Sentences with phrase «makes acquisition efforts»

«We've been very successful in maintaining a stable track record of acquisition volume, but a shortage of new stores coming into the market definitely makes acquisition efforts challenging,» Whitehurst says.

Not exact matches

The one virtue of startups that these big companies do seem to value and appreciate above all (and one that makes acquisitions so attractive rather than internal R&D efforts) is the freedom we have to embrace rapid change, the ability to adapt and pivot, and the understanding that things may never be perfect at the start, but that you'll never get started at all if you wait until they are.

Nate emphasizes the importance of keeping things lean: «If you don't establish the definition of success before running user acquisition efforts, you won't know whether you're desperately failing or single - handedly making your company succeed.»

The company decided to raise outside capital in order to hire more staff, beef up its marketing efforts, and make some acquisitions.

In its effort to continue growing EPS, Jarden has been forced to make acquisitions that are successively less profitable.

«Mumbai - based Ridlr, in a short span, has made huge strides, and this latest acquisition lends muscle to our efforts in making transport a far more holistic service,» said Bhavish Aggarwal, founder and chief executive of Ola.

In an effort to address these headwinds and restore growth CVS has made a bold $ 69 billion acquisition of Aetna (AET) to form a colossus bumper - to - bumper healthcare company.

One common mistake that startups make is looking at vanity metrics to judge the success of their user acquisition efforts.

Building an internal mapping system is part of the slew of investments Uber has been making over the past year and a half, which include the acquisition of the mapping startup deCarta and part of the image assets of Microsoft's Bing to boost navigation efforts.

would his body hold up to the rigors of the EPL and the inevitable effects of aging enough to make his acquisition worth the money and effort?

players like Ozil always present the fans with a bit of a conundrum, especially when times are tough... if you look around the sporting world every once in awhile there emerges a player with incredible skill, like Ozil, Matt Sundin or even Jay Cutler, who have a different way about themselves... their movement seemed almost too lackadaisical, so much so that it seemed to suggest indifference or even disinterest on the part of the player... their posture always appears somewhat mopey and they generally have an unflattering «sour puss» expression on their face... for some their above average skills are enough to keep them squarely in the mix, as their respective teams try desperately to find a way to get the best out of them visa vie player acquisitions or the reworking of tactics... when things go according to planned the fans usually find a way to accept their unique disposition, whereas when things go awry they become easy targets for fans and pundits alike... in the case of Ozil and Sundin, their successes on the international stage and / or with their former teams led many to conclude that if we surrounded such talented individuals with players that have those skills that would most likely bring the best of these players success would surely follow... unfortunately both the Maple Leafs and our club chose to adopt half - measures, as each were being run by corporations who valued profitability over providing the best possible product on the field... for them, they cared more about shirt sales and season tickets than doing whatever was necessary... this isn't, by any stretch, an attempt to absolve Ozil of any responsibility for his failures on the pitch... there is no doubt oftentimes his efforts were underwhelming, to say the least, but this club has been inept when it comes to providing this prolific passer with the kind of players necessary for him to flourish... with our poor man's version of Benzema up front, the headless chickens in Walcott, the younger Ox and Welbeck occupying wide positions far too often and the fact that Carzola, who provided Ozil with great service and more freedom to roam, was never truly replaced, the only real skilled outlet on the pitch was Sanchez... remember to be considered a world - class set - up man goals need to be scored and for much of his time here he has been surrounded by some incredibly inept finishers... in the end, I'm not sure how long he will be in North London, recent sentiments and his present contract situation seem to suggest that he will depart at season's end, but how tragic would it be if once again we didn't put our best foot forward and failed to make those moves that could have brought championship football back to our once beloved club... so when you think about this uniquely skilled player don't be so quick to shift all the blame on his shoulders because he will not be the first or the last highly skilled player to find disappointment at the Emirates if we don't rid the club of those individuals that are truly to blame for our current woes

Lenovo CFO Wong Wai Ming made comments last week that the company might consider an acquisition of struggling BlackBerry maker Research In Motion (RIMM) in an effort to bolster its mobile business.

With recent acquisitions a concerted effort has been made to acquire works in new and experimental media, such as Bill Viola's video The Quintet of Remembrance (2000) and Michal Rovner's video installation Tfila (2004).

He began his career with the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities where he directed the regulatory effort making Massachusetts among the first states to incorporate energy efficiency into the utility planning, resource acquisition and ratemaking processes.

Since raising $ 100 million in a funding round last September, the company has expanded dramatically, making a series of acquisitions, introducing an ad platform, and redesigning its site in an effort to get more people to use it.

Apple has even made some notable acquisitions in recent months with companies that could boost those efforts, including the facial recognition company Emotient, and Faceshift, which is a company that focused on 3D rendering.

This is despite the efforts that have been made by technology giants Microsoft in recent times, particularly since their acquisition of the Nokia brand back in 2014.

This might include contributions you have made (either independently or as a member of a team) to cost - cutting measures, revenue - generating efforts, customer acquisition / retention initiatives, or productivity / efficiency increases.

The acquisition by TRG allowed us to make a concentrated effort to elevate Title Resources from primarily operating in one state to its current status of being licensed in nearly 30 states across the nation.

It's often a better idea to concentrate your efforts on accelerating the savings process so when enough capital is accumulated to make your first acquisition, you can do so without excessive risk.