Sentences with phrase «met investors with»

But I've met investors with strategies that are getting it done though.

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Not exact matches

Executives spend too much time dealing with investors and analysts, trying to meet or exceed earnings expectations every quarter, and end up seeking short - term gains at the expense of the company.

But a dramatic improvement in relations between Pyongyang and China, with a secretive Beijing visit by the North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in late March, followed by last week's historic inter-Korean summit and an upcoming meeting between Kim and U.S. President Donald Trump, has caught the notice of some opportunistic investors.

The minutes of the Fed's June meeting noted that «some participants suggested that increased risk tolerance among investors might be contributing to elevated asset prices more broadly; a few participants expressed concern that subdued market volatility, coupled with a low equity premium, could lead to a build - up of risks to financial stability.»

And during the first meeting with an investor at Kleiner Perkins, the storied venture capital firm, the host showed up 10 minutes late, declared that he had to leave 10 minutes early, and radiated uninterest throughout.

«We're combining the accessibility of our stores with eCommerce to provide new and exciting ways for customers to shop,» Wal - Mart Stores CEO Doug McMillan said in a statement ahead of the retailer's annual investor meeting.

«However, our primary focus has been to set up meetings with press, potential partners and investors.»

Global investors this week seemed to shrug off anxieties about a US — China trade war and focus instead on news that North Korean dictator Kim Jong - un steamed by armored train from Pyongyang to Beijing for a meeting with Chinese president Xi Jinping.

Then, as a venture investor your job is to sit with the smartest people you've ever met and have them tell you the smartest idea they've ever had.

The sportswear giant updated investors on Wednesday on its plans to hit $ 50 billion in sales by 2020, a target that has been met with some Wall Street skepticism.

For example, C100 hosted a conference during the Toronto International Film Festival this year, bringing 25 American VCs and investors up to hear from and meet with Canadian startups.

As I draw up spreadsheets of likely investors and put meetings on the calendar, I'm reminded of the many things I dread about fundraising, beginning with spending hours on traffic - choked 101 from San Francisco to Silicon Valley.

CNBC's Becky Quick will speak with billionaire investor Warren Buffett Monday, May 7th on CNBC's «Squawk Box» (M - F, 6AM - 9AM ET) live from Omaha, Nebraska, following the Berkshire Hathaway Annual Shareholders Meeting.

Entering a contest is a clever way to meet investors and industry bigwigs with whom you couldn't otherwise rub elbows.

Investors with a fixed - income allocation in their portfolio should meet with their financial professional to ensure they understand the effect of rising interest rates on their overall portfolio, she said.

Once again, this unique meeting will welcome the best - known hedge fund managers, as well as more than 100 of the largest global investors, along with illustrious political and economic commentators, appearing in engaging and insightful panels moderated by II and CNBC editors.

I want to tell them that this is a meritocracy and that as long as you keep hitting your KPIs, you'll be met with a Series A investor and you'll be part of that percentage that makes it to the next level.

Need to look up information in the middle of an investors» meeting, or record data while you're working with a customer in their office?

Entrepreneurs need to be reliable in every aspect of their business, including setting milestones with investors, making agreements with partners, meeting customer expectations and following through with employees.

He didn't participate in conference calls and would meet with select investors privately.

And while an investor you meet may not invest with you, it may be simpl, e because you do not fit his or her investment profile.

Bourses in Europe were lower Monday as investors took a cautious approach as they came to terms with a hung parliament in the U.K. and awaited a meeting of the Federal Reserve later this week.

Investors usually don't go into meetings with budding entrepreneurs willing and ready to give their money away.

In January, he spent $ 2,500 to meet with marketer, investor and internet sensation Tai Lopez.

We don't want male investors to stop meeting with female entrepreneurs out of fear of offending.

But no matter the year, the goal of your first meeting with an investor is to get a second meeting.

So, secure the meeting, bond with the investor, and use the time to determine and answer all of his questions.

Before meeting with any investor, it's important to conduct research.

But embassy and provincial officials specializing in economic development are better placed to meet with entrepreneurs and understand their local context than investors half a world away.

He further fleshed out the concept by meeting with insurance brokers, investors and other experts, sizing up an HR market that was highly lucrative but saddled with antiquated, disconnected processes and technologies.

Chances are you've got meetings with important clients, investors and other individuals who are certainly deserving of your time.

In about 90 days we went from wondering how we were going to pull together our next financing round to getting meetings with investors we thought would be a good fit for the company.

Meeting with the wrong investor will feel like you're back in college writing a thesis.

As the market waits with baited breath for any news on the Federal Reserve's impending interest rate hike, investors will pore over Wednesday's release of minutes from the Fed's July meeting to look for solid signs that the central bank will raise rates in September.

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The investors, some of whom have met Zambrano, are impressed with his idea, his background, and, of course, his beard.

Exxon Mobil (xom) has stepped up efforts to persuade investors to vote against climate - related proposals at Wednesday's annual meeting with a campaign of calling, writing and lobbying shareholders in person.

The stock only started to find footing Feb. 22, after another analyst, Morgan Stanley's Katy Huberman, reported that she, too, had been conversing with Oppenheimer and found him willing to meet investor concern through a potential doubling of the stock's meager 2.3 percent dividend.

In 2016, Jim Breyer launched a $ 1 billion China - focused fund in partnership with IDG Capital Ventures, another Circle investor, and he has toured China with Allaire to meet entrepreneurs and government officials on several occasions.

For example, if you need help with a presentation, you might go to someone and say, «I'm meeting with investors next week, and my slides need a few formatting tweaks.»

This way, you can still make a connection with the investor, because in the worst case you will get a call, and in the best case the investor will actually be impressed and ask you to come in for a meeting.

The IPO is the latest in the restaurant and grocery sector, which has been met with a ravenous appetite from investors though keeping stocks at their lofty debut prices has been a tougher challenge for many.

Investors watched for developments from the inter-Korean summit, where North Korean leader Kim Jong Un met with South Korean President Moon Jae - in.

CORRECTION: An earlier version of this article said that Ruth Porat and her investor - relations team have been holding regular «office hours» with Google investors; in fact, those meetings involve analysts, and Porat does not take part in them.

Play into the principle of FOMO, or the fear of missing out, by letting the investor know you're meeting with other investors and that you prefer to streamline things by issuing a one - page description of your company's offerings.

«The reaction we've gotten over the last few days as I've met with investors is they love the fact that you're getting a pure play infrastructure, cloud - levered, [internet - of - things]- levered company that really takes care of all the interconnections within the cloud and to the edge.»

Running a startup, there are a million opportunities to meet with people, customers, advisors, investors.

While the financial services industry has quite a bit of work to do in bringing more transparency to the titles used to describe different financial professionals, it is the responsibility of investors to ask the right questions to determine whether the financial professional they work with meets their requirements.

The investor has also been active in political circles, having met with eight Democratic Senators to talk about health care in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday.