Sentences with phrase «from selling my companies»

But let's be clear: I made most of my money investing the money I made from selling my companies.

Although transaction fees are dwarfed by the sums private - equity firms make from money - management fees or from selling companies through initial public offerings, they can represent a nice chunk of cash.

Not exact matches

Within two years of its release, the company grew from selling 50,000 cases per year to nearly two million, according to The Wall Street Journal.

Patent attorney and software developer Thomas Haines has struck a deal with Sydney company IPH to sell his data analysis businesses for $ 8 million, but plans to continue running the operation from Perth.

An initial public offering — or IPO as it's most commonly called — is the way for companies to go from private to public and sell stock shares in their firm.

And, crucially, it obliges any company that sells a patent outside of the network to attach a condition to the patent that prevents the new owner from using it to attack anyone within the network.

For example, an experienced media sales person selling to property developers may not find it as easy to get to grips with banks and financial institutions, or a B2B company that expand from the automotive industry to transportation logistics, may find their sales professionals struggling to understand what goes on.

President Donald Trump is considering issuing an executive order restricting certain Chinese companies from selling telecommunications equipment in...

Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those reflected in such forward - looking statements and that should be considered in evaluating our outlook include, but are not limited to, the following: 1) our ability to continue to grow our business and execute our growth strategy, including the timing, execution, and profitability of new and maturing programs; 2) our ability to perform our obligations under our new and maturing commercial, business aircraft, and military development programs, and the related recurring production; 3) our ability to accurately estimate and manage performance, cost, and revenue under our contracts, including our ability to achieve certain cost reductions with respect to the B787 program; 4) margin pressures and the potential for additional forward losses on new and maturing programs; 5) our ability to accommodate, and the cost of accommodating, announced increases in the build rates of certain aircraft; 6) the effect on aircraft demand and build rates of changing customer preferences for business aircraft, including the effect of global economic conditions on the business aircraft market and expanding conflicts or political unrest in the Middle East or Asia; 7) customer cancellations or deferrals as a result of global economic uncertainty or otherwise; 8) the effect of economic conditions in the industries and markets in which we operate in the U.S. and globally and any changes therein, including fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; 9) the success and timely execution of key milestones such as the receipt of necessary regulatory approvals, including our ability to obtain in a timely fashion any required regulatory or other third party approvals for the consummation of our announced acquisition of Asco, and customer adherence to their announced schedules; 10) our ability to successfully negotiate, or re-negotiate, future pricing under our supply agreements with Boeing and our other customers; 11) our ability to enter into profitable supply arrangements with additional customers; 12) the ability of all parties to satisfy their performance requirements under existing supply contracts with our two major customers, Boeing and Airbus, and other customers, and the risk of nonpayment by such customers; 13) any adverse impact on Boeing's and Airbus» production of aircraft resulting from cancellations, deferrals, or reduced orders by their customers or from labor disputes, domestic or international hostilities, or acts of terrorism; 14) any adverse impact on the demand for air travel or our operations from the outbreak of diseases or epidemic or pandemic outbreaks; 15) our ability to avoid or recover from cyber-based or other security attacks, information technology failures, or other disruptions; 16) returns on pension plan assets and the impact of future discount rate changes on pension obligations; 17) our ability to borrow additional funds or refinance debt, including our ability to obtain the debt to finance the purchase price for our announced acquisition of Asco on favorable terms or at all; 18) competition from commercial aerospace original equipment manufacturers and other aerostructures suppliers; 19) the effect of governmental laws, such as U.S. export control laws and U.S. and foreign anti-bribery laws such as the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and the United Kingdom Bribery Act, and environmental laws and agency regulations, both in the U.S. and abroad; 20) the effect of changes in tax law, such as the effect of The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the «TCJA») that was enacted on December 22, 2017, and changes to the interpretations of or guidance related thereto, and the Company's ability to accurately calculate and estimate the effect of such changes; 21) any reduction in our credit ratings; 22) our dependence on our suppliers, as well as the cost and availability of raw materials and purchased components; 23) our ability to recruit and retain a critical mass of highly - skilled employees and our relationships with the unions representing many of our employees; 24) spending by the U.S. and other governments on defense; 25) the possibility that our cash flows and our credit facility may not be adequate for our additional capital needs or for payment of interest on, and principal of, our indebtedness; 26) our exposure under our revolving credit facility to higher interest payments should interest rates increase substantially; 27) the effectiveness of any interest rate hedging programs; 28) the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting; 29) the outcome or impact of ongoing or future litigation, claims, and regulatory actions; 30) exposure to potential product liability and warranty claims; 31) our ability to effectively assess, manage and integrate acquisitions that we pursue, including our ability to successfully integrate the Asco business and generate synergies and other cost savings; 32) our ability to consummate our announced acquisition of Asco in a timely matter while avoiding any unexpected costs, charges, expenses, adverse changes to business relationships and other business disruptions for ourselves and Asco as a result of the acquisition; 33) our ability to continue selling certain receivables through our supplier financing program; 34) the risks of doing business internationally, including fluctuations in foreign current exchange rates, impositions of tariffs or embargoes, compliance with foreign laws, and domestic and foreign government policies; and 35) our ability to complete the proposed accelerated stock repurchase plan, among other things.

Zynga is by far the most popular game developer on Facebook, and the company makes the majority of its revenue from virtual goods sold on Facebook.

The company has made $ 18,687 in revenue from its subscription model — sellers pay a flat fee for Apex to sell their product each month.

Through the end of October, the company has sold 2.6 million hardware units in the U.S., and on Monday, boosted its full year sales forecast (worldwide) for the Switch from 10 million to 14 million units.

B2B organizations that sell physical products, meanwhile, may consider their companies as worlds apart from SaaS providers, but they too have an opportunity to implement many of the following SaaS - style techniques that make those tech startups so successful.

The lawsuit alleged that Palantir wrongly barred investors from selling stock in the privately owned company.

The company sells its products on its website (it has no retail distribution), and prices typically range from $ 110 to $ 190.

At the time, Jackson was making leather goods to sell to inmates and Buari was running a clothing and shoe catalog company from his cell with assistance from his ex-wife.

Under the terms of the deal with Hearst, the media company will publish content from the Lenny Letter on its sites a day after email subscribers get access to it, and Hearst will sell advertising around the content and share the revenue with Dunham and her co-founder Jenni Konner.

But increasingly farmers also sell biomass — the residue left over after crops like corn and wheat are harvested — to companies developing fuel from organic material.

Tencent president Martin Lau sold 1 million of his shares in the company, reducing his stake to 0.48 percent from 0.49 percent.

The gains mostly were from companies selling more stuff; changes in prices had little to do with the increase, the agency said.

An independent custodian will not seek to sell you solutions during this critical transition period from company owner to wealth owner.

About 2/3 of Apple's revenue comes from iPhone sales and Wall Street judges the company on how many iPhones it sells each quarter.

These facilities employ local women to sell products from companies such as Procter & Gamble and Nestle that want to reach the so - called «bottom - of - the - pyramid.»

Stocks slid even further on the news that U.S. President Donald Trump is considering issuing an executive order restricting certain Chinese companies from selling telecommunications equipment in the United States.

The company said it would stop accepting ads from Russian - owned broadcaster RT and its associated news agency Sputnik, whereupon RT published details of Twitter's pitch to sell vast tracts of election - related ad space on its network.

Parsons» company, Indosole, which produces and sells a line of sandals and shoes made entirely of repurposed old tires, has achieved a great deal of visibility thanks in large part to its community of customers, who support and advocate the company's quest to save one million tires from landfills.

But Persis, the Khosrowshahi family holding company, has long since moved from selling things to licencing them.

In California, tough legislation has been introduced that would require any company selling an Internet - connected device to equip it with features that protect it from unauthorized access and to obtain consumer consent before it collects or transmits information.

For companies old and new, this evolution from selling products to selling services — leveraging the proliferation of internal and external data across the value - chain, to redefine or create your brand, product or service and create unique relationships — is a powerful concept.

To get an idea of its scope, consider that the company sold more than $ 14 billion worth of goods at its annual Singles» Day sales event on Nov. 11, a 60 % increase from last year.

With support from Fairfax Financial, Gregson repaired the company's balance sheet and sold the revitalized chain to rival Leon's in 2012.

Harley - Davidson, another company with a great stock symbol (NYSE: HOG), had revenues of $ 6 billion last year, mostly from selling close to 270,000 cruisers.

Spotify's direct listing differed from a standard initial public offering in that the company only sold existing shares instead of issuing new ones and had minimal contact with investment banks, which typically underwrite IPOs.

Around the same time as his graduation from engineering at the University of British Columbia, he sold the company — a system that uses high - speed imaging to scan for defects in packaging — he'd founded as a student.

Total target timeline from first day on payroll to first points on the board: two to three weeks for small - business reps, two to three months for the enterprise reps who sell to big companies.

He launched SoftKey Software Products from his basement in 1983, and later sold it to Mattel Toy Company for $ 3.7 billion.

Laliberté stepped away from the day - to - day of the business in 2008, and in 2015 he sold his majority stake in the company to a group of outside investors, including Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec.

The company is expected to report sales of 51.9 million iPhone units from the fiscal second quarter, along with an average selling price of $ 740, according to average analyst forecasts compiled by Bloomberg.

The largest challenge is working in a patchwork of state laws that affect everything from where the company can bank, what they can sell, and where they can advertise.

Curiously, that would bar firms such as the largest U.S. - based exchange Coinbase from advertising on the platform, while presumably still allowing Twitter's sister company, Square, to advertise its young Bitcoin buying and selling function on its Cash app.

When prices rise, the companies that do best are explorers and producers (E&P), which get most of their revenue from selling the crude they extract.

In 2012, when Jonny Simkin sold his edtech company and moved to San Francisco from Southern California, he ditched his car and switched to public transit.

Lynn talks about how her company determines whether to sell her products online or in a retail store, explains where her company name came from and how businesses can benefit from attending industry related conferences and conventions.

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.

A day earlier, the U.S. Department of Commerce banned U.S. companies from selling to ZTE, a Chinese telecom that Qualcomm counts as a customer.

UPS took a stake in Optoro last year, as the company, like FedEx, tries to generate revenue from not only returns but from placing unwanted items in channels where they're most likely to sell.

In addition to the handbags, the stores sold flowers and other unrelated products, some from other companies, to «round out the personality,» Spade explains.

Most companies are still better off borrowing from their bank rather than selling their accounts receivable to a factor.

When Bertolini began to frame health in those terms, he tells me, he began to see Aetna's «journey» more clearly — understanding that it needed to transform from a company that «sells insurance in a warranty card» to one that says to its customers, «Let's figure out what's standing in the way of living the life you want to lead.

Her company is achieving that goal by selling wines — selected by wine director Kristin Olszewski — that include a white blend made from Oregon grapes, a Pinot Noir from California's Mission Ranch Vineyard, and a sparkling rosé made from Santa Ynez Valley, California, grapes.