Sentences with phrase «off ground»

Kalanick hired Levandowski as a consultant to Uber's fledgling self - driving effort as early as February 2016, six months before Levandowski publicly got his company off the ground, according to three sources.

In the wake of a holiday season that was worse than the company expected, Target has decided to cut two of its most ambitious long - term projects before either even got off the ground, according to multiple sources.

So we will assume you know better than I how to get businesses off the ground and profitable.

In America, we believe that anyone willing to work hard and take risks can get their good idea off the ground and into the marketplace.

You've made this part of getting into business a lot easier and lot less stressful than it could have been, and have gone above and beyond in helping us get our business off the ground.»

A few years ago many people had doubts about whether Virgin Galactic would ever get off the ground.

«That would make it prohibitive for many community bank organizers to get off the ground,» he said.

But Jared Hecht and Rohan Deshpande are — successfully — diving into both headfirst with Fundera, an online marketplace that helps small business owners receive loans from non-bank lenders to get their businesses off the ground.

-LSB-...] Toolkit: Some of the tools that will help you to quickly get your startup off the ground.

Both familiar players like Google, Apple, and Microsoft and lesser - known companies like Minecraft, Valve, and Id Software have gone through similar stages on the user side to get their platforms off the ground.

Two years later, and the PRPP hasn't gotten off the ground.

My business plan, which is already off the ground in multiple states, is one that will not only create jobs and encourage that entrepreneurial spirit, but give the ever so desperate auto industry the boost that it has been looking for.

But some nations lead in both categories: Peru has a 10.1 percent rate of individuals working to launch social startups and a 22.2 percent rate of those who are in the process of getting commercial enterprises off the ground.

How did you get the business off the ground?

-LSB-...] Steve Blank's Startup Tools — a convenient list of almost everything you might need to get your startup off the ground.

There is little doubt that getting your Startup off the ground is simply a matter of hard grind.

I eagerly await your questions and look forward to the possibility of getting this off the ground.

It's an alternative to the traditional friends - and - family round of investing among new startups, and gives worthy entrepreneurs the startup capital to get their ideas off the ground.

But the most remarkable fact about SpaceX is that — right from the start, before the first rocket had lifted an inch off the ground — it was explicitly intended as the means to another, far more grandiose and idealistic end: colonizing Mars.

You have lots of free social media tools at your disposal if you're just getting started, but once your presence is off the ground and in flight, a social media partner isn't a bad idea.

Boston Dynamics has produced a number of robots that mimic human and animal movement, including Atlas, a humanoid model that co-ordinates motion and balance using its arms and legs and can pick itself up off the ground when knocked over.

Without paying customers, your startup will never get off the ground.

Jacks - of - all - trades are crucial to getting startups off the ground.

When: July 6 - 8, 2016 Where: Chicago, Illinois Why: Have you ever thought about starting your own podcast but are not sure how to get it off the ground?

Though McDonald's $ 50 million investment in Chipotle back in 1998 may have been instrumental in getting the burrito chain off the ground, Chipotle's founder, Steve Ells, always sought to keep the fast - food giant at a reasonable distance.

He spent 18 months at KitchenCru getting Jacobsen Salt Co., which sells locally harvested sea salt, off the ground.

We all work for ourselves and our own priorities, whether it's a full - time job, several part - time jobs, or getting a new business off the ground.

Entrepreneurs without sufficient capital will have trouble getting a new operation off the ground.

If you're getting a business off the ground, you may think that pulling all - nighters or always being on call will inspire confidence in your employees, but that lack of sleep really just makes you less of a charismatic leader, according to a recent study published in the Journal of Applied Psychology.

By the time you've put in all the hard work it takes to get a business off the ground and experienced some growth, you'll have to hire some people to keep it going.

It could be anything from sharing legal advice, informing businesses on how to become more eco-friendly, or assisting startups on how to get off the ground.

However, the Quebec government has been working with Quebecor media to get a new arena project off the ground.

But as opposing experts (and a small army of writers) feud over the issue here in the United States, across the pond several top universities are eliminating the underlying logic of the argument by creating programs to help budding business owners get their start - up dreams off the ground — while they get their degrees.

You probably don't want to do everything yourself, but when you're first getting started building an audience to sell your idea or product to, getting a website off the ground can be the most time - consuming and expensive part — unless you know how to use WordPress.

The biggest hurdle to getting off the ground was getting the company's hands on different truck types, to measure each make and model minus its bumper.

«It's a reminder of how hard it was to get a company off the ground,» Sacks said.

Every business changes, but you can't get it off the ground unless you start somewhere.

A growing number of specialized, market - specific business accelerators are helping entrepreneurs around the country get their businesses off the ground

Find the tools you need and the articles necessary to get your startup off the ground.

A Low - Cost iPhone Could Mean A Deal Between Apple And China Mobile (Bloomberg) China Mobile and Apple have been trying to reach an agreement for years, but the high cost of the iPhone and China Mobile's unwillingness to provide a subsidy for the phone meant that a deal never got off the ground.

But how to get the business off the ground?

There's enough to do just to get a product and business off the ground to make it a focus.

For dogs that spend a lot of time outside, you'll need a bed that will keep your dog off the ground and can stand up against some rough weather.

You don't want to make mistakes or burn out before you even get your company off the ground.

There's an enormous challenge in getting everything off the ground, and then once you do, the real challenge begins, which is staying in business.

The good news is it isn't rocket science, but if you don't do certain things and do them right, you'll never get your startup off the ground.

PREMIER Colin Barnett is considering another visit to China to spruik investment in Western Australia, most likely including his pet Oakajee port project, which needs a major capital injection to get off the ground.

If not for the «invaluable advice and guidance» from Branson's business mentor — the bullish founder of Laker Airways, one of the first no - frills long - haul airlines — the self - made British billionaire might never have gotten Virgin Atlantic off the ground.

Calacanis said he invested in Circa through an AngelList syndicate when the company was first getting off the ground and that he's friendly with the founders.

This investment can get your startup off the ground in an otherwise impossible financial situation, but should not be viewed as the main reason for joining.