Sentences with phrase «next thing companies»

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The reality: while you're at CES with hopes and dreams of being the next big thing, so are hundreds of other companies and entrepreneurs.

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

The hardest thing, as he noted in a very personal post on his blog, was realizing that he, alone, couldn't lead his company to that next level.

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.

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.

Millman: We had bootstrapped the company with some success up until [this past winter], but realized that to take things to the next level, we needed an injection of capital and that as first - time entrepreneurs, mentorship would also be extremely valuable.

That is, the company should build the next unit only if, all things being equal, the marginal benefit exceeds the marginal cost.

Whether it's a new product or something as benign as a store layout, you don't have to look hard to find examples of (largely white) men at tech companies siloing themselves off to develop The Next Big Thing, only to discover a major, avoidable flaw after the fact.

In our world of trying to make everything bigger and faster, the challenge for companies ranging from SAP to Google (GOOGL) has been how to get more information into the DRAM, because if you want real - time data processing (for example, the Internet of things or for business transactions) you want jobs performed right next to the computer processor.

If you end up among the many who decide to begin a job search in 2018 in pursuit of your next big thing, here are two important but simple things you should make sure you do that will not only significantly increase your chances of finding a great new job but will also help you land one that you can feel good about long after the «new company halo effect» has worn off.

A head of one of the largest U.S. private equity companies said a geopolitical surprise is the only thing for markets to worry about in the next two years.

Or do we want to roll up into it a greater company, really scale this thing and take it to the next level.

Government regulations will keep things interesting for on - demand companies in the next several years.

One of the great things about being a small company is that you are able to roll with the punches and move fast to get the next thing out there.

The company is dead - set on a mobile, digital future and has been investing in next - generation 5G wireless technology as well as the multitrillion - dollar Internet of things opportunities it enables.

Venture capitalists call these companies «the living dead» and can't wait to move on to the next big thing.

When you start out your company, don't only look at who your customers are today, but look at who might be the next big thing in one year, or in five, or ten!

«Great perks (free food, free coffee bar rivals Starbucks, free juice bar, free ice cream bar, just free bars... I can go on), great energy in the company to get things done (motivated by a sense of how much of a difference the products make in the lives of people in earning their livelihood or taking it to the next level).

J.P. Morgan's tech analyst said he expects good things from internet earnings next week, when some of the country's largest companies report their financial results.

The company behind the robotic vacuum cleaner is making a major play for the Internet of Things with its next - generation device.

Companies are really waking up to highlighting things like «we're right next to a park» and «there's lots of places to eat nearby.»»

Forking over a wad of cash to promote the company might seem like the thing to do, but if your return on your investment is next to nothing, it could kill your company.

«The next thing you know, you have this company built around all of those decisions and you're successful and you have real money, but then it takes a huge revolution to make change,» says Poon Tip, who was at a loss for how to manage the company that had grown beyond his original vision.

If you hear a CEO say that he got his company through tough times because he has swag, or, if he says his company is the next Alibaba because it has more swag than its competitors, then the first thing to do is short that company.

The next few months will go a long way to determining whether those things are true, or whether the company is worthy of the hype.

J.P. Morgan expects good things from internet earnings next week, when some of the country's largest companies report.

Show ambition, put some effort into creativity and focus on developing the next big thing, and your company will emerge as the one that others want to copy.

If you're one of those companies, then not only are you leaving money on the table by not testing less expensive options, but you are missing a wave of new consumers that are not yet ad blind on those next new things.

An even more important goal, one that Trapani and Shindler aim to achieve within the next five years or so, is to hire a chief financial officer who will be capable of, among other things, maximizing the income potential from the company's various financial accounts and perhaps restructuring its real - estate holdings.

Next came the conceptual step of saying, «Actually, Apple is a company from which many things will happen.»

So they exist out there and they usually try, if they're entrepreneurs, they build companies that are trying to do the next big thing or trying to make huge changes in human behavior.

Disruptive tech startups are being acquired at incredible rates — companies want to own a piece of the «next big thing» and they are throwing a lot of money around hoping to be part of the next big tech play.

Meredith has built three companies in the fashion industry, launched B2B marketplace Shopthefloor.com, and created a charity to benefit young entrepreneurs called The Next Big Thing.

That said, he noted: «In the grand scheme of things, if we have a belief that this could be the next $ 400 - billion company, arguing over a pre-money valuation of $ 1.8 billion or $ 1.9 billion isn't really that relevant to us.»

And no matter what the next episode of the Redstone - Dauman soap opera brings, one thing is clear: Today's Viacom appears a far cry from the company Freston helped build.

Look at your various buckets of expenses in the company and focus on the two or three things you need to prove in order to get around the corner and raise the next capital.

With sales of desktop computers stagnating, it's essential for the company to expand its presence and become more competitive in the burgeoning field of internet of things, which will affect as many as 500 billion devices, including vehicles, in the next 10 to 15 years, according to Chambers.

The next thing I do is I start telling you about my company, my product, my service — what I do.

From the very beginning of our company, we have made decisions with the future in mind and have always sought to do the right thing, not just for right now, but for the next 100 years.

Because of the very fast pace of technological improvements, there is brutal competition between companies to get the next big thing out first.

The company has struck out several times before thinking that previous shale basins were the next big thing.

As the curator for The Ford Motor Company's annual trends report, John's team uses ethnographies, influencer salons and longitudinal surveys to help companies spot the next big thing.

They were important companies doing big things in terms of providing the technology needed for the next century's communications and internet build - out.

General Motors believes that autonomous vehicles may be the next big thing to happen to ride - hailing services, and is putting up major bucks behind one of the companies to help develop a system.

It is a good thing that we ate a large lunch, because our next stop was to Avery Brewing Company, where Jeremy made me incredibly jealous by drinking several IPAs and sours: aka, my favorites.

The company is always looking for «the next big thing.»

RSPO's plans for 2018 build on a milestone 2017, where the first ever RSPO Next — that is, a stricter variation of RSPO rules that prohibit deforestation and peatland development, among other things — was attained by Malaysian firm United Plantations and Colombian company Daabon; and zoos and aquariums all over the world started a movement to educate consumers on sustainable palm oil.

However, the company decided to take things to the next level by raising the proof to 70 proof (35 % ABV).

What a great thing from a great company, and this next year they are focusing on your children's safety more than ever - wait till you hear all about it!

The future of all these stores is uncertain, though the company says it's refinancing and hopes to turn things around over the next year.