Sentences with phrase «thing a company like»

In a world where apps can be built overnight, the greatest thing a company like NGP VAN can do is offer a platform, a hub for innovation.

I mean, what's the first thing a company like Nintendo should do?

That said, we have to push social media because that's one of the things companies like Digital Storm look at when deciding whether to allow us to give away the products we review.

Not exact matches

Using things like QR codes and other security measures seems like it could really help secure the company and the employees.

We'd like to see companies like General Mills really stepping in, in a big way, to do even more things that would make a difference.

When Lyft first launched, recalls the company's director of marketing strategy & operations Gina Ma, «it felt like really asking people to participate in this really big sort of social experiment almost — the idea of doing these things that your mom always told you not to do.»

Mojio You've probably heard of car insurance companies that install technology on vehicles to monitor things like how often you use the car, how fast you drive, etc..

Companies like Ladder.io have software that works with email marketing platforms like MailChimp and allows you to experiment with A / B split testing to pinpoint the «little things» that make all the difference.

Criminal background checks may seem like a normal thing to recruiters and staffing agencies, but larger companies may -LSB-...]

In fact, according to the Aberdeen group, 84 percent of sales reps achieve quotas if their company has adopted a «best - in - class» sales enablement program that includes things like content, technology, and sales methodology or training.

As Agnieszka notes, although having a high valuation doesn't sound like the worst thing for a startup (it is a bit of an ego boost after - all), it could seriously harm a company.

In changing a core part of Facebook — the 7 - year - old «like» button has become synonymous with the social network — the company said it tried to keep things familiar.

Second, the baby steps already made by all three major companies, in which users are asked to pay monthly or annual fees for things like storage or accessing music online, will only increase.

But, with all that done, I get to spend my time on truly the things which are the most enjoyable to me, and which I'd like to think are the most important for me to do for the company!

In this context, «hard» business applications are such things as manufacturing and financial management software from companies like SAP and Oracle, and the databases that underly those applications as well as transactional systems that — should they fail — cost companies big money.

He was incredibly successful in raising money for this Better Place thing, like $ 400 million or $ 500 million, but the board of directors weren't happy with the performance of the company, which has only sold 500 cars.

Renting more expensive things, like a backhoe, would require a significantly larger pile of cash, so the company is currently trying to find a safer way of paying.

Another kind of power comes from someone's ability to reward you with things - like bonus money, trips, a company car or a fancy office.

The new measures are designed to penalize China for doing things like requiring U.S. companies to hand over technological know - how if they want to do business in China.

For a self - professed socially responsible company, fast growth doesn't present just the typical entrepreneurial challenges — things like maintaining product quality, keeping pace with demand, managing cash flow, and coping with sales shortfalls.

As complex software tools that help with things like customer retention and development — read Salesforce.com — have migrated to the cloud and within reach of just about every company, so too has business intelligence.

«Things happen a whole lot faster when a company like Danone flexes its muscles,» he says.

Sometimes the allure of a new position, a step up in title or pay, or just a really cool career - opportunity blinds us a bit to other things about the company that we might not like as much.

Tangible assets are things like inventory, machinery, or your company's buildings.

Meantime, here are 99 massive disruptions that autonomous vehicles will cause — things that forward - thinkers and companies like Apple, Google, Tesla, Uber (plus Audi, Mercedes - Benz, and a few dozen others) see clearly on the horizon.

«This includes how pay decisions are arrived at, how they are rated on their performance, how the company treats things like sick leave and other benefits, how the company views work - life programs and how they will be treated in a dispute.»

I actually believe that the investments that they've made in terms of things like the iFund where if you're a startup and you want to build a really great new Internet company that's going to leverage what apple is doing with mobile, Kleiner is it, they are it.

When I work with companies, I often hear things like «takes initiative», «works well on a team», «great problem solver», «knows the business», «brings experience», or «fits with our culture.»

«Companies can fake testimonials, they can get Facebook likes but the one thing they can't fake is how happy their employees are with the business and that's a huge thing.»

23andMe and Ancestry both have research partnerships with pharmaceutical companies that explore things like the genetics of aging, psychiatric disorders, or lupus.

That was just, like, this, «Oh, my God» kind of thing that launched the company in 2006.

CHESKY: Yeah, to qualify that I'd say not including things like Lux [the company's new luxury business], which we just acquired.

One of the things Pardy likes about the Calgary - based oil and gas company is its upstream growth and potential free cash flow once its Horizon oilsands expansion bears fruit in late 2017.

Startups based around a new idea sometimes get too sure of themselves, neglecting to keep a watch on the markets — competition isn't necessarily a bad thing, but you need to make sure you differentiate yourself in a way that makes your company seem like the more appealing service.

In effect, consumer - only lenders like Avant, an Inc. 30 Under 30 company, may have an easier time of things, because it has more clarity on what it can and can't do.

It applies to things like company names and logos.

Zimmer: When I left my job at Lehman Brothers to start a company, my best friend's mother said, «How could you leave a sure thing like Lehman to do a silly carpool startup?»

And considering every company on the planet is alive thanks to the selling of products and services, predicting how sales will be changing in coming years seems like a prudent thing to do.

One of the unique things about the company is that they can arrange a donation to the Salvation Army if you don't like the product (or, in my case, if you're a journalist.).

Jesse complains that his news feed is clogged up with people he doesn't know or companies he doesn't remember «liking,» yet such things are easily hidden so only that which you want to see remains.

When I told this story to Alan Tecktiel, Global HR Director at the law firm Baker & McKenzie, he noted that Jill was able to go to the lengths she did because companies like FedEx (FDX) their employees to do these kinds of things.

«This is why you will hear [him] say things like «toy companies are worth 1x revenue.»

«Do you think it's fair to work for the company and issue something like that, rather than come and talk about these things?»

For companies with the right staff and support, adding a powerful, effective and inexpensive tool, like the one Pathful is building, would be an easy and smart thing to do.

But a funny thing happens if you climb to the top of Canada's corporate ladder, where BHP Billiton's $ 40 - billion hostile bid for Saskatoon - based Potash Corp. has many senior executives and company directors ranting like coffee - shop Marxists.

Yotel, a hospitality company that has hotels all over the world, uses robots to do things like carry guests» baggage.

Finally, if you delegate and empower, it frees you to do the things you like and think about where you want to take the company.

If employers are looking for ways to reduce costs for things like absenteeism, prescription drug benefits or long - term disabilities, Lowe says they must take a clear - eyed look at the company's role in, well, making people sick in the first place.

«The compliance bar for companies to go public is much higher than in previous years, so things like pending litigation and accounting irregularities need to be clean,» says David Zilberman, partner at venture capital firm Comcast Ventures.

«No matter the size of the company you're talking to, you're ultimately connecting with a single person, who, like most people, probably likes things such as proof of success, kindness, a little sense of humor and not working with jerks.