A love affair can build out of a friendship, but communication in the way
of being upfront and honest is needed to protect your heart.
I have always been proud
of being an upfront honest woman about who I am and what I want.
One
of them is an upfront premium of 1.75 % of the loan amount.
Likewise, Karen Becker says she expected a bigger reaction than she received, but feels her strategy
of being upfront, speaking early and often about the increase, and simultaneously explaining the value members receive, has paid off.
Not exact matches
It
was similar to working with [actor Sylvester] Stallone on Creed and
being totally
upfront about how I saw it working, but also understanding that for the studio it
's a piece
of business.
When I
was a technology entrepreneur doing startups, I kept having the experience that doing things the traditional way — a lot
of advanced planning, raising a lot
of money
upfront, really making sure you call your shot — that didn't really work for me.
The opposite
of failing fast
is a «waterfall» approach to software development, where a significant amount
of time
is invested
upfront — requirements analysis, design and scenario planning — before the software
is ever tested with real customers.
Called Pulse, this event
is YouTube's version
of upfronts, that time
of year when traditional television networks hold splashy events, trot out their stars and pitch advertisers on upcoming programming.
«Although the
upfront cost
of an IUD
is higher than something like the pill, IUDs
are good for many years,» Minkin told INSIDER.
There
is usually a lot
of upfront costs with all
of those marketing strategies.
Every hospital «gets a big chunk
of money
upfront — between $ 20 million and $ 35 million, depending on the institution,» says Jeff Bluestone, a UCSF scientist who
's now the Parker Institute
's president and CEO.
The
upfront money runs out, and then the artist realizes they
're barely getting much
of the revenue their work generates.
Even if you aren't paying full price
upfront, you can still have plenty
of money on the line.
«A 1986 - style approach that promises
upfront rate cuts to the wealthy
is almost guaranteed to give middle - income earners the short end
of the stick,» said Schumer, the third most senior Democrat in the Senate.
«The magic
is making sure you
are getting a fair deal
upfront for what you think the vision
of the company will
be.»
Algo trading formalizes your strategy
upfront and sets clear boundaries on your risk exposure,» said Jon Kafton, founder
of Cloud9Trader, an automated online trading site
being trialed.
Amazon's service would
be «pay for what you use» rather than require customers to buy a fixed amount
of infrastructure
upfront.
Analysts say some
of the rebound
is a result
of what happened last year, when large numbers
of advertisers put less into the
upfront market and kept more
of their spending for what
is called the short - term «scatter» market, where ads
are bought on an as - needed basis.
At the
Upfront Summit this past week, there
was an electric interview
of Fred Wilson led by well - researched and artful Dan Primack
of Fortune Magazine that ended up making news.
Another option
is known as a merchant cash advance, with businesses getting cash
upfront in exchange for some
of their future credit card sales.
«The high investment risk climate and
upfront capital cost
of energy investments, particularly renewables,
are critical barriers to the development
of energy markets,» said Aliko Dangote, founder
of Nigeria's Dangote Group and member
of the partnership.
I
'm not aware
of any reward - based platforms serving entrepreneurs that charge an
upfront or posting fee, though some donor sites like Crowdrise charge a monthly and transaction fee, depending on some premium features.
Finally,
be wary
of any lender that asks for an
upfront application fee or an immediate down payment before your loan
is approved.
Again, this
is very different than more traditional advertising that forces you to make an
upfront static investment with no guarantee
of results.
However, sometimes all the relevant information
was given
upfront and sometimes a key detail — which professor
was teaching a course the students
were thinking
of taking or how much credit card debt an otherwise exceptional applicant for a loan had outstanding —
was held back but then later revealed.
The deal
is worth $ 300 million
upfront, and if IFM's two drug programs hit certain development milestones, Bristol - Myers could pay an additional $ 1.01 billion for each, adding up to a total
of $ 2.32 billion.
«There
's the initial
upfront expense
of forming the corporation,» says Eisenberg — an expense that
is more significant than when setting up a pass - through entity.
What this means, according to a company spokesperson,
is that if the driver takes a route that doesn't match the route assumed in the calculation
of the
upfront fare, what they
are paid could differ from the balance
of the ride charge left over after Uber's fees to the driver and other expenses like tolls.
The optimal compensation structure, according to Robb, consists
of an
upfront retainer and an accomplishment fee to
be paid on closing and receipt
of funds.
«
Upfront fares
are calculated using the expected time and distance
of the trip and local traffic, as well as how many riders and nearby drivers
are using Uber at that moment.
Uber says there
are occasionally discrepancies having to do with the company's offer
of «
upfront fares» in some cities starting in June.
Traders can use call options to capture potential upside in a stock while committing less capital
upfront for the trade, as the price
of each options contract
is often less than the price
of the stock.
Recalls Mario Hernandez, president
of San Antonio's economic - development foundation, describing the request from a Tesla executive: «We needed to
be heavy
upfront, up to a half - billion — that would
be their ideal package... to
be under serious consideration.»
Putting your effort in
upfront and collecting the returns forever after
is the foundation
of financial freedom.
That
's a lot
of money for most homeowners to shell out
upfront.
Our mission statement
is about honesty, and
being upfront about the whole process
of death and what happens after.»
ON WHO SHOULD WORK AT FACEBOOK In terms
of attracting people, I think one
of the most important things
is just
being upfront about what you stand for.
So if you
're going to forsake your career, and give up the opportunity to learn and gain experience by working for others, it
's a good idea to know
upfront what you
're up against so you have the best chance
of winning in the end.
Yet, at the
Upfront Summit, Johnson and his other panelists warned Silicon Valley that they must keep up with the changing demographics
of the nation, or they too will miss out on the opportunities that Johnson had
been seeing over the past 20 years.
Third, the entire mortgage premium in Canada
is due
upfront and typically rolled into the principal
of the mortgage, meaning homeowners must pay interest on their premiums.
In December, SQZ partnered with global pharma firm and cancer treatment leader F. Hoffmann - La Roche in a deal that could
be worth $ 500 million or more — a large undisclosed
upfront payment, and additional sums when SQZ meets certain milestones — to speed up the development
of its technology specifically to inject a person's immune cells with a protein to activate a «killer T» cell response to fight off cancer.
With very little cost
upfront and with very little time and effort, Marsh found that with an investment
of less than $ 1,000, she
was able to increase her sales and recoup her initial investment within two months.
Example: I recently met a B2B healthcare payments company that seeks to lower doctors offices» bad debts expense from 40 to 5 percent by helping them collect funds
upfront at the time services
are delivered, instead
of 30 days later with an invoice in the mail.
Although it
was lengthy and looked official, the contract included a request for an
upfront «earnest money deposit»
of $ 10,000.
«I know that it
's becoming cliché,» concedes Mark Suster
of Upfront Ventures (which organizes the Summit), «but I actually think virtual reality
is going to have an even more profound impact on society, how we organize ourselves, how we communicate, even modes
of transportation.
Aside from earnings news, Europe
was seen divided after the latest developments in Brexit talks saw France and Germany toughen their stance towards the U.K., claiming that they would expect an
upfront gross payment
of up to 100 billion euros ($ 109 billion), according to new reports from the Financial Times.
Still, buying a health - care company for its own employees» benefit «would
be a terrible reason, because you paid for the value
of Humana
upfront when you purchased them,» said Craig Garthwaite, director
of the Health Enterprise Management Program at Northwestern University's Kellogg School
of Management.
Which
is what makes a little teaser video put together by
Upfront Ventures for last week's
Upfront Summit — an invite - only gathering
of the country's top investors — so fascinating.
This interview
was done on the investor - only day
of the
Upfront Summit and
was remarked by many as «the highlight
of the day» and for the first time
is now
being released to anybody who would like to see it.
By
being upfront about the entrepreneur lifestyle you
're living and what you
're looking to get out
of your relationship, you end up not only saving your dates from getting involved in something they may not want, but also become much more efficient in your dating life, which
is what entrepreneurship
is a lot about, after all.