Sentences with phrase «for upstart companies»

My guess is no one in gov. has figured a way to get a kickback or under the table agreement for these upstart companies.

The bull market of the century sent venture capitalists scurrying around for upstart companies that could build cheap rockets.

Trade shows are an opportunity for upstart companies to show their stuff and make vital connections but the cost of entry is steep.

Not exact matches

Foxborough, Massachusetts may be most famous for being home to the New England Patriots, but it is also home to an upstart software company looking to make its own mark on the gridiron.

Hackett has focused on streamlining Ford's core vehicle business while also recasting the company's message for investors who are captivated by self - driving cars and the arrival of upstart competitors such as Tesla.

It's hard for a company that is already decades old to grow as fast as a fresh upstart, but this engineering firm with 14 offices across the country can keep pace.

Unlike many upstart pharma companies that must turn to the financial markets for expansion dollars, Prollenium's sales volume provided the cash it needed to finance new research and development, as well as a major capital project.

The Austin - based company offers differentiated products — and pricing plans — for upstarts and high - volume brands, including Camelbak and Martha Stewart.

He was most recently covering commerce for AllThingsD.com and, before that was a reporter at Advertising Age, where he covered legacy digital media companies such as Yahoo and AOL and upstarts such as BuzzFeed and Gawker Media.

It's the latest in a relentless parade of damaging news for the Silicon Valley upstart, which was valued last year at $ 9 billion, the most of any venture - backed company working in health care today.

Although upstart mattress companies are challenging brick - and - mortar incumbents like Sleep Country by offering lower prices and a hassle - free experience, the company plans to open up to 12 locations annually for the next five to seven years.

But companies want to list where they can be assured of reaching investors and liquidity, and that's a difficult hurdle for upstarts to overcome.

When asked about regulations they'd like to see eliminated, changed or created, many of the founders of companies on the first - ever CNBC Upstart 25 list called for regulations they'd like to see created, not stripped away.

That shift has created an opening for upstarts like Cloth & Company, co-founded by DwellStudio's Christiane Lemieux, and which launched in October 2016.

Big name automakers and a certain electric car upstart are among the companies to be issued permits for testing autonomous vehicles in the state.

A cable channel would be a further step in a transformation for Vice, from bad - boy digital upstart to mainstream media company.

Thus, while it initially appeared that the bill was designed to foster entrepreneurial development of decentralized systems, such as the Ethereum network, to allow individuals to reclaim some power from large companies, the bill does not accomplish that aim as it treats public and private blockchains (and possibly even legacy payment systems) equally.By opening this loophole in the definition of blockchain, Nevada does not appear to be showing any more support for the blockchain upstart community than it shows for multinational financial institutions and banks at large.

With his theory of disruption Christensen offered a compelling explanation for how it was big company managers, equipped with the best education and aided by the best consultants armed with the latest in best practices, fell prey again and again to upstart competitors with seemingly inferior products; technologists took it as a manual.

Another feature that makes Upstart stand out among personal loan companies is that you can use your loan to pay for college or grad school — most lenders restrict the use of funds for postsecondary educational purposes.

More Spray Tan than Substance Start - Ups offers a handful of genuinely valuable moments — an insider's peek at when employee - turned - entrepreneur Kim Taylor decides to leave her job and start a business of her own, for instance; or when the unfocused upstart Ben Way mentions to an investor that he has over 40 companies, which comes off as amateurish bragging.

The group included Microsoft cofounder Bill Gates, whose estimated personal wealth is greater than $ 46.5 billion, and Niklas Zennström, the upstart CEO of the Internet - based phone service Skype Technologies, who recently sold his three - year - old company to eBay for $ 2.6 billion.

It's also a way for these old - line European companies to emphasize their heritage, something that upstarts from Japan for the most part can not do.

Still, the S is very impressive for a low volume car from an «upstart» company.

In April 2008, upstart electric car manufacturer Tesla Motors filed a lawsuit against Fisker Automotive, claiming the company stole designs for the upcoming Tesla electric - powered sedan.

Magzter is an upstart digital magazine company that is looking to give Zinio and Next Issue a run for their money.

Another feature that makes Upstart stand out among personal loan companies is that you can use your loan to pay for college or grad school — most lenders restrict the use of funds for postsecondary educational purposes.

Upstart is one of the few personal loan companies that allows you to use funds to pay for postsecondary education, and has borrower - friendly terms.

From the beginning, Anna's concept of company culture — «It's about taking great care to hire the right people» — has shaped the very core of her business as Upstart takes great care in loaning to the right people — «We're looking for a diamond in the rough.»

While there are minimum credit requirements for every applicant, Anna says Upstart is able to get a better picture of each prospect because of the additional information her company reviews.

Upstart's innovative selection criteria, arguably the biggest difference between the two companies, may put it ahead of BorrowersFirst for applicants.

While the wide range of loan applications is a staple for all personal loan companies, the simplicity of Upstart's online application process and interface sets it apart from other competitors.

Upstart is a private personal loan lender that found its origins during 2012 Its founds, recent Google employees, sought to create a peer to peer personal loan company that offered competitive and flexible loans to consumers for various different reasons and purposes.

Companies such as Prosper, Lending Club and Upstart are example of peer - to - peer lending platforms for some of the best credit card consolidation loans.

LeEco got a $ 2.2 billion investment from the property company Sunac China Holdings in January, but that money was earmarked for LeEco's entertainment business and not its languishing car upstarts, which have yet to complete any production - ready vehicles or a factory in which to build them.

Getting Swift into the hands of upstart developers is a pretty clear win for the company, much the same way that Macs and iPads in the classroom helped the company gain a foothold for decades as those students graduated and starting making their own purchasing decisions.

Fortunately, there are some new upstarts, and one still young company, that is giving the big boys a run for their money.

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 processor, 8 GB RAM and dual rear camera lives up to the company's «Never Settle» tagline and could be a money spinner for the Chinese upstart.»

It's not often you see an upstart device stand side by side with something as revolutionary as Google's seminal video streamer, but the Chromecast Audio has been positioned as the keystone for the company's plans to delve into the world of multiroom audio.

As an agile seller, you may benefit most from time with an upstart — an individual who has been with the company for less than three years.