Sentences with phrase «for other founders»

As for the other founders, Prof White notes his research interests as the ramifications of blockchain on property transfer and digital contracts.

For other founders, a stint in China may prove difficult but well worth the challenge: Think of it as boot camp for mastering the startup grind.

Not exact matches

«What this has done is really allowed for more pools of money to be available to entrepreneurs, so that's the really big news about all of this,» says Geri Stengel, founder and president of Ventureneer, a digital media and market research company that, among other issues, specializes in crowdfunding.

Founders of theSkimm, Rent the Runway, and Other Badass Women Share Their Top 5 Tips for Aspiring Entrepreneurs

This looks particularly bad for Tidal because, from the moment it debuted, the promise made by its founders — a group that includes Kanye West and Carter's wife Beyonce — was that Tidal would be different from other services because it was run by artists.

As angel investor and tech - company founder Tim Berry wrote on Entrepreneur, «You can probably cover everything you need to convey in 20 to 30 pages of text plus another 10 pages of appendices for monthly projections, management resumes and other details.

There are other resources available for founders and bosses determined to tackle this issue as well.

I won't reveal yet who my favorites are, but I will say that these young scientist - founders came up with very creative solutions for preventing infections in some common surgeries, tackling resistance in targeted antibody drugs, improving gene vectors for cell therapies, helping the vision - impaired «see» faces and better read their environments, imaging hard - to - see spots in the lungs and other organs, improving genetic risk analysis, and expediting the logistical operations of hospitals.

Shine's founders say they believe that an integral part of an investment in ourselves should be a big dose of compassion for others, but especially for yourself.

Among other things, the founders have donated portions of online orders to nonprofits, organized volunteers to help the homeless during frigid winters, and built a well in Nigeria to increase clean water access for hibiscus farmers.

However, for some founders it can be hard to give up control and let others take over.

In early April, for example, Facebook, Craigslist founder Craig Newmark, and others created a $ 14 - million initiative to help invest projects that «to increase trust in journalism around the world, and to better inform the public conversation,» according to an announcement.

Yes, there are good reasons why some startups should put working day - to - day on growing their business aside and spend the time instead looking for outside investment, including: gaining the financial and other operational resources they need to move forward; to increase their financial stability, focus (plus peace of mind) in the short - term if they've been growing on revenue, founders» savings and credit cards; and to quickly accelerate their growth in order to capture a massive market.

But for a CEO, founder, entrepreneur, and leader, finding the free time to focus on something other than your business or your family is difficult.

Hamilton's inbox exploded with emails from founders and others in tech thanking her for the post.

Here's her advice for other female founders who also think venture capital might be the best source of funds for their companies.

«There is major uncertainty in the market and federal agencies are not sure until the budget is passed and sequestration is resolved that they will continue, and they have really reduced the scale of work,» says Zia Islam, founder of Zantech IT Services, a McLean, Virginia - based company that has worked for NASA, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, and other federal agencies.

When I started my company, iDoneThis, the biggest question on my mind — and I'm guessing it's top of mind for other young founders too — was: «Hmm... how do I sell this?»

«Two years ago, I did two events like this,» says Michelle Rago, founder of Michelle Rago Destinations, who has coordinated celebrations for Matt Damon and Jamie Foxx, among others.

«Airlines have started to charge for more things, but with an airline rewards credit card, you can get things like your first bag checked free and priority boarding,» says Erik Larson, president and founder of NextAdvisor.com, which provides consumer - oriented research on credit cards and other products.

For startup founders and would - be entrepreneurs, the real draw will be the Kingonomics Entrepreneurship and Investment Conference that follows, which focuses on access to capital through crowdfunding and other means.

Some others just shift for that immediate jump in their salary without understanding how this compares vs. staying in the same company over a three to five - year timeframe, Srividya Kannan, Founder, Director — Avaali Solutions said.

Even though you have made a name for yourself as an entrepreneur, I'm betting you face the same challenges as other founders.

Jerry Cuomo, chief technology officer for IBM, and Fabien Potencier, founder of Symfony, are joining a roster that already includes Docker co-founder Solomon Hykes; Yahoo (YHOO) co-founder Jerry Yang; as well as tech experts from Facebook (FB), Google (GOOG), LinkedIn (LNKD), Microsoft (MSFT), Uber and other powerhouses.

Since having time for life outside the office is an increasingly high priority to workers in every industry, other company founders would be wise to take a page from the vacation non-policy book of Branson and other pioneers of this approach (which according to Businessweek comprise only around 1 percent of all companies).

Founders can't merely look at their top line number for pre-money valuation because other factors must be considered.

The facility will ensure a steady supply of batteries for Tesla's third - generation electric vehicles and, not coincidentally, a steady supply of energy storage for founder Elon Musk's other brainchild, SolarCity.

Jamie Giovinazzo, founder of Eat Clean Bro in Freehold, New Jersey, told the Associated Press that Bachman's decision helped keep the roadway safe for other motorists.

If the Alibaba founder does acquire the Morning Post — which at one time was the most profitable newspaper in the world — he would be following in the footsteps of other billionaire tech moguls such as Jeff Bezos, the Amazon (AMZN) founder and CEO who acquired The Washington Post for $ 250 million in 2013.

Analysts say the transition at Donki is a litmus test for other retailers in Japan with similarly charismatic founders such as Fast Retailing, the operator of the Uniqlo casual clothing chain, and Nitori, a discount furniture retailer.

In addition to being a lot cheaper than paying for your own office, they're great places to meet other founders and creative types who can end up being new partners, allies, and even clients.

The Reported.ly founder — who had built a team of reporters and editors based in Europe, North America, and Asia — said he hoped Reported.ly might be able to find alternative funding from some other source, but for now it is shutting down.

Many female founders believe that one solution is for female founders go out of their way to support other female founders.

His rà ‰ sumà ‰ alone attests to his idea overflow: not only is he the founder of EnviroCheck, a fast - growing $ 5 - million provider of energy - conservation services for building owners in Orlando, Fla., but he has also started or taken over some 22 other small ventures.

In other words, super angels profit on the $ 30 million to $ 100 million exit, but that exit is hardly a success for a traditional VC fund or, for that matter, for more ambitious founders.

Graphene may even replace some metals and other natural resources mined for manufacturing, says Gordon Chiu, founder, president and CTO of Grafoid and co-inventor of MesoGraf.

The other founder, Ryan Bubinski, longed for his days at Columbia University, where he taught programming and evangelized the importance of learning to code through a student group he had founded called the Application Development Initiative.

In the summer after his sophomore year, Zuckerberg left Harvard for a rented house in Silicon Valley to build Facebook, expanding it to other campuses and then across the globe with venture funding from Peter Thiel, one of the founders of PayPal.

However, Gliimpse had early investment from Anil Sethi, the company's founder and CEO, who has a long history in medicine while working for Johns Hopkins, among others.

I interviewed the founders of Officenet for my article — along with many others — and heard much the same thing.

Since Help Scout is a help desk, it would be foolish to claim that I'm approaching this without a slight brush of bias, but I promise you my stance comes from experience; specifically, seeing new founders suggest to other new founders why they think a convoluted system of Gmail filters is «okay for now.»

The private market for shares prior to a public listing allows employees and founders of private companies such as Spotify to cash in on some of their paper wealth, while letting other investors get a head start on the listing.

While Anderson focuses on building drones, there are a slew of other drone - focused startups that see big potential in developing the software and services for the coming drone economy, said Jeremy Conrad, founder of the hardware startup incubator Lemnos Labs.

Chances are even if you aren't familiar with the AMB Group, you're familiar with their work: it is the investment management and support services arm of Home Depot founder Arthur Blank's for - profit businesses, such as the Atlanta Falcons, PGA TOUR Superstore, and Atlanta United FC, among others.

Suster recently took to his blog to offer lessons he learned through hard experience as a founder for others trying to balance starting a company and keeping a marriage together.

Among other things, eShares lets company founders issue share certificates to angel and venture investors, employees, and others who qualify for stock options.

Many entrepreneurs are ditching traditional office spaces for more collaborative environments, where they can work side - by - side with other founders.

Watch out for other steep condo expenses, said Michele Clark, CFP and founder of Clark Hourly Financial Planning and Investment Management.

The idea might sound crazily impractical (and for founders with kids in school or other common life constraints, without a whole lot of planning and prep it probably is), but Rustrum points out the benefits aren't just a tan and a lengthy break from your snow shovel.

That's great news for Renren's founders, but it could bode ill for other start - ups if investors sour on the company: