Sentences with phrase «in things big»

Texas prides itself in all things big but my guest, San Antonio veterinarian Dr. Michael Woolley has a special interest in keeping pets slim and trim.

But when you make a habit of keeping your word — in things big and small — you develop a strong reputation for reliability and trustworthiness.

Not exact matches

People who look for shortcuts on the big things in life never fare well.

The best entrepreneurs, just like the best assassins, know that while a personal desire to do great things drives them, the professional side is the one that needs to be in charge and make the big decisions.

We'd like to see companies like General Mills really stepping in, in a big way, to do even more things that would make a difference.

Among businesses that have never used a CRM solution before, a big misconception is that its primary function is to organize your contacts — «the whole «glorified Rolodex» thing,» says Joe Malcoun, CEO of Nutshell, a B2B CRM solution designed with small businesses in mind.

The only good news about the big guys is that there is another group of them (think AOL and Yahoo for starters) who are so lost, so behind the curve, and so desperate to deliver something for their shareholders that they are constantly running around and throwing money at the shiniest new things in a panic.

On new risks to big tech: «One thing I do believe is that the FANG stocks, I personally believe, there's more regulatory risk in those stocks than there has been.

I'm not a big fan of the whole lean startup thing or even minimum viable products (MVPs) unless they've been previously market - validated, but there is a clear virtue in representing an initial solution which a company can quickly buy and bring to market — even if it's not comprehensive, industrial strength or the whole enchilada on Day One.

Little things can make a big difference in reducing customer workload.

«The things that work when you're at smaller scale, may not work when you get bigger, and that includes the way you acquire customers, the way you deliver your service, and in this case, the way you park your service,» Behr said.

While there are a lot of things you can't plan for, there were certainly a few big traps that I could have avoided in my journey had I made better decisions.

«One big theory is that women are asking for just as much as they need — same thing that women in the workplace do,» she says.

A topic that is often, if not altogether, missed in my entrepreneurship reading is what to do when things go wrong, particularly when you are the one who made the big mistake.

When Lyft first launched, recalls the company's director of marketing strategy & operations Gina Ma, «it felt like really asking people to participate in this really big sort of social experiment almost — the idea of doing these things that your mom always told you not to do.»

Last year, for example, the two biggest winners — in terms of viewership and online engagement — were Netflix's Stranger Things trailer and Budweiser's commercial, which featured a young adult Adolphus Busch emigrating from Germany.

Once you start networking with new people and getting clients, those connections can often lead to big things in your career down the road.

The two biggest concepts in the book are not taking things personally and not making assumptions.

«The biggest thing we've landed on Mars is the one - ton Curiosity rover in 2012,» Jones says, «and that was at the limit of what we could do technologically.»

The New Jersey — based company has a recent history of anointing the next big thing in biotech.

On the other hand, if you're interested in staying the course, there are a few things to keep in mind in building your business among the big guys.

When Reynolds first started out in the sales training program at IBM, one of the biggest things he learned was to make sure you listen to your customer.

In fact, one thing that keeps her rig on the road regularly is doing final legs of the trip for some of those big rigs that don't want to come up into the Northeast.

And some of the players to watch out for are the same big guys from 10 or 20 years ago (Microsoft, Oracle, AT&T, etc.) who are the long - entrenched stakeholders and «powers - who - be» in your space — not because they're great innovators or disruptors, but because: (a) they're increasingly well - informed about who's doing what very well (damn those demo days); (b) they're fairly fast followers with great gobs of money; and (c) they have the people, resources, and patience to hang around and keep buying and trying until they eventually get things right in the long run.

Particularly in a startup, it might seem silly at first glance to spend time on small things that delight your customers, when you have so many big problems.

The first time this Internet thing got built up, I was just a kid in my parents» house building websites, but I couldn't have a big impact.

The good news is that there are some easy things that people can do regularly that can make a big difference in their performance and long - term prospects.

In fact, the bigger you think... the easier it is to find people who want to think big — and do big things — with you.

«The best way to make some progress on this... wasn't to go out and hire a consultant, as we often would have done, but rather get some of these people in who are spending their lives developing these things that will hopefully be a big score for them one day,» says Toronto Mayor John Tory.

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 wanted to get a sense of whether or not these sneakers were as comfortable and easy to fall in love with as other cult - favorites (Allbirds being the most obvious)-- specifically because the greatest indicator of a shoe becoming «the next big thing» is generally whether or not people actually like wearing them.

But then «Sean would also say these amazingly prophetic and visionary, insightful, brilliant things, and he has been quite prescient in thinking about some big trends.»

The cohort of companies set to attain a billion - dollar valuation — a «unicorn,» or, in Canada, a «narwhal» — has also changed since the days when Shopify was still the next big thing.

Figuring out what customers want is a $ 21 - billion industry in the U.S., according to IBISWorld, and many major brands solicit advice from polling firms such as Ipsos Reid or the legacy research arms of advertising agencies like JWTIntelligence to help them spot the next big thing before it arrives.

Meanwhile Shell is leveraging its experience building giant things in the ocean to develop offshore wind farms, widely seen as wind power's next big thing.

In entrepreneurship, the biggest thing we often find ourselves unprepared for is failure.

«This is one of the biggest things that's ever been done in the HR industry,» says Dan Benoni, CEO of Officevibe.

Three things all entrepreneurs need to know to cope with big wins and big losses in the business world

Spend your time on things that matter — focus on the big picture and the long run instead of giving in to instant gratification.

In that same vein, they also tend to want things that are scarcer, which is why limited - time offers tend to be a big selling point.

The other thing to note is that because BJK holds big positions in companies including Las Vegas Sands, MGM Resorts and Wynn Resorts, investors might dismiss this as the «Las Vegas ETF.»

IN 10 years, CJ King and Co Pty Ltd has grown from a small annex behind a North Beach home to what it claims is the biggest full colour printer in the Southern Hemisphere — a $ 1,500 investment that is now turning over $ 10 million a year.With the assistance of Austrade and the WA Department of Industry and Resources (DoIR), the company is taking on the UK market, already with some success.One of the remarkable things about this success story is that it has been achieved through a consummate belief in a philosophy to use standardised, leading - edge technology and to supply just the print trade and other on - sellerIN 10 years, CJ King and Co Pty Ltd has grown from a small annex behind a North Beach home to what it claims is the biggest full colour printer in the Southern Hemisphere — a $ 1,500 investment that is now turning over $ 10 million a year.With the assistance of Austrade and the WA Department of Industry and Resources (DoIR), the company is taking on the UK market, already with some success.One of the remarkable things about this success story is that it has been achieved through a consummate belief in a philosophy to use standardised, leading - edge technology and to supply just the print trade and other on - sellerin the Southern Hemisphere — a $ 1,500 investment that is now turning over $ 10 million a year.With the assistance of Austrade and the WA Department of Industry and Resources (DoIR), the company is taking on the UK market, already with some success.One of the remarkable things about this success story is that it has been achieved through a consummate belief in a philosophy to use standardised, leading - edge technology and to supply just the print trade and other on - sellerin a philosophy to use standardised, leading - edge technology and to supply just the print trade and other on - sellers.

Steve Buckley figured that out and thought the best way to make some progress on this, and I think he's right, wasn't to go out and hire a consultant as we often would have done, but rather get some of these people in from the DMZ and so on who are spending their lives developing these things that will hopefully be a big score for them one day.

Here are five companies you should expect big things from in 2018.

There's one I use that promotes my mission, which is «helping people and business tell stories in ways that lead to bigger, better things.»

Because disruptions are nothing new: We've seen dozens of them in recent years: A young entrepreneur has a big idea, shakes things up and emerges with a multi-billion dollar business that leaves people gaping, imitating, disbelieving and envying, all amid a dizzying swirl of emotions.

«While things seem to be improving, the ability to find addresses in Saudi Arabia — and a lot of basic stuff in the last mile of execution... is going to be a big question they're always wrestling and thinking about,» he says.

That's the biggest thing that salespeople in this business are up against.

Chance and fortune can play a role in success, but thinking things through plays a much bigger role.

We, and our insurance partners, are excited to make insurance the next big thing in tech.