Sentences with phrase «scrappy startup»

Ottawa - based Shopify has grown from scrappy startup to a multi-billion dollar company.

Based out of Seattle, it's not quite connected to the Silicon Valley space, and still considers itself a small, scrappy startup with over «volunteers» working to bring the custom ROM to handsets new and old, many of which are no longer supported by their own manufacturers.

Starting this month, WeWork's community of more than 30,000 clients — including cemented businesses, as well as scrappier startups — can now apply for discounted loans through the Bond Street platform.

Microsoft released the first set of Microsoft Project Oxford tools last spring, and the project's leaders say they quickly drew the interest of everyone from well - known Fortune 500 companies to small, scrappy startups who are eager for these capabilities but don't have a team of machine learning and AI experts in their ranks.

«Obi is structured as a very scrappy startup, very lean,» he said.

While many gyms initially embraced ClassPass, as it has grown from scrappy startup to a powerhouse valued at more than $ 200 million, it's become a divisive figure in the boutique fitness world.

W100 winner Debra Goldblatt - Sadowski of Rock - It Promotions explains how she turned her a scrappy startup into a serious player

I don't know what was more sobering, thinking that the policy which might have made sense as a scrappy startup, was now being applied to a company with 10,000 + employees or that the phrase,»... we are on a mission to change the world, and you really have to want to work here or you ought to leave...» was the exact same line I used when the now - CEO was my intern.

But competitors abound, both scrappy startups and big car rental players.

In the nine years that followed, Prevette rose through the ranks of Info - Tech Research Group, experimenting with everything from sales to marketing to HR as the company ballooned from a scrappy startup to a multimillion - dollar business with hundreds of employees.

In this candid conversation, Shopify's Harley Finkelstein — one of the most influential and innovative young business leaders in Canada today — shares his experiences scaling Shopify from a scrappy startup to a world - leading provider of commerce solutions, covering, among other things, the key operational, strategic and culture components that differentiate truly great businesses from those that are merely good.

In short, if you want to grow without sacrificing innovation, don't lose track of your scrappy startup roots.

Despite having more than 12,000 employees, it has maintained its reputation as a scrappy startup, and it's been in business since 2004.

Now, the U.S. Justice Department is taking sides in the legal fight — and not with the scrappy startup.

Tech giants and scrappy startups are blending augmented reality with medicine, shopping, and video games.

For a team that's been around since the 19th century and last won the World Series in 1908, the Cubs also look an awful lot like a scrappy startup — a work always in progress where everything is up for discussion, and change, if it's likely to move the mission forward.

The company is getting squeezed from both the enterprise and consumer sides, and it's going through a difficult transition from scrappy startup to a bigger company with more bureaucracy.

Only I'm not at a tech company — and certainly not one that was recently a scrappy startup.

isocket is a scrappy startup headquartered in Silicon Valley (Burlingame, CA) with offices in New York City.

Owning a scrappy startup that has already blunted the market for pricey razors at rival Procter & Gamble's expense doubles the edge.

DiscoverOrg's content strategist, Charity Heller, sat down with Schuck to ask about how he has handled DiscoverOrg's evolution in the marketing and sales intelligence industry, from a scrappy startup to the industry heavyweight.

Part of the problem is that, back in the days when Facebook was a scrappy startup fighting its way to the top, privacy was not a moneymaker — but plugging users» data into a plethora of outsiders» apps was.

Their goal: to have their now - giant tech company feel once again like a scrappy startup, with Page focused on expanding the businesses and Brin touting their most ambitious projects.

In 2004, in Vienna, Virginia, a scrappy startup began with curious Carnegie Mellon graduates seeking to push the boundaries of technology by integrating helpful widgets onto websites.

As Digicraft, I advise dating startups and investors ranging from scrappy startups to the world's top money managers.

And if you're still not sure what the hell we do at Disrupt, here's a little description: We bring you the scrappy startups and the visionary leaders that are here to bulldoze the old guard and build the future.

I want our company to maintain our scrappy startup feel.

With the celebration of our ten - year anniversary and moving into our new headquarters, Effective Coverage has grown from a scrappy startup to an organization affecting change on a national level and a whopping twenty - five members!

Part of the problem is that, back in the days when Facebook was a scrappy startup fighting its way to the top, privacy was not a moneymaker — but plugging users» data into a plethora of outsiders» apps was.

Nest initially entered the market as a scrappy startup with one of the first connected thermostats.

Inside, the noisy office teems with the vibe of a scrappy startup, a mixture of languages, white board scribbles and furious typing.

Still, it could have an impact on U.S. shoppers» perception of Huawei, Greengart notes, since the phone maker isn't a scrappy startup looking to make a name for itself but a global giant with phone sales comparable to Apple and Samsung in other parts of the world.

Pebble will soon become less of a smart timepiece and more of a relic of a time when Kickstarter projects were successful and scrappy startups could claim a slice of the smartwatch market.

We are a scrappy startup, and we need people who will deliver value.