Sentences with phrase «up the pitch for»

It should not be the case, but I really think that one of the reasons why Mesut Ozil has not exactly lit up the pitch for Arsenal yet this season could be his fitness.

TKroos is a box to box like Rams too but you hardly find him further up the pitch for extended periods.

Henry was more than a special player that really lit up the pitch for the Gunners and although it's been almost ten years since the Frenchman left the club for Barcelona, Arsenal have largely struggled to found a striker quite so prolific since.

I'd throw gabriel in over him simply as he does nt seem so prone to wander up the pitch for headers and not be able to get back.

He is also very calm and good on the ball, and willing to run up the pitch for a shot on goal.

As mentioned before though the wingers weren't symmetrical: Wright - Philips was repeatedly coming short towards Micah Richards, dragging the left - back up the pitch for James Milner to make a diagonal run behind, then hitting it down the line (fig. 1).

When Phase 3 is the result of a long Goal Kick by the Goalkeeper, the Center Backs will look to closely mark the Center Forward and challenge for the Aerial Ball in order to win back possession further up the pitch for a better Transition 2.

Their need to get the win will surely play into Arsenal's hands, opening up the pitch for the likes of Walcott, Gervinho and Ramsey to exploit.

Rookie of the Year — Perhaps a lot of this is nostalgia fueling the pick, but I have a real soft spot for the story of a kid who winds up pitching for the Chicago Cubs.

Not exact matches

As a reporter who covers entrepreneurship and start - ups for a well - known business publication, it's not unusual for me to receive several hundred email pitches every week.

So if you pitch something that is for example relevant to back to school on August 30th, it will most likely not be picked up by anyone.

We caught up with the dynamic duo to get their tips for pitching and fundraising, and to find out if America is, you know, flipping out for their hats.

Frends was pitching a line of denim - covered headphones (for men) but ended up showing assembled buyers «half - baked» drawings for a women's line.

Rather than give up and return their investors» money, Ou and his three co-founders pitched their VCs one last idea: a destination for stylish guys to find unique products.

Buyers just don't have the time or the appetite for the kind of self - centered sales pitch Miller fondly refers to as «show up and throw up.»

And I cringe when a member of our team shows up at the big pitch with a rumpled suit four sizes too big for his frame.

Rotem's sales pitch is that while owners may lose a small margin on sales, the new customers that come in should more than make up for it.

PowerPoint has become the presentation tool for most of the business world whether you are a massive Fortune 100 company or a small start - up pitching to angel investors for funding.

If you want to set yourself up for failure, pitch features.

And yet, when you've seen thousands upon thousands of start - up pitches, when you've been sold every idea a dozen times -; Kickstarter for small business!

More times than not, the PR firms that I work for hire me to send out the pitches that I come up with.

«I feel like these worlds are so merged over the past few years,» she said of Hollywood and Silicon Valley while making her pitch for tech investors to hit up her business associates with ideas.

This dynamic pitching duo put up numbers for the Gators this season that are close to unbelievable, with a combined record of 48 - 8 and ERAs of 0.51 and 0.71, respectively.

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After years of pitching, Hamilton has gotten some bold - faced names in Silicon Valley to pony up a total of around $ 5 million for her two funds over the past couple of years.

«All you're trying to do, whether it's a three - minute pitch or a six - or eight - minute presentation, is to whet the appetite for a follow - up and get an in - person meeting,» says Somak Chattopadhyay, principal at Greenhill SAVP, an early stage venture capital fund in New York, and a longtime Pace judge.

College entrepreneur Dwight Peters offers his top tips for polishing up your elevator pitch.

Focus on the follow - up The goal of your elevator pitch is to stimulate enough interest for a follow - up meeting, but you should also try to determine the focus of the investor.

At the start of the year it launched a new «Strategic plan» to focus on ultra-premium brands pitched at billionaires to make up for slumping Chinese sales.

HONG KONG, April 30 (Reuters)- Tencent Music Entertainment Group, China's largest music - streaming company, has invited investment banks to pitch next week for a role in a U.S. IPO worth up to $ 4 billion, IFR reported on Monday, citing people familiar with the plans.

Brothers Jon and James Slavet were in the middle of wooing one investor for their Internet start - up when another prospect called and «wanted us to pitch to him right away,» recalls James.

For instance, on August 1 a Canaccord sales pitch described a block of AAA paper the firm had secured as a product offering better returns and better liquidity than GICs, which are «non-redeemable» and «only insured up to $ 100,000.»

I love Techstars Demo Days for many reasons, not the least of which is the amazing community that gathers to hear the brief, well - rehearsed pitches from the various start - ups who have spent months planning for this big event.

«I get pitched so many ideas that it's rare for me to even pick up the phone to follow up,» says the former CEO of Spanx, who's based in North Carolina.

Business owners might have signed up for a backlink package from an offshore account for $ 50 when they heard the pitch of «guaranteed first page results.»

For example: An 86 - mph fastball down the middle seems like a 92 - mph pitch to the hitter when you throw it up and in; likewise, it can seem like an 80 - mph pitch when you throw it down and away.

So Gurwitch practiced her pitch for DryBar, trying to come up with the formulation that would give her the most credibility.

Pitching in the name of a CEO or founders offers more social proof, than for example a head of marketing, but if writing's not your forte, then allow a wordy colleague to step up to the plate.

For example, pitch competitions, hackathons, start - up week, anything that is happening around the world, we work as an organization to bring it here,» she said.

Once you know what boxes need to be checked, you can reverse - engineer your pitch to ensure you line yourself up for fund - raising success.

Traditional publishing is a slog — find an agent, pitch a book and if it's picked up by a publisher, sign away the rights to your work, then spend years doing edits and waiting for the book to slot into a publishing schedule — and the majority of these people don't score a deal, because most entrepreneurs «aren't in a position to be commercially published,» says Sattersten.

13 - One CEO Hema Nambiar pitches her start - up, which uses spacesuit material for athletic jackets, on CNBC's «Power Pitch.»

It's certainly easier to get attention for more company - focused initiatives if you've built up your own audience on your own property, as opposed to pitching your story to journalists and hoping one of them bites.

If their garage is situated in Silicon Valley, they might get to pitch as many as 15 VCs, but VCs hear 200 pitches for every one we fund, so perhaps 1 in 13 start - ups get VC, and still they face long odds from there.

There's Crowdtilt, a service that lets friends contribute money for outings like a beach vacation; Zokos, a start - up that gives guests a way to pitch in for a dinner party; and Gambitious, a financing site devoted to indie game developers, to name a few.

And importantly, for analysts and bankers that will be lining up to pitch for sell - side roles, it also said the unit had $ 102 million in proforma cash earnings in the six - months to March 31.

This event will provide an opportunity for entrepreneurs seeking start - up funding to deliver a pitch to a panel of investors whose investment focus is energy solutions, energy efficiency, and cleantech.

When a stranger walks up to you and asks you to listen to their business pitch, asks for the contact of someone you know or asks for funding, your normal response would be «no.»

I've always wondered what a free financial consultation was like and it's good to see they are pretty thorough with understanding one's financial situation and coming up with a customized plan instead of just trying to aggressively pitch for business.

On April 8, hearts were pounding as Haskayne second - year students were given three minutes to pitch their concepts at the third annual RBC Fast Pitch Competition for a chance to win up to $ 100,000 in cash and in - kind services to pursue their new venture pitch their concepts at the third annual RBC Fast Pitch Competition for a chance to win up to $ 100,000 in cash and in - kind services to pursue their new venture Pitch Competition for a chance to win up to $ 100,000 in cash and in - kind services to pursue their new venture idea.