Sentences with phrase «founder of our company in»

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«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.

«In order to meet the growing challenge of a tough market last year, I was forced to consider alternative options to keep my business viable,» said Dr. Alan Glazier, the company's founder and CEO.

Alex Fielding, the founder of the $ 250 million robotics company Ripcord, is stepping aside as CEO in the wake of an investigation into a 19 - year - old former employee's allegations that she was fired after complaining of a toxic work environment.

After Hogan launched his lawsuit against the company, it was revealed that PayPal founder and early Facebook investor Peter Thiel had been bankrolling the former wrestler and others who were suing Gawker, in the hope of driving the company out of business.

The companies with the most reach and the founders with the deepest connection to the consumer are able to show up in all of those different places in unique ways and tie it all back to the brand's central mission.

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.

Indeed, it's «a constant game of risk management,» says founder Kamakshi Sivaramakrishnan, who also worked at Google but left in 2010 to launch Drawbridge, a company that builds technology to connect users» screens and devices without relying on their personal security information.

The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on Friday requested public testimony from Mark Zuckerberg, the Facebook founder and CEO, adding to the list of congressional panels looking to haul in the company's top executives.

-- Elliot Tomaeno, founder and CEO of Astrsk PR, an award - winning PR agency that has launched more than 300 companies and products since being founded in 2012

«I've had several inquiries from Chinese interested in purchasing properties in Pyongyang, Wonsan and Sinuiju,» said the founder of INDPRK, a travel company in Dandong that runs tours to North Korea, who goes by the name Griffin Che.

Investors who spoke to CNBC all described a common experience with the ICO in question: They thought the project was legitimate until warning signs began to appear, including a falling out with the company's sole supplier, a lack of correspondence from its supposed founders, and failed attempts to recoup the lost funds.

Because founders have the upper hand, they'll retain an increasingly large share of the stock in, and control of, their companies.

Of course I fund people outside of that age range but statistically startup founders of VC - backed tech companies are more likely in that rangOf course I fund people outside of that age range but statistically startup founders of VC - backed tech companies are more likely in that rangof that age range but statistically startup founders of VC - backed tech companies are more likely in that rangof VC - backed tech companies are more likely in that range.

The Nanaimo, B.C., digital marketing company that landed the richest deal ever on Dragons» Den — then rejected it in favour of a better offer — has made an acquisition that its founder says gives it «the complete package» to take on its super-sized American rival.

Rob Ferguson has resigned as chairman of litigation funder IMF Bentham after failing in a push for the company's three executive directors, including founder Hugh McLernon, to retire from the board.

Chris Brogan, founder and chief executive of Human Business Works, a business - training company in Portland, Maine, is one example, says Smith.

In speaking with analysts who have covered Michael Dell and his company for several decades, what emerges is a portrait of a founder so completely enmeshed with his business that many liken Dell (the company) to his fifth child.

Bravo's «Real Housewives of New York City» star, author, and the multi-millionaire founder and CEO of liquor and food company SkinnyGirl arrived Monday in Puerto Rico.

Christelle Macri is the founder of Ebizpromotion, a leading SEO company in Berkshire, with a no - nonsense and ethical approach to digital marketing.

For those not familiar with the show, it's important to know in the beginning of season 3, the awkward yet assertive founder, Richard Hendrix, is replaced as CEO of his own company by Jack Barker.

I spoke with Tom Popomaronis, CEO and Founder of OpiaTalk, a company that specializes in hyper - conversion by means of their flagship widget.

«Gawker Media Group has agreed this evening to sell our business and popular brands to Univision, one of America's largest media companies,» Gawker founder Nick Denton said in an emailed statement.

Tom Gimbel is a founder and CEO whose LaSalle Network ranked on the Inc. 5000 list of fastest - growing private companies in the U.S. 10 years in a row.

«We invested in a couple of fertility companies... We are broad, we are looking for great teams and founders and we try to fuel them.»

TMI founder and managing director Mervyn Dobbins said the company was also in the advanced stages of completing joint venture arrangements with governments in China and the Middle East to implement the system.

In 2017, TechCrunch reported that only 17 % of the 43,008 venture - funded companies in its directory CrunchBase have at least one female foundeIn 2017, TechCrunch reported that only 17 % of the 43,008 venture - funded companies in its directory CrunchBase have at least one female foundein its directory CrunchBase have at least one female founder.

-- Jonathan Cogley, CEO and founder of IT security company Thycotic, which ranks 2,671 on the Inc. 5000 list of fastest growing companies in 2014, up 760 spots from 2013.

When Serge Longin, founder of RevenueWell, moved the Bannockburn, Ill. - based marketing services company to a new office in 2012, he was eager to transform the bland, all - white office environment.

And yet, just eight years later, it seems Facebook may be turning into the very thing its founder once rejected: a still important technology company that's growing a bit long in the tooth and fighting to stay relevant by throwing stacks of money at whatever just might be the next big thing.

«I believe the CEO of a small - to - medium business has three major duties: to make sure there is money in the bank; to get the right people in the right roles; and to guide the long - term vision for the company,» said Nick Gray, the founder and CEO of Museum Hack, a team - building company in New York City that counts major brands, including Facebook, among its customers.

He was the founder, in 1884, of the National Cash Register company.

Previously, he was founder and CTO of Sonian, a cloud archiving company that was acquired by Barracuda in November 2017.

Canadian companies even have a new resource to turn to in their quest for female candidates: a recruiting firm launched last year by Pamela Jeffery, founder of the Women's Executive Network.

In February, Global Group founder Saul Feldberg handed over leadership of the company he founded in 1966 to his son JoeIn February, Global Group founder Saul Feldberg handed over leadership of the company he founded in 1966 to his son Joein 1966 to his son Joel.

Pony Ma's company, Tencent, has moved with the stealth of its founder this year, making a series of investments in Western companies that are significant, but not splashy: A 5 percent stake in Tesla, a 10 percent stake in Snap, an investment in Essential Products, and now, reportedly, a 10 percent stock swap with Spotify.

According to LinkedIn, eight of the top ten U.S. companies in recruiting and retaining top talent are still run by their original founders.

Habir Sian, founder of Kingsley Eyewear, is one business founder who has been inspired to make an impact in the world through the social responsibility of his company.

-- Scott and Missy Tannen, founders of Boll & Branch, a New York - based company with a line of accessibly priced luxury bed linens that launched in January 2014 with first - year revenue topping $ 2 million and more than a $ 10 million run rate in its second year in business.

While roughly a third of its portfolio companies are in St. Louis, the fund also invests in startups located in places where founders face a similar lack of access to venture capital.

All of the company's existing investors participated in the new round, including Benchmark Capital, Greylock Partners, Redpoint Ventures, Shasta Ventures, Vulcan, Next World Capital, Workday founder Dave Duffield and Salesforce chairman and CEO Marc Benioff.

Torenberg says he's seen many founders like Fishkin fall into the depths of depression while in the trenches of launching and growing their own companies.

Jarden founder Martin Franklin has built the company through acquisitions, making it one of the largest diversified consumer products makers in the United States, selling everything from firewood to condoms.

Keeping an eye on blood test results is what Elizabeth Holmes, founder of the revolutionary blood test company Theranos, thinks will transform medicine and help people find out they are sick sooner in life.

Raise a fund that invests in companies founded by underrepresented entrepreneurs, including women, people of color, LGBTQ company founders, or any combination of the three.

For Suzie Ford, the founder and co-owner of NoDa Brewing Company, in Charlotte, North Carolina, paying her employees decent wages is critical.

Cherae Robinson, founder and CEO of Tastemakers Africa, a mobile app for booking experiences in Africa, found it challenging to transition from running a bootstrapped company to one with outside capital behind it.

Phil Chen, founder of HTC's Vive, says consumer VR isn't dead yet — and companies using VR in health and at work are making real money.

ERock is the founder and CEO of BizFamous, a consultancy designed to promote large brands and enterprises, and Local Business Rockstar, a company dedicated to empowering small businesses in their markets.

If the company is going to invest in developing their leaders and give them the proper training and development that they need, there has to be support from the highest level of the company — including the founder and the CEO.

A talented IBM junior executive once lost $ 10 million of company money in a risky venture, then slunk into company founder Tom Watson Sr.'s office expecting to be fired.