Sentences with phrase «was about me not»

It was about not wanting to turn my Dad into a guinea pig.»

It's about not dying,» co-founder Dan Martell joked of the post-Facebook pivot at Startup Weekend in May.

It's about not just doing the right things, but putting the right processes in place to make it more likely you'll do the right things on an ongoing basis.

C'm on» (Yahoo CEO Carol Bartz); «I've always said that if we described Twitter in three sentences, the first two would be about not putting too much fidelity on it, and the last sentence would be «we don't know.»»

«It's about not giving up,» says Hurd.

As I talk to Harbir Chhina [an executive vice-president at Cenovus], he's way more worried about huge shale plays in Texas than he is about not getting a pipeline built.

Not exact matches

Schatz still managed to flub one of his questions when he asked Zuckerberg about «emailing within WhatsApp,» which is not a function of the messaging application owned by Facebook.

Ellis and Noone aren't the only ones excited about the startup's future prospects.

«We see a lot of companies come in with a lot of capital — really good business - minded people — but they're not enthusiasts or enthusiastic about the product they're selling,» says Cobb.

«It was very clear working with my father and grandfather and uncle that it wasn't just about making money,» he said.

That's what «We're Not Gon na Take It» is about.

And though there was a lot of disappointment spouted online about the theater's closing, the town didn't really come out to give it a proper send - off on its final day.

But what about the company that is not born with great DNA?

This isn't about accolades and egos.

The Levi's initiative — «Improving Worker Well - Being,» officially — is about getting an industry to recognize that workers aren't faceless cogs in giant profit machines, but people with feelings and needs.

«I haven't had time to think about what my next unpopular opinion will be,» he says.

Almost a third of Canadians between the ages of 18 and 33 concede they are «not at all knowledgeable» about retirement savings plans, a recent survey by TD Bank found.

The common complaint about the seeming lack of originality in Hollywood probably isn't going anywhere in the next year.

We're not talking about huge sums, of course.

She wasn't talking about meatless Mondays, a staycation instead of visiting Rome, or carpooling.

When that news turned out not to be an album but a pre-recorded monologue about a plant - based diet that the starlet occasionally favors — a barely - veiled shill for her forthcoming meal - delivery company — the Beyhive started swarming in furor.

It's about making hundreds of changes per week, not per year.»

Instead say: «I don't have a strong opinion either way, but a couple things to consider are...» When you offer an opinion (even without choosing a side), it shows that you care about the person asking.

The average round - trip commute time is about an hour, but it's not that uncommon for people to commute from the far reaches of the Central Valley into the city.

There's nothing wrong with a little office scuttlebutt — so long as you're not a jerk about it.

And it wouldn't be an Apple event without on - stage demos by Apple executives bragging about the new products and what they can do.

Laporte: When Adam told me about the idea, my first reaction was, «Wow, why isn't anyone else doing that?»

Michelle Leder isn't the first entrepreneur to find success post-pink slip, but her tale is a parable about the importance of finding a niche — and of personal branding.

There are certain sites that no one should be visiting at work, and I'm not talking about Facebook.

At first, I didn't think a website was necessary, but as I came up with more ideas, I grew passionate about the business I created.

I was just thinking about this and I think that this happens because people don't really think this through and believe that the marketing strategy will make their product a better choice than those of the competition.

If your company's About Us page isn't accomplishing these goals, you may need to make some tweaks.

The beautiful thing about the beauty industry is not that it listens, but that it delivers on insights learned from listening in meaningful ways.

Don't forget that the on - demand economy isn't all about driving or delivery.

It's not about starting a business and making money.

'' [W] e aim to be quite clear about the fact that not all projects will go smoothly,» David Gallagher, a spokesperson for Kickstarter, tells Tech Insider via email.

«Life is all about overcoming obstacles,» Will says, «and quite often you as an individual who has to get over those obstacles... but the truth is, you don't do most things in life on your own.

Not only will your credit score increase over time, you won't pay as much interest — which, if you think about it, is just giving lenders money you would rather stayed in your pocket.

The fact is, Clinton had a long preamble to her «not a natural politician» remark, talking about how it's important for her to fight for Americans and to change their lives.

If they're not on the job description itself, make sure candidates can find them on your «About» page in just a click or two.

A: Well, the funny thing about it is that my interest in manufacturing, my desire to use those theories, well I didn't know at that time anything about manufacturing.

But in resisting that impulse, we shouldn't at the same time deny that there is something special about the making of things.

Anyone who's read or heard anything about diversity in tech is familiar with the pipeline problem: the fact that women and under - represented minorities don't pursue STEM degrees at the same rate as men.

Read more about how the Wadhwani brothers managed to launch ThinkLite, a business where they're not only competing with giants Philips and GE, they're showing them how it's done.

Here's what's bad about Valentine's Day: Failing to fine - tune your business strategy to that angle or thinking your products don't fit and missing a major opportunity.

But being transparent about values shouldn't stop there.

Not only are many of the horses that East Coast moves around the country extremely valuable animals, but people care a lot about their animals no matter what the horse is worth.

I'd normally be a little paranoid trying to care for bright white shoes, but I don't worry at all about any scuffs or dirt that attack these shoes since I can just throw them in the washing machine at any time.

And if one month you aren't able to pay everything on time, be smart about which bills you pay late.

Especially with matters of business, I'm never afraid that people won't want to talk back to me about what they're up to, or that I might offend them by asking such questions.