Sentences with phrase «on existing companies»

A frictionless and transparent marketplace that is executed on top of the Bitcoin platform will put a lot of pressure on existing companies.
Now, the content you create on your career blog needs to be very different to what you have on your existing company blog; after all, it's designed to attract a different persona.

Not exact matches

«One never holds people necessarily responsible for their government, but one does have the ability to be very careful in what one does with the government itself,» said Smith, who became Microsoft's president in 2015, taking on a title that had not existed at the company since 2002, when Richard Belluzzo left.
The absence of any authorization beyond an existing corporate email has helped Slack quickly spread underground at thousands of companies, on top of plenty of official adoption.
Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those reflected in such forward - looking statements and that should be considered in evaluating our outlook include, but are not limited to, the following: 1) our ability to continue to grow our business and execute our growth strategy, including the timing, execution, and profitability of new and maturing programs; 2) our ability to perform our obligations under our new and maturing commercial, business aircraft, and military development programs, and the related recurring production; 3) our ability to accurately estimate and manage performance, cost, and revenue under our contracts, including our ability to achieve certain cost reductions with respect to the B787 program; 4) margin pressures and the potential for additional forward losses on new and maturing programs; 5) our ability to accommodate, and the cost of accommodating, announced increases in the build rates of certain aircraft; 6) the effect on aircraft demand and build rates of changing customer preferences for business aircraft, including the effect of global economic conditions on the business aircraft market and expanding conflicts or political unrest in the Middle East or Asia; 7) customer cancellations or deferrals as a result of global economic uncertainty or otherwise; 8) the effect of economic conditions in the industries and markets in which we operate in the U.S. and globally and any changes therein, including fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; 9) the success and timely execution of key milestones such as the receipt of necessary regulatory approvals, including our ability to obtain in a timely fashion any required regulatory or other third party approvals for the consummation of our announced acquisition of Asco, and customer adherence to their announced schedules; 10) our ability to successfully negotiate, or re-negotiate, future pricing under our supply agreements with Boeing and our other customers; 11) our ability to enter into profitable supply arrangements with additional customers; 12) the ability of all parties to satisfy their performance requirements under existing supply contracts with our two major customers, Boeing and Airbus, and other customers, and the risk of nonpayment by such customers; 13) any adverse impact on Boeing's and Airbus» production of aircraft resulting from cancellations, deferrals, or reduced orders by their customers or from labor disputes, domestic or international hostilities, or acts of terrorism; 14) any adverse impact on the demand for air travel or our operations from the outbreak of diseases or epidemic or pandemic outbreaks; 15) our ability to avoid or recover from cyber-based or other security attacks, information technology failures, or other disruptions; 16) returns on pension plan assets and the impact of future discount rate changes on pension obligations; 17) our ability to borrow additional funds or refinance debt, including our ability to obtain the debt to finance the purchase price for our announced acquisition of Asco on favorable terms or at all; 18) competition from commercial aerospace original equipment manufacturers and other aerostructures suppliers; 19) the effect of governmental laws, such as U.S. export control laws and U.S. and foreign anti-bribery laws such as the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and the United Kingdom Bribery Act, and environmental laws and agency regulations, both in the U.S. and abroad; 20) the effect of changes in tax law, such as the effect of The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the «TCJA») that was enacted on December 22, 2017, and changes to the interpretations of or guidance related thereto, and the Company's ability to accurately calculate and estimate the effect of such changes; 21) any reduction in our credit ratings; 22) our dependence on our suppliers, as well as the cost and availability of raw materials and purchased components; 23) our ability to recruit and retain a critical mass of highly - skilled employees and our relationships with the unions representing many of our employees; 24) spending by the U.S. and other governments on defense; 25) the possibility that our cash flows and our credit facility may not be adequate for our additional capital needs or for payment of interest on, and principal of, our indebtedness; 26) our exposure under our revolving credit facility to higher interest payments should interest rates increase substantially; 27) the effectiveness of any interest rate hedging programs; 28) the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting; 29) the outcome or impact of ongoing or future litigation, claims, and regulatory actions; 30) exposure to potential product liability and warranty claims; 31) our ability to effectively assess, manage and integrate acquisitions that we pursue, including our ability to successfully integrate the Asco business and generate synergies and other cost savings; 32) our ability to consummate our announced acquisition of Asco in a timely matter while avoiding any unexpected costs, charges, expenses, adverse changes to business relationships and other business disruptions for ourselves and Asco as a result of the acquisition; 33) our ability to continue selling certain receivables through our supplier financing program; 34) the risks of doing business internationally, including fluctuations in foreign current exchange rates, impositions of tariffs or embargoes, compliance with foreign laws, and domestic and foreign government policies; and 35) our ability to complete the proposed accelerated stock repurchase plan, among other things.
A recent digital wallet survey conducted by data analytics company Thrive Analytics, reported on by trade publication Payments Source on Wednesday, shows that while 80 percent of consumers are aware that digital wallets exist, less than one third use one.
According to a recent article in Fast Company that probably exists somewhere on the web, ``... when telecommuting, just staring at the New Releases menu is a thing of the past.»
«The growth of our business depends in part on existing sellers expanding their use of our products and services,» the company says in the prospectus.
This model exists in many other countries, and we see local food - based businesses, bars and pubs, art and creative studios and other product based companies taking advantage of these models and raising on average about $ 700,000.
One likely reason for the focus on female readers: media companies» existing know - how.
Many of our Facebook fans hopped onboard through the various giveaways, sweepstakes and freebies events on we conduct, where we usually make a requirement for our company's existing customers and prospects to «like» our page in order to participate.
While the app's rollout is limited — for now, it's only available in California, Florida, New York, and Virginia, and can only confirm whether an existing prescription is still correct — the company eventually plans on providing new prescriptions.
Brand went on to share that companies should add data to «existing reporting and business intelligence tools that help those retailers make sense of these massive banks of in - store data with a new layer of intel to their decision - making at the executive level.»
May I post information from the FORTUNE Datastore on my company's web site or add it to my company's existing database for resale?
Connor's company is called Riff Raffs and he want to offer a range of natural grooming products including a dry shampoo for men, which currently does not exist on the market.
We built Vero as an alternative to existing platforms, says Ayman Hariri, Vero CEO, talking about the company's bold bet on no ads.
The most obvious way to use this data would be to alert existing clients on new deals right when they are near your store or company branch; however, there are ways to get more creative.
You may not bet your whole company on an untested product or service for a market that may not even exist, but you also shouldn't cling too tightly to a model that is holding you back from any growth or innovation.
But Trump's picks to head the U.S. health department and its top regulator on Tuesday, along with his recent softening on some aspects of the existing law, is a sign to some sector insiders that instead of chaos, an orderly transition of up to three years to replace it with a plan that healthcare companies actually want could be in store.
Valeant has been at the center of a political firestorm over prescription medication costs and pharmaceutical companies, which depend more on acquiring or licensing existing therapies (and then raising their prices) rather than fueling R&D into new drugs.
Companies with CEOs whose compensation is more than 100 times the median pay of all of their workers must pay an extra 10 % surcharge on top of Portland's existing 2.2 % business income tax.
The key: boosting the number of hours spent calling on behalf of the company's existing clients.
Drayton is building the Seattle - based company with an emphasis on capital efficiency, utilizing existing infrastructure instead of opening up warehouses, and investing rationally in marketing.
The company arguably hasn't introduced a pioneering new product since the iPad in 2010, instead focusing on refining its existing portfolio.
Once the reorganization is complete, the company says its two existing classes of publicly traded stock will continue to trade on the Nasdaq exchange under the ticker symbols «GOOG» and «GOOGL.»
Finally, the fourth conundrum is that as companies grow larger and management falls prey to the fallacy that it only exists to maximize shareholder short - term return on investment, companies become risk averse.
Baidu — alongside other companies like Google (googl) and General Motors (gm)-- is also actively encouraging a push for better coordination between autonomous vehicle manufacturers and the U.S. government, saying that it's necessary to make small changes to existing infrastructure and ease regulatory obstacles in order to get self - driving cars on the road.
The company has expanded its existing space into a new 50k sq.ft office in Marina del Rey, CA where more than three hundred DSC team members enjoy a variety of collaborative working spaces, dedicated education and development programs, an on - site barista and more.
SoftBank has acquired a 15 % stake in Uber, through a combination of direct investment in the ride - hailing company and through buying the shares of existing Uber shareholder, Uber confirmed on Thursday, weeks after announcing that the transaction was underway.
Disappointed, but determined to defend our integrity, we immediately commissioned a comprehensive forensics audit that proved what we already knew to be true: (1) no material Tesla confidential information exists on our personal computers or company systems, and (2) there is no evidence that anyone at Aurora has used or has access to Tesla confidential information.»
That's why even when you look at wildly innovative companies like Google and Apple, most of their budgets are focused on improving existing products.
The legal tussle may well divide the on - demand economy into two camps: the fundamentally sound companies — the ones that can figure out how to compete on any sort of playing field, as long as it's level, because they're selling a real innovation — and the companies that exist only because the current haze of legal and regulatory uncertainty paired with free - flowing venture capital has permitted them to flourish.
Major U.S. computer company Dell Inc said on Monday a security hole exists in some of its recently shipped laptops that could make it easy for hackers to access users» private data.
Then, when Zynga officials presented its second - quarter earnings report on July 25, in which the company lowered its outlook «to reflect delays in launching new games, a faster decline in existing Web games due in part to a more challenging environment on the Facebook Web platform, and reduced expectations for Draw Something,» the company's stock price plunged, falling some 35 percent overnight.
It said it would coordinate more effectively on existing initiatives — such as a code of conduct with the main social media companies — and provide guidance on dealing with illegal content to avoid overly zealous removals.
The statement said 3G Capital, the majority owner of Burger King, would continue to own the majority of the shares of the new company on a pro forma basis, with the remainder held by existing shareholders of Tim Hortons and Burger King.
Some companies» statements range anywhere from two words to one long run - on sentence, but either way, they perfectly capture why the company exists.
However Netflix is hoping it sell media companies on the idea it can bolster audiences for its existing shows.
The goal is to build on the company's existing two - to - three week training that workers attend before going into real world to inspect homes damaged in earthquakes, floods, and other major catastrophes.
That might seem unfair to judge the company and its flagship conference on a single flopped product, but the fate of Glass is just the most high - profile in a long list of disappeared or disappointing products ranging from Google Reader to Google Wave to the Nexus Q and Android Wear — a platform that still exists, but I usually forget to wear my devices that run it.
Although I know these things exist but I haven't really had time to grow my Instagram account so that companies can be paying to get a mention on my page.
Existing tax laws around equity - based compensation can even drive a company's employees to let their options go, and miss out on the future windfall when that start - up goes public or is acquired at a good price.
This enabled Google to focus its efforts on building a product far better than anything offered by existing companies.
His successful transition into the company will rely on the buy - in of existing management and the broader employee base.
Such risks, uncertainties and other factors include, without limitation: (1) the effect of economic conditions in the industries and markets in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate in the U.S. and globally and any changes therein, including financial market conditions, fluctuations in commodity prices, interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates, levels of end market demand in construction and in both the commercial and defense segments of the aerospace industry, levels of air travel, financial condition of commercial airlines, the impact of weather conditions and natural disasters and the financial condition of our customers and suppliers; (2) challenges in the development, production, delivery, support, performance and realization of the anticipated benefits of advanced technologies and new products and services; (3) the scope, nature, impact or timing of acquisition and divestiture or restructuring activity, including the pending acquisition of Rockwell Collins, including among other things integration of acquired businesses into United Technologies» existing businesses and realization of synergies and opportunities for growth and innovation; (4) future timing and levels of indebtedness, including indebtedness expected to be incurred by United Technologies in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition, and capital spending and research and development spending, including in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition; (5) future availability of credit and factors that may affect such availability, including credit market conditions and our capital structure; (6) the timing and scope of future repurchases of United Technologies» common stock, which may be suspended at any time due to various factors, including market conditions and the level of other investing activities and uses of cash, including in connection with the proposed acquisition of Rockwell; (7) delays and disruption in delivery of materials and services from suppliers; (8) company and customer - directed cost reduction efforts and restructuring costs and savings and other consequences thereof; (9) new business and investment opportunities; (10) our ability to realize the intended benefits of organizational changes; (11) the anticipated benefits of diversification and balance of operations across product lines, regions and industries; (12) the outcome of legal proceedings, investigations and other contingencies; (13) pension plan assumptions and future contributions; (14) the impact of the negotiation of collective bargaining agreements and labor disputes; (15) the effect of changes in political conditions in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate, including the effect of changes in U.S. trade policies or the U.K.'s pending withdrawal from the EU, on general market conditions, global trade policies and currency exchange rates in the near term and beyond; (16) the effect of changes in tax (including U.S. tax reform enacted on December 22, 2017, which is commonly referred to as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017), environmental, regulatory (including among other things import / export) and other laws and regulations in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate; (17) the ability of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins to receive the required regulatory approvals (and the risk that such approvals may result in the imposition of conditions that could adversely affect the combined company or the expected benefits of the merger) and to satisfy the other conditions to the closing of the pending acquisition on a timely basis or at all; (18) the occurrence of events that may give rise to a right of one or both of United Technologies or Rockwell Collins to terminate the merger agreement, including in circumstances that might require Rockwell Collins to pay a termination fee of $ 695 million to United Technologies or $ 50 million of expense reimbursement; (19) negative effects of the announcement or the completion of the merger on the market price of United Technologies» and / or Rockwell Collins» common stock and / or on their respective financial performance; (20) risks related to Rockwell Collins and United Technologies being restricted in their operation of their businesses while the merger agreement is in effect; (21) risks relating to the value of the United Technologies» shares to be issued in connection with the pending Rockwell acquisition, significant merger costs and / or unknown liabilities; (22) risks associated with third party contracts containing consent and / or other provisions that may be triggered by the Rockwell merger agreement; (23) risks associated with merger - related litigation or appraisal proceedings; and (24) the ability of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins, or the combined company, to retain and hire key personnel.
But that long history of data on past catastrophes does not exist in the cyber insurance policy world, says Stephen Boyer, the CTO and co-founder of risk - rating company BitSight, a company that assesses company risk for cyber policies written by AIG, Travelers, and others.
It's also the reason Slack and so many similar tools now exist, to the point where some companies rely exclusively on alternative messaging options.
Qualcomm said it had a «constructive» meeting with Broadcom on Feb. 14, the first time the two companies met to discuss the existing $ 121 billion offer.
The survey bodes especially poorly for tech giants like Google's Waymo, as only 20 percent of people surveyed said they would trust an existing tech company to safely execute on the futuristic vehicles.
Smart companies should focus on keeping existing clients happy
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