Sentences with phrase «table stakes for»

These types of things are table stakes for smart speakers in 2018.

That means you're getting an SD card slot, IP68 waterproofing and biometric security — all table stakes for Samsung at this point.

Eighteen hours should be table stakes for a smartwatch that does everything an Android Wear watch can do, and Huawei seems to have pulled that off.

All of those things are table stakes for a so - called fitness tracker, but the Fit2 Pro emulates a smartwatch in a number of impactful ways; it shows notifications in a dedicated area to the left of the watch face, and even allows users to action them — reply to a text message, for instance — in certain situations.

Full HD displays are table stakes for any high - end Android phone released in 2013, and while the Note 3's screen doesn't blow me away like the LG G2's or HTC One's, it's bright, colorful, and viewable outdoors.

In 2017, voice interaction is table stakes for smartphone manufacturers.

It also makes sense — there's no space for a fingerprint sensor on the front side, and a dual - camera system is table stakes for a flagship smartphone these days.

Oh, and the whole thing is also water - resistant, rated IP67, so no worries about using it out in the rain — that's basically table stakes for a high - end phone at this point.

Client - facing LPM became table stakes for winning new work in Canada in 2014.

Sandboxes have become table stakes for some jurisdictions.

Strategically, it has become basic table stakes for competing effectively in the legal industry, particularly among more sophisticated law firms (i.e., BigLaw and BigEnoughLaw).

Is it a key element of your visibility strategy, or just table stakes for being online at all?

Making sure your website, social media, blog and advertising are working in harmony to deliver new prospects may seem like a lot, but it's basically table stakes for firms that want a spot on the winner's podium.

These features are table stakes for a game planning to implement a trading system, and SimCity largely hits them, net of a few minor bugs (including one nasty one where the player attempts to purchase an item from the global marketplace that doesn't exist).

These are table stakes for gaming devices.

With content marketing now table stakes for email marketers and mobile making it critical that B2Bs reach the right individual with the right message at the right moment, it becomes nearly impossible to personalize email marketing without some form of automation.

Speed, agility, time to market and other characteristics are table stakes for public cloud services.

The above are all still incredibly powerful tools, and are in fact table stakes for a competent ecommerce presence.

Not exact matches

One manager at Ernst & Young noted that «bring - your - own - device» is now, for many firms, table stakes: «You don't want to be the company without BYOD.»

«This has historically been part of the Saudi playbook and the recent reported interest in acquiring stakes in Chinese refineries is a strategic move that would guarantee the Kingdom a seat at the table in the preeminent region for demand growth.»

It has staked its future on doing so through devices like its Google Home smart assistant device, a competitor for Amazon's Echo, which sits on a table and responds to voice commands like «What is the weather like today?»

Mobile order - ahead is no longer a nice - to - have for QSRs — the tech, says Wagamama CIO Richard Tallboy, is now table stakes.

For those of you not familiar with the SAFT, or «Simple Agreement for Future Tokens,» this is an option agreement modelled after something called a SAFE (Simple Agreement for Future Equity) used by Y Combinator to reduce the complexity of early - stage raises (say, $ 2 million - ish), staking out a position in a investment prospect's cap table in a legally - binding way without going through the trouble of doing a full - bore Series A process of diligence, docs & raiFor those of you not familiar with the SAFT, or «Simple Agreement for Future Tokens,» this is an option agreement modelled after something called a SAFE (Simple Agreement for Future Equity) used by Y Combinator to reduce the complexity of early - stage raises (say, $ 2 million - ish), staking out a position in a investment prospect's cap table in a legally - binding way without going through the trouble of doing a full - bore Series A process of diligence, docs & raifor Future Tokens,» this is an option agreement modelled after something called a SAFE (Simple Agreement for Future Equity) used by Y Combinator to reduce the complexity of early - stage raises (say, $ 2 million - ish), staking out a position in a investment prospect's cap table in a legally - binding way without going through the trouble of doing a full - bore Series A process of diligence, docs & raifor Future Equity) used by Y Combinator to reduce the complexity of early - stage raises (say, $ 2 million - ish), staking out a position in a investment prospect's cap table in a legally - binding way without going through the trouble of doing a full - bore Series A process of diligence, docs & raise.

Last summer rumors were prevailing that David Byttow and Chrys Bader, the founders of Secret, had sold their stake for a sum of $ 6 million and were planning to take more money off the table.

And also wish the boss and the Gunners a total success today as they visit St. James» Park to battle the Toon Army for the collection of all the 3 points that are going to be at stake, which the Gunners are going to undoubtedly collected to consolidate their standing position in the BPL table.

Fair play to Wenger, he has already Doubled the Stakes for Sanchez @ # 80 million, now let's see if Pep still wants to sit at the table???

Jurgen Klopp will take his side to face Jose Mourinho's Manchester United team in what promises to be the match of the weekend as the two clubs face off to stake a claim for second place in the Premier League table.

For a start, much has been «left off the table» in this debate, with both campaigns still defending essentially the same positions they staked out at their respective launches.

Lord Mandelson has Dutch postal firm TNT as a potential candidate for a minority stake in the Royal Mail but rebel MPs are set to table an early day motion rejecting the move.

Having got their feet under the table of government for the first time in 80 years, the Cleggites are seeking to break the link, using party funding as their staking horse, to make sure that there's no effective opposition and they don't have to again wait 80 years for their next taste of power.

There's a sense of altruism to his addiction at first, as he tells stories of staking other gamblers for their big, redemptive stint at a poker table.

Shea Wigham steals scenes as Shannon's co-worker; familiar - face character actor Ray McKinnon has one impressive scene as Curtis's concerned - yet - taciturn older brother; Kathy Baker, as Curtis's mother, briefly demonstrates the stakes on the table for Curtis as he tries to figure out if his visions are mere madness.

After contributing an essay to the blueprint, Lightman said: «For too long the way children are assessed has been dominated by the demands placed on schools by performance tables and a culture of high - stakes accountability.

Here's an example of the high stakes: During the last election cycle, controversial initiatives like Common Core, charter schools, alternate route programs, vouchers and teacher tenure have all been on table for elected boards to consider in Louisiana and other states.

The Texas Legislature is now in full swing and, of course, the Texas Institute for Education Reform (TIER) is at every table on every significant public education issue at stake, hopefully providing meaningful policy advocacy leadership.

The battlegrounds are the classrooms, the kitchen table, and auditoriums packed with parents and teachers who are demanding a three - year moratorium on high - stakes testing, but will settle for the resignation of New York State (NYS) Commissioner of Education John B. King, Jr. and the head of Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

Although Kobo is a relatively small player in the U.S., it has a strong presence in Europe, and CEO Michael Serbinis says adding publishing services for authors is now «table stakes» for a digital - book distributor — which raises the possibility that number two player Barnes & Noble (s bks) could be the next to join the fray.

Sturdy, low - profile tents, stakes, and line for securing tents to ground, table, or wind shelters are recommended.

There are conflicting views on this, granted, but all the more reason to make sure alternative voices are heard and not suppressed, given the stakes, and I expect both an equal place at the policy table (if politically convenient, which I believe my theory is) and earmarked grant money, for which I can provide a recipient account.

Admittedly, doing «table stakes» SEO to appear prominently when people search your name is not the same as comprehensive organic search marketing that earns meaningful attention from people who aren't looking for you specifically.

In his opinion, security is «table stakes if you want an operating system for a law firm,» he says.

I think to a certain extent expertise in a particular area is just table stakes — there are other qualities we would look for in choosing any given boutique.»

Even if these statements are true for any firm they a hardly a point of differentiation - they are at best just table stakes and they might, if you action them, allow you to play in the professional services game.Not one of them is any guarantee of ongoing success nor will they make any firm stand out from the crowd.

On top of that, it lacks both water resistance and a headphone jack; the former a table stakes feature for phones at this price point, the latter a puzzling omission given the sheer size of the Razer Phone.

Goertz said that while he likes the new infinity displays of the phones, large screens are today simply «table stakes» and are normal for flagship handsets.

Behind the edge - to - edge glass are a lot of table stakes features for a premium phone.

But in the coming year, expect this to become a table - stakes feature for all high - end phone cameras.

For high - end phones, a killer camera is now table stakes.

For a company that makes a voice - controlled assistant, it has become table stakes to have a smart speaker for the home that uses it: Amazon's Alexa debuted on the Echo smart speaker three years ago, Google now has a complete lineup of Home speakers thatFor a company that makes a voice - controlled assistant, it has become table stakes to have a smart speaker for the home that uses it: Amazon's Alexa debuted on the Echo smart speaker three years ago, Google now has a complete lineup of Home speakers thatfor the home that uses it: Amazon's Alexa debuted on the Echo smart speaker three years ago, Google now has a complete lineup of Home speakers that...

Unfortunately there's no option for automatic HDR... which is really table stakes in 2016.