Not exact matches
The most
promising ideas are chosen
for further development, either by the
company or by crowd vote.
They decided to make these contributions through a limited liability
company (LLC) to have greater flexibility to make grants, lobby
for causes, and invest in
promising innovative
ideas.
At a time when Aetna — CVS and Amazon, JPMorgan Chase, and Berkshire Hathaway, and dozens of other
companies and
company partnerships are feverishly rewriting the rules, this
promises to be a fascinating conversation — and Mark has some strong, provocative
ideas for change.
GFI's innovation department has two primary areas of focus — firstly, encouraging scientists and entrepreneurs to join the plant - based and cultured meat industries, and secondly, supporting the ongoing success of existing
companies in the industry.26 They have assembled a list of potential
companies based on what they believe are
promising ideas that have not been capitalized on, 27 and they have developed a list of more than 220 entrepreneurs and scientists, many of whom take part in monthly video calls led by GFI.28 In the last year, they have had some success in assisting in the founding of a plant - based meat
company in India, Good Dot, and a plant - based fish
company in the U.S., SeaCo.29 The
companies have both raised millions in venture capital and are making progress towards competition with animal products.30 Although venture capitalist funding is a good indication that the
companies themselves will be successful, and while the
companies might not exist without GFI, it is unclear what portion of the responsibility
for the
companies» outcomes should be attributed to GFI.
This unlocks the full range of options
for us to turn new trends and
ideas into
promising innovations
for your
company.
Mayor de Blasio is also calling upon Governor Andrew Cuomo to stick to his
promise of paying $ 8 billion in state funding toward subway repairs, though Cuomo has some
ideas of his own
for generating funds
for the subway that include offering
companies the opportunity to sponsor subway stations
for an annual fee.
Van der Heyden isn't the only European researcher to get such a hard sell from Pan European Networks (PEN), a 6 - year - old publishing
company with offices in Congleton, U.K., and Brussels that
promises to provide opportunities
for «leading figures from across Europe» to get attention
for their work or
ideas.
We'll start with the fact that there is [sic] essentially four kinds of penny stock
companies in the Pump & Dump world: (1) the kind where the management is in on the scam and is directly knowledgeable and complicit with the intent to deceive the public; (2) the kind where some poor schmoe has a great
idea (at least he thinks it is) that requires financing, and becomes the mark of a parasitic «funder» who makes all kinds of
promises of unlimited monies and riches beyond the mark's wildest dream; (3) the kind where the
company is absolutely
for real but the shares have been hyped (sometimes hijacked) into ridiculous valuations; and, (4) a hijacked empty and inactive shell.
For a mutual fund
company, Steadyhand takes an unconventional approach by offering low - cost funds, co-investing along with clients, hiring portfolio managers who make concentrated bets on their «best
ideas», behaving like part - owners of businesses and
promising to close its funds to new investors when the fund gets too large.
Keep in mind, however, that patents, while
promising, are also a way
for companies to ensure that its
ideas won't be stolen by other manufacturers, and patents should never be foolproof indication that Apple will indeed incorporate the technology in its future products.