Today, we'll take a look at just how quickly ICOs came to dominate blockchain startup funding and get
an idea of the scale of capital inflows into this new funding instrument.
To give
you an idea of the scale of counterfeiting within the global beverage industry, earlier this year Interpol reported it had seized a staggering one million litres of illicit drinks across 57 countries as part of an operation Opson V. 1Some 10,000 litres of fake or adulterated alcohol were seized
To give
you an idea of the scale of counterfeiting within the global beverage industry, earlier this year Interpol reported it had seized a staggering one million litres of illicit drinks across 57 countries as part of an operation Opson V. 1Some 10,000 litres of fake or adulterated alcohol were seized in the UK, while 36,000 litres were seized in Burundi, highlighting the fact that counterfeiting is common in both developed and under - developed countries.
When the shadow minister whose brief this includes fails to realise this, we have
some idea of the scale of the problem.
This map from the data visualisation studio Kiln, in collaboration with the UCL Energy Institute, gives
an idea of the scale of the global merchant shipping fleet, using data from 2012:
This is not an exhaustive list but it gives
an idea of the scale of the need for everyone to understand, apply, and comply with fire safety regulations.
For
an idea of the scale of ambition embodied in the new Jaguar E-Pace, consider that 80 % of those who choose to buy one over, say, an Audi Q3 or BMW X1 will be new to Jaguar showrooms.
To give
some idea of the scale of deaths resulting from the bends it is worth noting that the cemetery has the graves of 33 men who died of divers paralysis in 1914.
Having said that, as the resort is set back from the main road, you don't really get a full
idea of the scale of the place until you've had a look around — but you're still not going to mistake it for a boutique hotel!
To give
an idea of the scale of the country, the distance from east to west is similar to the distance between England and Iran.
Massive incline changes are also heavily featured but these are let down by the camera angles as you often just don't get
an idea of the scale of these huge hills, and while heading sharply downhill you'll find the camera looking at the dirt for a few seconds if it changes to an uphill incline leading to even more damn crashes.
Okay, this map above might be hard to read at this size (big one here), but it gives
you an idea of the scale of Greenpoint Open Studios, which runs this weekend and will feature hundreds of artists.
Also, for the past few decades civil war (1991 - 2002) and problems with Islamic militants — which began before the world in general had
any idea of the scale of the menace — have made it unsafe for travellers to visit.
The results give
an idea of the scale of the problem we're tackling.
Your preference for the CFC explanation instead is bizarre because you have
no idea of the scale of the effect of the positive AO on ozone concentrations.
An idea of the scale of the job of transporting the tubine parts to the wind farm site was given by the statement that «If you laid out the rotor blades alone end to end they would form a road train about 13 kilometers long.»
The impressive pieces are life - changing for many of the volunteers and viewers, who now have a clear
idea of the scale of plastic pollution.
Sometimes the best way to get
an idea of the scale of something is to change the context.
While this bullet point is attractive on its own as it shows leadership qualities, when paired with the next bullet point it helps employers get a better
idea of the scale of information that the applicant works with.
Not exact matches
Editor's Note: In the new podcast Masters
of Scale, LinkedIn co-founder and Greylock partner Reid Hoffman explores his philosophy on how to scale a business — and at Entrepreneur.com, entrepreneurs are responding with their own ideas and experiences on our
Scale, LinkedIn co-founder and Greylock partner Reid Hoffman explores his philosophy on how to
scale a business — and at Entrepreneur.com, entrepreneurs are responding with their own ideas and experiences on our
scale a business — and at Entrepreneur.com, entrepreneurs are responding with their own
ideas and experiences on our hub.
Inside, the brothers Heath reveal the anatomy
of ideas that stick and explain ways to make
ideas stickier, such as applying the «human
scale principle,» using the «Velcro Theory
of Memory,» and creating «curiosity gaps.»
Here's some content from the front page
of their website to give you an
idea of just how up -
scale it is:
There's a great deal to be gleaned from people who have actually done what you're hoping to do rather than from newbies who are inventing their «careers» as they roll along, hoping at the same time to get their businesses built and
scaled before they run out
of time, cheap money or good
ideas.
It is building on the concept
of compressing fuel to heat it until it triggers a fusion reaction, an
idea experimented with for years in large -
scale government programs.
Effective altruism has been called «altruism for nerds,» and revolves around the
idea that quantitative approaches can be used to determine the best possible use
of resources — time and money in particular — to maximize the good those resources can do for humanity on a global
scale.
It wasn't hard to figure out that each
of the items corresponded pretty closely to one
of the four
scales on the Predictive Index (dominance, extroversion, patience, and precision), so I had a much better
idea of how to cheat this time.
And while this has largely benefited residents
of Silicon Valley, who have immediate admission into a row
of venture capitalists, on a macroeconomic
scale, this has proven to be inefficient, as the majority
of people with
ideas and talent do not have admittance into this elitist group.
The
idea that these grand concepts can not be
scaled up cheaply or quickly due to physics or other severe limitations
of Nature is anathema to a faith in the unconquerable power
of human ingenuity and open markets.
Then test your theory by trying a small -
scale version
of the Big
Idea.
The
idea of having a lean core organization that gives their «peers» access to the advantages
of corporate
scale, processes and resources is a powerful concept that will disrupt more sectors
of our economy.
«We are a nation founded by immigrants, and our ability to remain competitive globally depends on seeking out and investing in the best
ideas and talent regardless
of origin,» says Kate Mitchell, co-founder and partner at
Scale Venture Partners.
[CEO Pavel] Durov's
idea is to launch an entirely new blockchain, using the Telegram's 180 million users as rocket fuel to power forward into mainstream adoption off cryptocurrency and making Telegram, effectively, a kingmaker
of other cryptocurrencies, because
of its existing
scale.
Like a lot
of nutty
ideas proposed during the bubble, X.com was forced to
scale back its ambitions.
What started as a niche concept just a few years ago has become a large -
scale and viable way for people to invest directly in promising
ideas, which creates a new pool
of funding while allowing small investors to reap the financial rewards
of contributing to successful ventures.
The
idea that this sort
of platform can be brought to
scale reminds me
of how Kiva democratized micro lending.
This counter-intuitive
idea is that the use
of defensive language can result in outdated mental models that stop you from reinventing today at speed and
scale.
The use
of a prototype site — a
scaled - down working model
of the finished product — for pre-launch testing is always a good
idea.
«While carrier customers like the
idea of buying infrastructure from large global suppliers, it's not obvious to us that amassing
scale for the sake
of it makes sense for the vendors,» analysts at Jefferies said in a note Wednesday before the deal was announced.
The development
of crowdfunding, however, is powering another Renaissance
of creators on a «much bigger
scale,» said Ohanian speaking in New York City last week at the BBC Future World - Changing
Ideas Summit earlier this month.
The
idea is that traditional seed investing doesn't
scale for institutions, which often have a minimum investment threshold
of $ 10 million or $ 15 million.
Lix, CEO
of NewMarket Network, a Web - site developer and marketer in Boston, has his eight employees rank
ideas on a
scale of 1 to 10 in five areas, including up - front resources required, technical complexity, and legal liability.
The
idea behind the platform, according to executives, is to tip the music business»
scales in favor
of artists, who will have a stake in the company.
«As regulatory, technological and cultural gaps all work to slow innovation adoption, Viola Fintech accelerates the integration
of innovative
ideas into financial institutions while providing the necessary resources to fintech companies as they
scale to transform the financial sector.»
Inexpensive, small
scale and non-traditional marketing tactics can be extremely effective ways
of promoting your brand if the
idea catches the public imagination and goes viral.
Take it from AlphaGo creator Demis Hassabis: Games «are useful as a testbed, a platform for trying to write our algorithmic
ideas and testing out how far they
scale and how well they do and it's just a very efficient way
of doing that.
Canada does well at coming up with
ideas and making them work, Elgie said, but it's not so good at commercializing those
ideas and
scaling up production, often because
of a lack
of available capital.
«The role
of philanthropy here is not to be the primary funder, but rather to fund pilots, to fund new
ideas, to let people — it's always the educators coming up with the
ideas — to let them try them out and see what really works super well and get those to
scale,» Gates said while delivering a keynote address at a Cleveland schools conference, according to the Post.
To get an
idea of the brain - bending
scale these machines can operate at, consider this: a quantum computer with 300 qubits working could run more calculations in the blink
of an eye than there are atoms in the entire universe — and the D - Wave Two processor has 500 qubits.
If you are in an industry that is challenging to
scale, one where your risk
of failure is super high, it may be a good
idea to start looking into other opportunities.
Here's a look at the factors that help young companies
scale with just a couple
of clients — and how your firm can leverage some these
ideas to grow.