Sentences with phrase «fueled business model»

Behind this fact lies an unlikely story of disruption that pairs blue - collar craftsmanship with a VC - fueled business model.

Not exact matches

Social enterprise is quickly becoming a popular business model that generates profit to fuel social good.

The CS100, which is expected to make its maiden test flight this fall, burns up to 15 % less fuel, and is also far quieter than a traditional jet engine — a perfect fit for Porter's business model, and its home airport.

Companies rise much more quickly, fueled by VC money and with very scalable business models based on the internet.

But, fueled by these contradictions, he is pioneering a model for the next wave of American manufacturing — and maybe a new way of thinking about business.

Of course, rock - bottom rates and a strong Canadian dollar, he added, are the opposite of what the Canadian economy needs right now in order to kick its current addiction to household debt and condos and switch to a more sustainable growth model fuelled by exports and business investment.

The admission will fuel concerns about Blue Sky's business model, which has come under scrutiny after a report from short - seller Glaucus Research suggested its assets under management and fees were inflated.

Their diversity of size and business model fueled the internal debate, the people said.

It is also a way to visually show where the revenue and cost lines cross, i.e. where we start to make a profit on each user or customer (which ultimately is what gets investors excited to pour more fuel on the fire), and where the «search for business model» crosses over into «execution of the business model.»

Uber raced into the field in the past few years, fueled by a desire to develop a more profitable business model that did not include paying drivers.

And most energy markets, regulatory frameworks and business models are still designed for fossil fuel generation, and remain ill - adapted to the special characteristics of renewables and energy demand reduction.

«Kin will fuel new experiences in communications, information, and commerce inside of Kik, and will also serve as a foundation for a new decentralized ecosystem of digital services, bringing a fair and sustainable business model to the market.»

The business model that fuels Primo Water was actually adopted from the propane industry.

Wine Personality and TV Star Leslie Sbrocco Opening Night Keynote Speaker at USbevX: Sbrocco will que up the conference with her renowned panache for fun and engaging facts, addressing an industry manifesting unheralded success fueled by an explosion of new brands, new business models and new producers...

Located on the southwestern edge of the U.S. Corn Belt, LifeLine Foods LLC stands apart from other companies in the corn processing industry because it operates a unique business model that extracts maximum value from the corn kennel to benefit not only the food industry, but the fuel industry, as well.

Disruption in the industry, fueled by the explosion of new brands, new business models and new producers, are the drivers of the conference agenda.

In his remark, the Chief Transformation Officer of MTN Nigeria Olubayo Adekambi identified «the expansion of E-commerce into a dual business model that blends the physical and the digital to create an ecosystem between brands and consumers across the two worlds», as among the major factors fueling the increase in adoption of smartphones.

«Truly innovative business models don't need to resort to old - fashioned law - breaking, and when Bitcoins, like any traditional currency, are laundered and used to fuel criminal activity, law enforcement has no choice but to act,» Bharara said.

The model produces different jobs and growth projections for a business - as - usual scenario with no technology breakthroughs or major new policies, and then generates different outcomes by factoring in new policies such as a national clean energy standards such as proposed by President Obama; increases in corporate average fuel economy standards; tougher environmental controls on coal - fired power generators; extended investment and production tax credits for clean energy sources and an expanded federal energy loan guarantee program.

This seems like a, uh, moronic business practice, but the products serve a purpose: to present a full model line and to offset the poor fuel economy of larger vehicles, which can incur fines from Uncle Sam.

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This versatile commercial vehicle comes in cargo, passenger, and cab chassis models, and each one can offer dependability and cost saving fuel economy for your business.

Strengths of this model include fuel economy, One of the lowest - priced new cars available, sedan and 5 - door hatchback availability, spacious cabin and trunk, and good highway manners Visit us at HertzCarSalesDallas.com or call us at [phone], and let us be your trusted friends in the car business.

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«The Honda Clarity Fuel Cell has arrived as the next big leap forward in electric drive mobility, with next - generation style, fun - to - drive performance and customer comfort,» said Steve Center, vice president of the Environmental Business Development Office at American Honda Motor Co., Inc. «In the year ahead, we will continue the rollout of the new Clarity series of electrified vehicles, to include battery - electric and plug - in hybrid models.»

Some of the Nissan models that we pay special attention to include the Rogue, Sentra, Altima, Frontier, Leaf, and Pathfinder, seeing as these cars, trucks, and SUVs have versatility, traction control, fuel efficiency, or seating space for Colorado families, couples, students, and business commuters.

This model sets itself apart with Aggressive styling, sedan or hatchback body styles, available turbocharged engine, fuel efficiency, and nimble handling Visit us at HertzCarSalesDallas.com or call us at [phone], and let us be your trusted friends in the car business.

A new spray - in bedliner is available later in the model year, while the SYNC communications and entertainment system is enhanced with an application that allows users to get personalized traffic reports, search local business listings, and find the best price on fuel.

«While reports of gaming sales at retail show signs of struggle, the impact hasn't been as great for PC gaming which had an earlier adoption of newer formats, business - models & delivery with: digital distribution, free - to - play, and subscriptions fueling PC gaming's strong global growth.»

Divestment is a moral and political strategy to expose the reckless business model of the fossil fuel industry that puts our world at risk.

The collapse in the oil price to 12 - year lows and bankruptcies in the coal sector underscore the risk of «financial stranding» and signals that fossil fuel companies need to accept that they are ex-growth stocks and must urgently re-assess their business models accordingly.

In January 2013, EEI published a playbook detailing how distributed solar energy generation is a threat to the utility industry's business model which in large part relies on large, costly fossil fuel power plants.

Shareholder action can be an effective tool to make small reforms at a company — such as pressuring Apple to institute better labour practices at the factories it works with in China — but it won't achieve the fundamental changes to the business model of the fossil fuel industry needed: keeping their coal, oil and gas reserves in the ground.

LONDON, NEW YORK March 8 — Fossil fuel companies risk wasting $ 1.6 trillion of expenditure by 2025 if they base their business on emissions policies already announced by governments instead of international climate goals, Carbon Tracker warns in a report released today, that models the IEA's 1.75 C scenario for the first time.

Nearly a year in the making, a report from green - energy leaders will make recommendations for executive - branch actions in six areas: energy efficiency, renewable markets, renewable - energy financing, alternative - fueled vehicles, new business models, and natural - gas rule - makings.

Suggested topic: if energy storage prices come down far enough, is carbon - fueled electricity a dead business model?

«The uncertainty around the future of carbon intensive fuels needs to be translated across credit analysis of business models going forward.»

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Given the rising costs of fossil fuels, this would be a PR nightmare for the generation industry, but UBS raises the possibility, echoing our story last year about how electricity business models and markets are effectively broken.

«Investors have been pushing for coal and other fossil fuel companies to face facts and adapt their business models to thrive in a carbon - constrained world.»

And intellectual property law is often poorly suited to protecting important advances, including demonstration of the commercial viability of well understood but heretofore undeployed technologies, or innovative business models that bring down the cost of deploying fuel and energy - saving technologies.

Today, as CEO of Jigar Shah Consulting, he works with global companies in a multitude of industries to deploy existing clean energy solutions fueled by new business models.

The very fact that you are spouting unsupported nonsense like this is strong evidence that the fossil fuel generators ARE worried by the threat to their once lucrative business model.

In Yesterday's report, the company admitted, however, that its 2001 model - year cars and trucks would post a poorer performance in terms of overall fuel economy than its model year 2000 vehicles, due to the addition of the Land Rover SUV business.

By the end of the century, if humans went on burning fossil fuels in the notorious business - as - usual scenario, their model demanded the equivalent of almost five Mt Pinatubo eruptions a year.

Workers and communities affected by the move away from fossil fuels should receive transition assistance through worker training programs, economic diversification initiatives, and funding for retiree benefits that may be adversely affected as fossil companies change their business models.

Mark Campanale commented: «Investors no longer want to see regulatory filings from fossil fuel companies that fail to discuss how the low carbon transition might impact their business models.

Renewables and associated storage, transport and digital technologies are so rapidly disrupting whole industries» business models they are pushing the fossil fuel industry towards inevitable collapse.

PDF) entitled «Disruptive Challenges» in January 2013, outlining the threat that distributed energy generation presents to the traditional utility industry business model of selling electricity from large, centralized, mostly fossil fuel power plants.

Better Place has already gained notoriety for the vision of its founder, Shai Agassi, whose business model imagines a product service system where drivers have access to a car, «clean» fuel, and top - notch customer service.