Sentences with phrase «venture back outside»

You buy upgrades because you can rather than because you want to, and once you've filled out your pens with profitable slime, there's little incentive to venture back outside.

Not exact matches

So if you find yourself forced to cut back on your compensation — or even to cash in some of your family's outside investments to raise capital for your venture — you'll need to delay diversification until conditions stabilize.

A group of incubators, including Portland Incubator Experiment, Portland Seed Fund and Upstart Labs, are being backed by local organizations and outside venture capitalists.

Bootstrapping and self - funding, loans, or backing from outside sources such as angel investors and venture capitalists?

Outside the world of venture - backed startups, the decision by San Francisco's Board of Supervisors carries more controversy.

Marzillo said that on one occasion, the family tired of seeking a parking place outside the packed Community Park pool, so they ventured back to their old haunt: Palatine's Willow Park pool, which was barren of swimmers.

But till then, Amazon is restricting the sale of its Kindle Fire only in the US region as the demand is expected to be too high to allow for venturing outside without causing back logs in the domestic market.

If too hot to venture outside, a dog will protect itself by instinct and shorten his walk, or scamper back inside where it's cooler.

Some friends said we should get a cat door, because that way he could venture outside yet come back in if he feels unsafe.

Once you venture outside of the back garden gate the game gets really interesting.

We need more games like Goat Simulator in today's gaming landscape, that venture outside the boundaries we have set, so we can look back at them with a critical eye.

While some guests continued to peruse, others ventured to the open bars at the back of the main gallery and outside and to the antipasto bar in the lobby.

Similar to most of Outside GC's venture - backed clients, Prelert had an existing relationship with a traditional law firm, but the company understood that using them for a high volume of contract work would not be cost - effective or efficient.

His experience with venture capital transactions comes from multiple perspectives — from being outside counsel for the company or the investing entity, to being in - house counsel for both at various times, as well as a being the business owner of a venture backed company.

But Fadell and Rogers were taken with the idea of using Google's resources to accelerate their plans outside of the pressures of being a venture - backed firm.

The Chasm Group, LLC and Chasm Institute, LLC (San Bruno, CA) 1997 — 2008 Business Operations Manager • Managed all daily operational tasks for leading multi-million dollar high - tech market strategy consultancy, while providing executive administration to C - level executives and venture capital partners • Developed and managed the firm's annual budget, proposing and implementing expense cuts, producing monthly reports and financial statements, and coordinating with CPA firm for accurate and timely filings • Oversaw all client relationship management efforts while cultivating new business efforts from concept to implementation, providing high - quality service in sales efforts while utilizing new lead tracking system • Negotiated and managed all contracts, stock grants, and financing arrangements, working closely with outside counsel to draft legal documents and resolve LLC - and proprietary - related issues • Led three office space build - outs and two office relocations, managing all aspects of each process under aggressive timeline and budget expectations • Reduced firm telecom expenses by 22 % by streamlining IT objectives, including migration to VOIP phone system, software / hardware purchases, domain renewals, and outsourced technical support • Directed all phases of staff recruitment while creating and implementing all HR policies and programs, including comprehensive employee benefits plans • Supervised multiple administrative staff members, conducted performance appraisals and wage / salary surveys in comparison to incentive program guidelines, and maintained HR files in accordance with legal mandates • Produced all out - going client invoices in an accurate and timely fashion to increase, cash flow and reduce aging receivables, providing consistent attention to overhead costs and vendor arrangements • Administered all company insurance policies, including E&O, general liability, bonds, partner life and disability, conducting annual benefits reviews and employee / company insurance audits • Obtained necessary certificates for consulting contracts while processing federal, state, and local business reporting requirements to maintain licenses and incorporation status • Directed all marketing efforts and oversaw logistical aspects of national educational workshop series, utilizing sponsorship arrangements to offset production costs • Transformed «brochure» website into a dynamic tool to better illustrate company opportunities through relevant case studies, as well as maintaining all other promotional media, including press kits and video Association of California School Administrators (Burlingame, CA) 1993 — 1997 Issues and Planning Committee Coordinator • Executed all phases of event planning and implementation for a membership - driven organization including 23 state committees, 5 task forces, 6 strategic planning conferences, and a conference of 1,500 attendees • Focused on facility evaluations, bid requests, site visits, contract negotiations, and all pre - and post-conference planning processes • Produced statistical and financial reports, including budget projections and cost monitoring for developmental training efforts • Oversaw all participant - level responsibilities, including inquiries, eligibility, registration, correspondence, and billing statements • Managed all legal professional standards calls for Northern California regions, including the processing of attorney authorizations, the preparation of legal assistance letters, and liens on cause of action • Served as second point of contact for computer inquiries and troubleshooting efforts as well as provided back - up executive administrative support for Executive Director, Committee Chairs, and the State Superintendent of Public Instruction • Held responsibility for software installation and hardware configuration while performing weekly AS / 400 backup and report generation

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