Sentences with phrase «haves in a potential partner»

Specifically, you should understand what your non-negotiables are and what characteristics are must - haves in a potential partner.

Not exact matches

Shares in diversified explorer Mindax have risen nearly 13 per cent on news it's in talks with a potential partner for its Mt Forrest Iron Project.

According to the boutique firm's founding partner Michael Nathanson, investors have gotten a little too excited in recent weeks over the two potential turnaround stories.

Microsoft, which had been looking for ways to bolster its fledgling efforts in mobile - phone software, saw Skype as a potential partner for voice and video calls; it also saw the software as an interesting way to enhance its broadband - connected Xbox gaming platform.

«NationBuilder is that rarest of products that not only has the potential to change its market, but to change the world,» Ben Horowitz, general partner and co-founder at VC firm Andreessen Horowitz, said in a press release announcing NationBuilder's series A funding in March.

You have to be able to generate buy - in from investors, partners and potential employees, so nail down your «elevator speech» — what you would say if you ran into an important potential investor in an elevator.

Charles Birnbaum, Bessemer Venture Partners: «Valuations in the alternative - lending space were overly optimistic in our opinion over the prior five years, but we do feel that the pendulum has likely swung back too far in the other direction following the recent pullback» leaving the sector ripe for potential funding or M&A.

Reuters notes that Avago has also spoken to private equity firm Silver Lake Partners LP about partnering in a potential acquisition.

Sometimes potential strategic partners may also be potential competitors, so you may want to present your plan in stages, saving sensitive information such as financials and marketing strategies for later in the process when trust has been established.

In a statement on Friday, Chase Carey, Fox's president and chief operating officer, said Hulu's owners «had meaningful conversations with a number of potential partners and buyers, each with impressive plans and offers to match.»

While much focus has been on human versus machine — Garry Kasparov versus IBM's Deep Blue in chess matches of the 1990s or the Watson computer pitted against human champions on Jeopardy — the greatest potential for advancement comes from humans partnering with computers.

In the past two years he and other Luna execs have been meeting with venture capitalists and potential corporate partners and lawyers.

Actual results, including with respect to our targets and prospects, could differ materially due to a number of factors, including the risk that we may not obtain sufficient orders to achieve our targeted revenues; price competition in key markets; the risk that we or our channel partners are not able to develop and expand customer bases and accurately anticipate demand from end customers, which can result in increased inventory and reduced orders as we experience wide fluctuations in supply and demand; the risk that our commercial Lighting Products results will continue to suffer if new issues arise regarding issues related to product quality for this business; the risk that we may experience production difficulties that preclude us from shipping sufficient quantities to meet customer orders or that result in higher production costs and lower margins; our ability to lower costs; the risk that our results will suffer if we are unable to balance fluctuations in customer demand and capacity, including bringing on additional capacity on a timely basis to meet customer demand; the risk that longer manufacturing lead times may cause customers to fulfill their orders with a competitor's products instead; the risk that the economic and political uncertainty caused by the proposed tariffs by the United States on Chinese goods, and any corresponding Chinese tariffs in response, may negatively impact demand for our products; product mix; risks associated with the ramp - up of production of our new products, and our entry into new business channels different from those in which we have historically operated; the risk that customers do not maintain their favorable perception of our brand and products, resulting in lower demand for our products; the risk that our products fail to perform or fail to meet customer requirements or expectations, resulting in significant additional costs, including costs associated with warranty returns or the potential recall of our products; ongoing uncertainty in global economic conditions, infrastructure development or customer demand that could negatively affect product demand, collectability of receivables and other related matters as consumers and businesses may defer purchases or payments, or default on payments; risks resulting from the concentration of our business among few customers, including the risk that customers may reduce or cancel orders or fail to honor purchase commitments; the risk that we are not able to enter into acceptable contractual arrangements with the significant customers of the acquired Infineon RF Power business or otherwise not fully realize anticipated benefits of the transaction; the risk that retail customers may alter promotional pricing, increase promotion of a competitor's products over our products or reduce their inventory levels, all of which could negatively affect product demand; the risk that our investments may experience periods of significant stock price volatility causing us to recognize fair value losses on our investment; the risk posed by managing an increasingly complex supply chain that has the ability to supply a sufficient quantity of raw materials, subsystems and finished products with the required specifications and quality; the risk we may be required to record a significant charge to earnings if our goodwill or amortizable assets become impaired; risks relating to confidential information theft or misuse, including through cyber-attacks or cyber intrusion; our ability to complete development and commercialization of products under development, such as our pipeline of Wolfspeed products, improved LED chips, LED components, and LED lighting products risks related to our multi-year warranty periods for LED lighting products; risks associated with acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures or investments generally; the rapid development of new technology and competing products that may impair demand or render our products obsolete; the potential lack of customer acceptance for our products; risks associated with ongoing litigation; and other factors discussed in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), including our report on Form 10 - K for the fiscal year ended June 25, 2017, and subsequent reports filed with the SEC.

VimpelCom had been looking to exit Wind for some time now, and a lot of potential partners were tossed around in the media, including Verizon.

Bitcoin has strong potential to reach $ 50,000 in 2018 because of growing interest among both retail and institutional investors, Blockchain Capital partner Spencer Bogart said.

«The time spent in these type of positions has grown, as has the risk and potential liability,» said Rose Marie Orens, a partner at Compensation Advisory Partners.

With a biotech startup, it may seem the potential is all in the science, but investor Amy Schulman, a venture capital partner at Polaris Partners, which led SQZ's $ 5 million funding round, says the main reason she decided to put money in SQZ is because of Sharei, even though he's young and had never started a company before.

Dunaway thinks that once the company hits $ 5 million in sales, which could happen as early as this year, it'll have more credibility with potential financing partners.

American companies have long chafed under Chinese regulations that require them to operate through local partners and share technology with potential competitors in exchange for market access.

The combination also has the potential to play a part in reshaping health care, making pharmacies a fuller partner with physicians and their patients.

Rogers Communications Inc. and BCE Inc. are in talks with Apple Inc. to become Canadian launch partners for its much - hyped Apple iTV, a product that has the potential to revolutionize TV viewing by turning conventional televisions into gigantic iPads.

Martijn Wilder, Baker & McKenzie partner in charge of global environmental markets and climate change, said the firm hadn't done much climate litigation in the past but the pace of inquiries from companies seeking reassurance about any potential liability had quickened.

SBG has concluded a non-binding memorandum of understanding («MOU») on October 12, 2016 with the Public Investment Fund of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia («PIF»), under which PIF will consider investing in the Fund and becoming the lead investment partner, with the potential investment size of up to USD 45 billion over the next five years.

The Premier has been putting potentially important projects at risk by antagonizing First Nation communities, rather than making them partners in BC's potential.

RL: We're an earlier investor in Wag and we see SoftBank as a great partner and complementary resource for companies that have the potential to become category kings.

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Bringing in an outside financial partner is a transformational decision that has the potential to yield many positive benefits.

«Based on the results we've experienced with our initial retail partners, we believe Siren has the potential to be a disruptive force in the snack and protein bar set by offering a plant - based, clean label alternative that's high in protein, free from refined sugars, and made without gluten, grains, or soy.

This annual event in Chicago has had a major impact in helping food and farm entrepreneurs grow their revenues, profits and jobs by introducing and connecting them with investors, lenders, venture capitalists, potential business partners, and trade buyers.

In addition to participating, many corporate executives have invited clients, potential ICPF Corporate Partners, and rewarded key executives from their companies with this special holiday weekend function.

Unilever has already reduced salt in many of its products by 25 % but is looking for potential partners to help it reduce sodium by a further 15 - 20 %» without compromising the taste of our products».

But Mars claims: «Most of the excitement and energy in this field today stems from the findings of Mars» scientists and their university partners that certain cocoa polyphenol - rich preparations have the potential to prevent and / or treat health conditions that are leading causes of death and disability around much of the world».

I hope Xhaka is benched for yhis game.If's funny how people can ever think for a moment that Xhaka is better than Wilshere.Wilsherefor all his injuries and unrealised potential is twice the player Xhaka is and a level above Ramsey in technique, talent and ability.I didn't like how people used the Europa league maych to judgr him at all after he had shown world class performances in previous matches.I just don't get why people love Xhaka.People call Coquelin average but if played in his actual position and not this box - to - box or whatever he will defend brillianly and give it to his more reliable partner which quite unfortunately we don't havd at the moment.

Of course, Sadio Mane and Nathanial Clyne were shrewd, if not slightly over-priced; but van Dijk has the potential to fix a glaring problem in Liverpool's lineup; having a partner for Joel Matip that can be relied upon.

Reports in France have claimed Arsenal have scouted the player several times, and that Wenger saw the forward as a potential strike partner for the erratic Olivier Giroud.

The Waldorf School of Baltimore is a member partner school with B.E.S.T. BEST spectrum of services begins with the identification and recruitment of high - achieving African American students in Baltimore who have the potential to thrive in an independent school environment but lack the financial resources necessary to enroll.

Page Six has learned that Jana Partners hedge funder Barry Rosenstein — who is set to make hundreds of millions of dollars from Amazon's potential acquisition of Whole Foods, thanks to his 9 percent stake in the supermarket chain — is hosting a cocktail party for Cuomo at his luxurious East Hampton estate on Saturday.

Jim Walden, a former federal prosecutor and a partner at Walden Macht & Haran in Manhattan, said it would be «difficult to imagine that prosecutors are not already looking closely at the lulus,» citing potential violations of statutes covering larceny, false records or official misconduct on the state level, or fraud or racketeering on the federal level.

Eileen McLoughlin, SUNY's chief financial officer, said Sammakia and SUNY Poly had come up with $ 14.8 million of its «own savings» and was in negotiations with «three industry partners» for programs that could provide potential revenue sources, although she was not more specific.

By the time Vance Jr. met with the lawyer representing NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio in his year - old campaign finance probe of the mayor, the attorney's firm and its partners had donated $ 70,000 to the top prosecutor, which he did not return to avoid a potential conflict of interest.

Professor John Pethica, Vice-President of the Royal Society, said: «We're pleased to partner with EPSRC so that these young researchers, identified by the Royal Society as excellent and potential leaders in their fields, will have access to further funding to advance their research and develop their careers.»

A coalition of upstate theater directors aired their concerns about potential new casinos in New York, but said they have assurances from the Cuomo administration that the gambling halls will partner — not compete — with them.

Ofer Yardeni, the CEO of Stonehenge Partners, a Manhattan - based real - estate company, counts Massey as a personal friend, and said he is supportive of a potential run, but said many in the real - estate community have been pleasantly surprised about Mayor de Blasio's tenure.

These potential explanations included: entering harsh environments in a large family group offers stronger chances of survival than as an individual; there is in fact no relationship between the two at all; and that a third variable may be at play, such as female polyandry, when the mother has multiple partners.

Men and women who are more attractive, or have more casual sex partners, have also been found to be more selective in choosing potential mates.

«The big question about why we mammals affiliate with one potential partner versus another finally has a handle we can use in a small animal model,» says Lucy Brown at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York.

I've seen organisations — and people within organisations — having trouble establishing the connections with potential customers, suppliers, and partners necessary to succeed in achieving what they want.

A series of studies spearheaded by our co-author Paul Eastwick has shown that people lack insight regarding which characteristics in a potential partner will inspire or undermine their attraction to him or her (see here, here, and here).

Dickey would watch in admiration as his boss picked the brains of potential partners.

In a new study titled «Mating strategy flexibility in the laboratory: Preferences for long - and short - term mating change in response to evolutionarily relevant variables», the research team captured the relationship preferences of 151 heterosexual male and female volunteers (75 men and 76 women) by asking them to look at pictures of 50 potential partners, and to indicate whether they would prefer a long or short - term relationship with eacIn a new study titled «Mating strategy flexibility in the laboratory: Preferences for long - and short - term mating change in response to evolutionarily relevant variables», the research team captured the relationship preferences of 151 heterosexual male and female volunteers (75 men and 76 women) by asking them to look at pictures of 50 potential partners, and to indicate whether they would prefer a long or short - term relationship with eacin the laboratory: Preferences for long - and short - term mating change in response to evolutionarily relevant variables», the research team captured the relationship preferences of 151 heterosexual male and female volunteers (75 men and 76 women) by asking them to look at pictures of 50 potential partners, and to indicate whether they would prefer a long or short - term relationship with eacin response to evolutionarily relevant variables», the research team captured the relationship preferences of 151 heterosexual male and female volunteers (75 men and 76 women) by asking them to look at pictures of 50 potential partners, and to indicate whether they would prefer a long or short - term relationship with each.