions of dollars in investment capital, built a team, and worked the media before he knew what his company was.

If you don't know which one of these your company is, you need to get that straight before you spend one more day or one more dollar at it.

Companies seem to be increasingly offering insurance on all manner of things in part because of something known as loss aversion, which is when people feel more psychological impact from a loss than from a similar - sized dollar gain.

«I just don't know how Uber can argue with a straight face that as a $ 40 billion dollar company it can't afford to insure its drivers, pay minimum wage or pay overtime, or be reimbursed for their expenses.

Though Thiel has, thus, personally co-founded a pair of billion - dollar companies, he may be still better known for his investments.

The 128 - year - old beauty company, known for products such as Skin - So - Soft and ANEW skincare, has been hit by a triple whammy: the rise in sales of low - priced beauty products at mass - market chains such as Walgreen (WAG) and Dollar General (DG), the apparent obsolescence of its direct - selling model for beauty items, and ill - advised forays into fashion, jewelry and pricier skincare products that alienated many customers.

The tech titan's BizSpark program, which offered thousands of dollars in free cloud credits, along with free access to Office 365 and Microsoft's Visual Studio developer tools, is no longer accepting new applications, and the company will be eliminating it once the benefits expire for companies already in the program.

The move is hardly a surprise given the recent mania that has seen companies use ICOs (also known as token sales) raise tens or even hundreds of millions of dollars even though, in many cases, their business consists of little more than grand ambitions and a white paper.

While Diller doesn't know if Snap can grab the third place spot in the race for online ad dollars (behind Facebook and Google), he said it's still among the top companies out there.

With Quiznos betting a huge chunk of its marketing dollars on digital video during at a crucial time for the company, we wanted to know the reasoning behind the decision.

He launched a robotics company called Tech - No - Logic in Massachusetts in 2013 and, two years later, pulled in his first several - hundred - thousand - dollar investment.

This would save small businesses a large percentage of money and allow them to focus on their core strengths knowing that their software and hardware will just work and is monitored and supported for pennies on the dollar and allow these companies to compete with corporations many times their size.

(Referring to Nestle, the Swiss food giant that is one of the largest companies in the world and has a stable of products that generate billions upon billions of dollars in nearly every country, no matter how terrible things get.

Over time, open source software, the rise of the next wave of web startups, and the embrace of Agile Engineering meant that startups no longer needed millions of dollars to buy specialized computers and license expensive software — they could start a company on their credit cards.

Buffett also said that two investment managers who recently joined the company, Todd Combs and Ted Weschler, «will be handling a few billion dollars in 2012, but they have the brains, judgment and character to manage our entire portfolio» when he and Charlie Munger, Berkshire's vice chairman, are no longer running the company.

There are a few well - known companies out there that started out as small, socially conscious companies and ended up being purchased by corporate giants for hundreds of millions of dollars... each.

But I respect any company that knows how to draw a line in the sand, and Apollo Global Management (NYSE: APO) is setting itself apart from competitors Kohlberg Kravis Roberts (NYSE: KKR) and The Carlyle Group (NASDAQ: CG): By putting a limit on its pursuit of retail money, the firm is thinking of the big long - term picture, and not just the short - term dollar signs.

With millions of dollars in play, venture capitalists are looking for startup companies that know their market, don't overexaggerate their financial prospects and have the right team to convert ideas into returns.

Still, with less than $ 100 million in debt due before 2020, Barrick executives said the company is shifting to a growth strategy, focusing on Nevada and the Dominican Republic, and will no longer sell assets in order to reduce its billions of dollars in debt.

I started this fund after (knowing I wanted to be in VC in Austin) learning that women - led companies perform significantly better financially, yet are an untapped market since only 2 % of venture dollars are going to female founded start - ups.

You see, each and every year, Congress has to reapprove the Rohrabacher - Blumenauer Amendment (previously known as Rohrabacher - Farr), which is the amendment that disallows the Justice Department from using federal dollars to prosecute marijuana companies operating in states that have chosen to legalize in some capacity.

Knowing that a traditional tax - deferred 401k allows me to borrow up to half of investment dollars (that inclusive of company match funds), or up to $ 50k, as a loan.

Even someone going out on their own and investing in dividend growth stocks would find it very difficult to lose money with a portfolio of well known multimillion dollar companies that have raised their dividends for decades on end.

Tax Dollars To The Poor = Bad Tax Dollars To Those Who Already Have The Needs To Help Themselves If They Didn't Run Their Company In The Ground By Making Poor Business Decisions = The most conservative thing any American could do... you know, personal responsibility.

I no longer use any company that employs «christian values» as it pretty much says to me it worships the all mighty dollar and commercialism and treats its employees like crap.

Hello Fresh is another well - known company using the same model, but Blue Apron is seen as the industry leader and just raised 135 million dollars so is now «valued» at 2 billion dollars.

Any company using ingredients that are known to be dangerous will not see a dollar out of my pocket..

If I see companies using these dangerous oils I know I will never be giving them another dollar of my money because ultimately they are putting profit over the health of their consumers.

Looking for a way to make itself better known, the company sponsored the world's richest golf tournament — and dropped half a million dollars in the process

With audience figures expected to go through the roof, companies will no doubt have had to pay millions of dollars for a few seconds of air time.

My heart goes out to those who face the dilemma of having to either attend knowing that, in part, the conference is receiving sponsorship dollars from a company they are actively boycotting — or to skip it on that basis and lose out on both the investment and the opportunity.

Bettina, just wanted to let you know that, thanks ENTIRELY to you and your petition to take pink slime (YOUR WORDS) outta school lunches, I now dread going to work — thinking «this may be my last day of work at BPI», a company I've beem proud to work for for the past 10 years; a company that has taken recycling to the utmost heights (recycling lean beef trimmings to separate out the fat and reuse the remaining protein as a suppliment to other processed meats (such as hamburger, sausage, etc) and which customers, such as McDonald's, had WILLINGLY purchased in order to stretch their purchase dollars to give us consumers more value for our buck.

Companies pay MILLIONS of dollars to make sure you do not know HOW MUCH better breastmilk is.

Here's Gov. David Paterson in Lake Placid earlier today, fielding questions on today's Post story on the multimillion - dollar no - bid contract awarded to GHI, the health - care provider whose parent company, Emblem Health, employs his wife, First Lady Michelle Paige Paterson.

At 10 a.m., the NYC he Department of Consumer Affairs will hold a public hearing on a change to the «Fair Wages for New Yorkers Act,» which would mandate «certain companies that receive at least one million dollars of financial assistance from the City of New York to pay their employees no less than a living wage,» 42 Broadway, 5th Floor, Manhattan.

«Shareholders have the right to know if their investment dollars are being spent on political agendas that are not in the company's best interest,» DiNapoli, who serves as trustee of the $ 209 billion New York State Common Retirement Fund, said in a statement.

The co-op, Health Republic Insurance of New York, was one of the member - owned and - operated not - for - profit insurance companies created with federal tax dollars through the federal Affordable Care Act, known as Obamacare.

Avella testified he didn't know about the alleged bribery scheme, in which Dean Skelos promised political favors to two companies if they paid his son hundreds of thousands of dollars for no - show work.

Last week the Times Ledger reported that Barone Management made an unauthorized dumping in a large residential development in Northeast Queens, but what you may not know is that Senator Tony Avella, who denounced the dumping, has quietly accepted thousands of dollars of campaign contributions, according to CFB reports from the imprudent company as well as other entities which took part in the dumping.

The top two executives at the non-profit New York Racing Association, which operates New York's three state - owned horse tracks, were fired last week amid allegations they knew the company was collecting more than the legal amount of so - called takeout on certain bets, costing winning bettors an estimated $ 8.5 million dollars.

The cities allege that, for decades, the companies sold fossil fuels they knew were contributing to climate change, while engaging in a multimillion - dollar campaign to sow doubt about global warming.

No matter whether you're presenting your abilities as a mass spectrometry expert to local clients or soliciting potential multimillion - dollar investors for a new biotech company, you'll need to be able to clearly and effectively talk about technology in front of an audience of people who you want to invest in you and your idea.