Sentences with phrase «founder doing all of the work for»

It never occurred to me that it would take more people than me to do this thing, and that no, a founder doing all of the work for free is not something that can go on forever.

Not exact matches

Dylan Lauren, founder of Dylan's Candy Bar, explains why airport stores and standalone flagships work for her brand — and why currently malls don't offer the same the same opportunity.

When you're early in a startup, a founder or one of the first few people to join, you will at times realize that new information from customers or a smart mentor shows that what you were working on for the last weeks or months is the wrong thing to do.

Solace Technologies» first year of business was about what you'd expect from a startup — funds were tight and the company's founders, who didn't take a salary for 12 months, worked from a basement in an office building in downtown Los Angeles.

The Vancouver, Canada - based company's fall from grace began with the embarrassing revelation that some of its pants were see through and the non mea culpa of founder and chairman Chip Wilson, where he claimed in November that «some women's bodies just don't actually work» for the clothing.

«Don't quit your day job,» Daymond John, founder of FUBU and one of the most iconic Sharks on Shark Tank, told Inc.com recently, recounting that for the first five years he ran his company, he was supporting himself by working full - time as a waiter at Red Lobster.

Answers ranged from finding time for naps and meditation (that's Brian Halligan, co-founder of HubSpot) and ensuring you're doing work you love (Jeremy Wickremer, founder of Transformational Media Summit) to simply feeling that you've made a free choice to work 24/7 (Amy Errett, co-founder of Madison Reed) and making sure that there's still time for fun in life (Monif Clarke, CEO of Monif C. Plus Sizes).

So if you're looking for inspiration on how to be productive when business drops off in the summer, check out Young Entrepreneurs Council's round up of 12 founders» responses to the question, «What odd jobs and tasks do you work on for your business during a slow season to keep busy and prepare for a busy time ahead?»

This is very far from being a new analysis: Family and Youth Concern, still battling away, was doing pioneering work over 30 years ago (for which its founder, Valerie Riches, was deservedly made a papal dame), pointing out how disastrous for society the undermining of the traditional family based on marriage - not least by successive governments - really was.

The Oblates declare that they «renew the commitment we made 150 years ago to work with and for native peoples,» and they do so «in the spirit of our founder.

Space does not permit elucidation of the specific principles on which they worked, but it may suffice for our purpose to note that the law, the shari`a, as built up by the founders and generations of commentators, embraces all the rules of God's prescription for the conduct of men — domestic life, political and social activities, religious and ritual duties.

«What I've tried to do is create a sustainable organic farming model that is good for the earth, the soil, the animals, and the people working on these farms, and helps revitalize rural communities,» said Albert Straus, CEO and founder of Straus Family Creamery.

On this call, API founders Lysa Parker and Barbara Nicholson talk with Lu about how: — our «flaws» are actually pathways to raising resilient, secure, connected kids; — without an awareness of how our story drives our fears, our kids re-enact it; — without self - understanding and empathy, parents then tend to manage rather than engage, control rather than connect, in a chronic practice of «defensive parenting»; — we can turn our old wounds to new wisdom and free our kids from repeating our stories; — the gift of our anger, fear, doubt, chaos, anxiety, struggles, and conflicts is that they can shed compassionate light on our old wounds and we can use this light to «heal» our inner conflicts, and pave our path for ourselves and our kids; and — doing this paving work «keeps our light on»... and our children's light on, and teaches them the power of forgiveness, humility, and humanity.

As the owner and founder of ABC Doula Service has worked extensively with families doing doula and lactation support for the past 15 years, and runs the day to day operations including answering the phone and email requests.

Personally knowing the founders (all fathers themselves) and their talents both in design and engineering, as well as their background working for a design firm recognized for being at the forefront of human - centered design, I wanted to know — did Knit Health successfully design a better baby monitor?

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One of Red Horse's founders, Doug Forand, said the firm didn't run any of the above - mentioned campaigns, but rather did independent expenditure work (mail, field and phones) for labor unions, including the UFT, HTC, NYSUT, 32BJ SEIU, 1199 SEIU and AFSCME.

George McDonald, founder of the Doe Fund which provides work, housing and social services to the formerly homeless and formerly incarcerated, ran for mayor as a Republican in 2013.

«In our work - driven culture, we perceive relaxation as nonproductive — it often becomes a reward for getting stuff done,» says Kathleen Hall, PhD, founder and CEO of the Stress Institute in Atlanta and the Mindful Living Network.

If you don't know Lauren, she is the founder of the incredible site Career Contessa where she and her team offer invaluable career tips and resources for working women.

«[Partners] like Amore work okay because a Chanel bag is a Chanel bag, but with the cost of international delivery and potential returns it just doesn't make sense for [other boutiques who stock garments of varying sizes] to bother,» says Dan Bailey, founder of Tokyo Dandy and a longtime observer of Japan's fashion landscape.

«On behalf of everyone at Grindr, we would like to thank Joel for his inspiration and service as the founder of Grindr, and wish him all the best in the future,» said Yahui Zhou, «Looking forward, we are extremely excited about the excellent work Grindr is doing in becoming a leading global technology company, serving and supporting our users no matter where they are in the world.»

Adele Testani, founder of Hurrydate said «we have actually tried to capitalize on the cougar trend and it didn't really work for us.

Listen to Bobbi Palmer, founder of Date Like a Grownup, as she shares three must - do's that will assure this powerful tool works for you.

Zinny is the founder and president of Kuepa.com, a blended learning startup that provides continuing education for adults who do not have the required skill sets to work in today's labor market.

In his new book The Founders, education reporter Richard Whitmire shares the history of the top 20 percent of high - performing public charter schools, and the visionary educators who did whatever it took to create innovative schools that works for students.

«For many kids, the local school doesn't work,» said Ronald J. Packard, chief executive and founder of K12.

«The joint proposal is an opportunity for two organizations that traditionally don't work together to actually come together and do what's right for kids,» said Laura McGowan - Robinson, founder and executive director of Crown Prep.

The Alliance of Independent Authors has released its recent guide to all things self - publishing, and this year awarded its inaugural service award to Smashwords and its founder, Mark Coker, for the work the company has done in furthering the cause of indie authorship.

Bob Kohn, former CEO and founder of the digital solutions company RoyaltyShare who works with a number of major publishers, did not attempt to object to the settlements posed earlier this year with HarperCollins, Simon & Schuster, or Hachette, but objected Friday to the settlement terms for Macmillan and Penguin.

Those results «ratify that using devices for something (reading) that doesn't require a device at all, and has worked perfectly well for centuries, may not be of obvious appeal to the bulk of readers,» says Michael Cader, founder of Publishers Lunch, a digital newsletter.

Jack Bogle, the founder of Vanguard, sat down for an interview with Christine Benz which was published with the title: «Bogle: Smart Beta ETFs Do Not Work».

Sylvia Renee Lyss, founder of F.L.O.C.K., and her volunteers go out on a regular basis, usually at night, to the casino back alleys and into the less affluent neighborhoods of Las Vegas to maintain «Feeding Stations» with water and food for a multitude of stray and wild cats.The purpose is to humanely trap and give the cats immediate vet care, neutering, and vaccinations.The cats are either adopted out or taken to the F.L.O.C.K. sanctuary to live out their lives in comfort for as long as they are with us.Sylvia Renee Lyss has devoted her life to helping stray and unwanted cats and kittens.She has been actively doing this work for over the last 30 years in Las Vegas.

We all wish for that now but I don't think the two founders of Naughty dog will be working for the company anytime soon.Well, let's just hope for a miracle.

Alan Rothschild, juror for Where Are We, is the founder and president of The Do Good Fund, Inc., a non-profit organization that focuses on building a museum - quality collection of photographs taken in the American South by well - known and emerging photographers working in the region.

The company does more than promote the works of its founder: Kaikai Kiki works as a nurturing environment for new, fresh talent, supporting young, emerging artists.

Although the two had been talking about doing the show together for the past year or so (the two - person show format is a signature of Safe's programming), it wasn't until Safe's founder, Pali Kashi, set an actual date for the exhibition that a real flurry of work started in earnest.

In 2009, LegalBizDev founder Jim Hassett interviewed chairmen, senior partners and C - level executives at 37 of the largest firms in the world about what works for alternative fees, and what does not.

For a small (technology) company where the founder wants to balance some (less than half; approximately 10 %) of the work with another, yet to do it on a contingency basis, would it be more appropriate to issue stocks that were previously announced by the corporation or to form a partnership agreement between the two parties?

«Exchanges are looking for people who can do the creative, thinking work - to create the architecture, not just do basic tasks,» said Mark Pink, founder of topmoneyjobs.com.

The company's first product doesn't stray too far from nearby Ekso Bionics, where CEO and founder Tim Swift worked previously — though the simply titled Robotic Ski Exoskeleton trades warehouse work and mobility assistance for the admittedly more exhilarating world of downhill skiing.

John Kelvie, founder of Bespoken, discussed in Voicebot Podcast episode six about how working with iOS is more complicated and doesn't let the AI do as much work for you.

«Doing what you love is the future of work for your generation,» echoes Lynda Spiegel, founder of Rising Star Resumes.

«For your work email signoff, don't make it too personal and therefore strange, or too casual,» says Hallie Crawford, the founder of HallieCrawford.com Career Coaching.

Lani Baron, founder and CEO of Alternative Divorce Solutions, Inc. shares some benefits on hiring a Divorce Mediation Firm and why you don't have to get along for divorce mediation to work.

At the RE / MAX International Convention in Las Vegas in March, founder Dave Liniger told attendees that learning to work skillfully with lenders and buyers on short sales and REOs should be at the top of their to - do list — especially for real estate practitioners in the hardest - hit areas of California, Nevada, Florida, Michigan, and Ohio.

Or, you might want to hire the stager to do the actual work, for another $ 500 to $ 1,200, says Barb Schwarz, founder and president of the International Association of Home Staging Professionals.