Sentences with phrase «first ventured long»

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Long gone are the days when a company like Apple Computer Inc. could get venture capital only after showing a profit (and, even then, received a first round of a mere $ 250,000).

Greg Habstritt has been a life - long animal lover and entrepreneur, having been involved in starting and building more than 20 different ventures since his first venture at age 13.

Shares in Japan's Nintendo soared again on Monday, bringing market - value gains to $ 7.5 billion in just two days as investors cheered the runaway success of Pokemon GO — its first long - awaited venture in mobile gaming.

It is no longer news that 99 % of all new business ventures fail in the first ten years.

Then he took a chance on what would be his most successful venture in 1969, with the opening of the first Long John Silver's Fish»n' Chips.

Having more than 40 years of experience in the restaurant business, they decided to venture on their own, and took their culinary and management experience and opened the first Rice Garden in Long Beach, Calif., in 1994.

Masi partnered with long - time friend Sasson in 2001 to develop and launch Light, the Light Group's first venue venture, at Bellagio Resort and Casino.

«While this is not Tajín's first venture into the food service sector, at this time we are executing a dedicated long - term plan to increase our presence in restaurants across the United States,» said Aldo Fernandez, CEO of Tajín International Corp. «The brand is focusing on the food service sector because of the increasingly high incidence of families eating outside the home and in casual restaurants, at least once a week.»

The release of SkaDate Dating Software version 9 at the end of last year marked the first time we attempted to venture into the Mobile Dating App market, something that was long requested by our loyal customers.

For starters, the company asked participants how long they speak to a match before they venture out on a first date.

What You Need To Know: David Chase «s first major production since the infamous finale of his HBO show «The Sopranos» in 2007 and his first venture into the world of feature films sees the acclaimed writer / director tackle a subject dear to his heart that was one of the strengths of his long - running, critically acclaimed show: rock «n» roll music.

CVTs have come a long way since the first ones ventured onto the market and this one shows a higher degree of efficiency.

This is a significant new car for BMW: the transition from the long - running R family codename to the more advanced, totally modular F family also happens to mark the first joint venture between Mini and BMW.

While both companies have a long history — dating back to publishing in the late 1700s for Nelson — and this isn't the first cooperative effort between Nelson and the original companies that later formed HarperCollins, this venture will add to Thomas Nelson's reach and increase HarperCollins» digital imprint.

Recently, I learned of the value of redeeming miles for international business and first class flights as opposed to just redeeming them for travel credits, so I will probably no longer churn the Barclay, Bank of America, and Capital One Venture cards.

Long - term buy - and - hold investors tend to analyze in the same or highly similar ways as do control investors, distress investors, credit analysts and first and second stage venture capitalists.

My first long hike began the next morning as I ventured west, past a number of little churches (India is much more Christian than I expected) and away from the main roads into thicker forests along progressively smaller paths.

The Capital One Venture Rewards card currently comes with a sign - up bonus of 50,000 miles after you spend $ 3,000 in purchases within the first 3 months of opening, so as long as you meet the minimum spend, you're guaranteed $ 500 in travel or gift cards.

But my own experiences aside, the PSP may have occasionally struggled in the realm of software support, and it occasionally lost its way — as evidenced by ventures such as the PSPGo — but one thing must be said: it was the first handheld to edge out a share of a market long - dominated by Nintendo and its many GameBoys.

It is not long before you venture into your first battle and it's here that the game mechanics are explained in a rather easy and simple setting which I found helpful given I am not overly a fan of turn based combat.

When you first start to venture outside of Kirchen Bell you'll only be able to go to a handful of locations but it doesn't take long for you to get given quite a lot of locations to explore.

While she's best known for her work in front of the camera as an actress and fashion model, Tilda Swinton is no stranger to the art world, having long shown a preference for challenging avant - garde films (some of which she helped to produce) and even venturing into performance art in her 1995 piece The Maybe first shown at London's Serpentine Gallery.

Apple came out with the first interactive voice assistant on smartphones, Siri, in 2011, long before companies such as Samsung, Google and HTC ventured to make one.

The venture capital model has worked brilliantly for a long time, but has been ripe for disruption and ICOs are the first step in that direction.

Shanghai - based startup cryptocurrency exchange Binance, which recently hit its one - month long operating milestone has just announced the company has successfully completed its first round of venture capital financing with millions of USD in investment.

First time home buying in Los Angeles, Long Beach, Inglewood, Downey and any of the surrounding cities in 2018 can be one of the most exciting ventures a 1st time home buyer can embark upon in life!

This is also my first venture into long distance, but having a working knowledge of the area and local contacts make it possible for this relative newbie.