If you happen to love the job —
which most founders do — all those things are to an extreme.»
Not exact matches
Most founders use their time in Santiago as a sabbatical, during
which they learn the startup ropes from previous participants who have stayed put in Chile — 132 graduates so far, according to Start - Up Chile's executive director, Sebastian Vidal.
Shortly after setting up the company, the
founders moved SoundCloud to Berlin,
which was developing a reputation as one of the
most startup - friendly cities in Europe at the time, partly due to its cheap accommodation and its abundance of talented programmers.
Nevertheless, they did seek validation from a third party,
which brings us to one of the world's
most sought - after investors, Dr. Finian Tan,
founder and Chairman of Singapore - based Vickers Venture Partners,
which recently raised Southeast Asia's largest non-government linked VC fund of US$ 230 million (Fund V).
When top VC firm First Round Capital examined its data to determine
which founders are
most likely to succeed, they even concluded that being ex-Google was a definite leg up.
As president of Y Combinator, of
which he was part of the first class, Altman has gained popularity through a nuanced,
founder - focused personality, less brash than many
founders and venture capitalists, and Y Combinator co-
founder Paul Graham famously said that «Sam is, along with Steve Jobs, the
founder [he] refer [s] to
most when... advising startups.»
The
most obvious explanation for President Donald Trump's antipathy for Amazon — and, I'm sure, one of the main contributing factors — is that Amazon
founder Jeff Bezos owns The Washington Post,
which Trump hates.
«Argentina has been all over the place,» says Marcos Galperin, the
founder of the auction website Mercado Libre,
which, with a $ 4 billion market capitalization on the Nasdaq, is widely regarded as the country's
most successful entrepreneurial company.
Season 1 will always remain one of the
most well - crafted seasons in
which Gimlet Media
founder Alex Blumberg records every single moment of his entrepreneurial journey.
What makes the 401 (k) so complicated is something called «discrimination testing,»
which consists of federal rules designed to ensure the company isn't giving better retirement benefits to its
most highly paid workers, including executives and
founders.
Most experts agree that an apology letter should open with a salutation and a warm greeting,
which helps you soften up the recipient, says Julie Miller,
founder and president of Business Writing That Counts and author of a book by the same name.
Every year the funding database sifts through its vast trove of data to product a report detailing
which schools produce the
most VC - backed
founders, but this year's iteration draws on more data than ever before.
If the Alibaba
founder does acquire the Morning Post —
which at one time was the
most profitable newspaper in the world — he would be following in the footsteps of other billionaire tech moguls such as Jeff Bezos, the Amazon (AMZN)
founder and CEO who acquired The Washington Post for $ 250 million in 2013.
Rethink Impact is the largest venture capital firm in the U.S. focused on woman
founders, according to Forbes,
which is incredibly impactful for female
founders who aren't being recognized by
most venture capitalists.
While she's
most widely known for her four - year stint as the administrator of the SBA under President Obama, she also served as executive chairwoman and
founder of ProAmérica Bank,
which services businesses within the Latino community.
Most venture - capital firms — Sequoia included — are used to the old equity model in
which investors purchase private shares of a company, often while mentoring the
founders to help the company reach its full potential.
Make sure your website is easy to figure out and loads fast, says Craig Newmark,
founder of Craigslist,
which remains one of the world's
most popular websites despite a lack of splashy graphics and video.
Strickler, the 30 - something
founder and CEO of Kickstarter —
which, since its launch in 2009, has become the
most popular crowdfunding platform in the world — does not yearn for the traditional talismans of a thriving venture.
The simple truth is that you don't need an MBA or an in - depth understanding of double - entry accounting to know
which numbers are the
most critical to the health of your business and deserve your keen attention, says Ellen Rohr,
founder of Bare Bones Biz, a business consultancy based in Springfield, Missouri.
Off the meteoric success of its augmented reality - meets - GPS game Pokémon Go,
which launched for iOS and Android on July 6, maybe Niantic
founder John Hanke just became the
most powerful PokéMaster of all.
Sticking with our recent articles on Amazon private label selling and market traction, I thought I would talk with an actual million dollar private label brand, who is finding success, through methods like developing original products, and share that with you.I talked with Raj Jana, the
Founder of JavaPresse Coffee Company, who is building a brand that creates meaningful products and experiences that help people make the
most of the moments they love,
which starts with the ritual of making and drinking one perfect cup of coffee every single day.
That's according to Inc.'s annual 30 Under 30 awards,
which spotlight some of the
most impressive startups run by
founders under 30 years of age.
Check out our interactive map to find out
which European countries are raising the
most — and least — venture capital for female
founders.
Most notably, Pam has taken the lead on humanitarian issues as the founder and «guiding visionary» of Humanity United, which fights conflict and injustice in some of the most troubled places in the world — South Sudan, for exam
Most notably, Pam has taken the lead on humanitarian issues as the
founder and «guiding visionary» of Humanity United,
which fights conflict and injustice in some of the
most troubled places in the world — South Sudan, for exam
most troubled places in the world — South Sudan, for example.
CHAMATH PALIHAPITIYA, SOCIAL CAPITAL
FOUNDER & CEO: When you think about how sticky something is, the
most important thing to look at is this concept called churn
which is how fast are people leaving the service, and specifically, you can look at companies leaving the service or the amount of dollars that you «re losing.
News of his support came during a time when very few figures in Silicon Valley were publicly showing support for candidate Trump, the
most notable being Peter Thiel, an early investor in Facebook who started the VC firm
Founders Fund,
which backed Oculus, as well.
But the Facebook
founder also seized on the opportunity to indulge in a little suggestive shade throwing
which looked very much like an attempt to blame - shift responsibility for the massive data scandal embroiling his company onto, of all things, one of the UK's
most prestigious universities.
In this edition of «Pure & Simple: Tips for a Healthy Lifestyle,» Pure Barre
founder, Carrie Dorr, teams up with nutrition expert, Alex Fioroni, to help us learn more about the dangers of some non-organic foods, and
which organic foods will get you the
most «bang for your buck.»
Any one who knows the long and convoluted, very human process of the integration of the «Yahweh» god, (the god of the armies), into Hebrew culture, could never for a moment take it seriously, as well as the development of the major tenets of Christianity,
most of
which were not spoken of by the so - called «
founder» of that religion, (but instead were developed by his followers), many years later, including the long, and very interesting concoctions of his cult.
Rather, it is a set of Lochner - like expansions (in my judgment) of the
Founders» understanding of natural rights (
which itself may be the correct understanding of Locke, or not, and
which, to necessarily complicate things even more, itself was usually moderated in practice by
most Founders holding elements of the communitarian - classical view) that is the real ground of my distinction between the natural rights conception of liberty and the economic autonomy conception.
Hence, a white Jesus,
which in many places around the world, especially were Christianity is widely practiced, and were Europeans have had the
most influence, remains the
most recognizable depiction of the
founder of Christianity.
Curtis Martin is the
founder of the Fellowship of Catholic University Students (FOCUS),
which is arguably the
most creative campus ministry initiative in the post — Vatican II Church.
Cruz has largely followed the classic Moral Majority model that was the face of the conservative movement — he has received endorsements from figures such as Focus on the Family
founder James Dobson — while Trump «tends to work
most closely with the prosperity wing of Pentecostalism»
which tends to believe that God would financially reward believers.
Most of the
Founders were Deists,
which is to say they thought the universe had a creator, but that he does not concern himself with the daily lives of humans, and does not directly communicate with humans, either by revelation or by sacred books.
But a philosopher might argue that with the gown of clay go
most of the markers by
which we identify him: adventurer, historian, soldier, champion of the Huguenots, captain of the queen's guard,
founder of the lost colony on Roanoke Island, fortune hunter, seeker of El Dorado and now doomed convict.
Wearing white gloves to protect the fragile, yellowing document, Hier,
founder and dean of the Wiesenthal Center, pointed out what he considered to be the
most significant phrase in the four - page, typed letter - the words «Entfernung der Juden,» German for «removal of Jews» -
which Hitler wrote must be the government's «final goal.»
We made a list of
which flavors they wanted the
most and figured out how we could make them the Halo Top way,» said Justin Woolverton,
founder and CEO of Halo Top.
Christopher Hoel is the
Founder of Harper's Club, a private wine advisory firm
which helps shape some of the world's
most amazing wine collections.
«The Women's Choice Award's mission is to identify
which brands are
most recommended by women,» said Delia Passi, CEO and
Founder.
By reservation on weekends, we offer our
Founder's Flight, a special seated tasting of our
most acclaimed wines paired with some of our favorite artisan cheeses and our house - made salumi, as well as our Chef's Table experience,
which pairs the
most exclusive and limited wines from our library with four courses of seasonal fare from Executive Chef Peter Janiak.
One of the
most important and influential studies of the long - term effects of childhood stress and trauma is the Adverse Childhood Experiences study,
which was conducted in the 1990s by Robert Anda, a physician at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and Vincent Felitti, the
founder of the department of preventive medicine at Kaiser Permanente, the giant health - maintenance organization based in California.
That's why it's important for new parents to find ways to be green without breaking the family budget,» says Kelly Wels, the
founder of KellysCloset.com, an Internet baby boutique specializing in eco-friendly products and cloth diapers... Wels says that Tobin, like other new moms, is part of a growing number of families who are saying «no» to disposable diapers,
which are known to create the third
most landfill waste in the U.S., and saying «yes» to more eco-friendly options.»
At the party's «Unity Walk»,
which started from the Nima roundabout through Accra Newtown to Kwame Nkrumah Circle,
most traders and onlookers waved in support of the walk,
which was also to show solidarity to the
Founder's Day celebration.
The powerful lobbying organisation,
which receives funding from pharmaceutical, weapons and oil interests among others, is heavily funded by the Koch Charitable Foundation whose
founder, Charles G Koch, is one of the
most generous donors to the Tea Party movement in the US.
At a conference in Mexico today (Sept. 27), the SpaceX
founder and CEO unveiled the company's Interplanetary Transport System (ITS),
which will combine the
most powerful rocket... Read More
«Carbohydrates generally contain nutrients such as B - vitamins, amino acids, potassium and magnesium,
which are the
most effective for promoting sleep and relaxing the body,» says Lisa Moskovitz, RD and
founder of New York Nutrition Group.
Join Ron Teeguarden, President and
Founder of Dragon Herbs as he explores Spring Dragon Longevity Tea ™, a delicious herbal tea composed of the
most famous tonic herbs in the Orient, all of
which are renowned for promoting a long and healthy life.
Lea Basch is a registered dietitian and has been in the nutrition industry for over 30 years,
most of
which she spent at Longmont United Hospital in Boulder, Colorado, where she was one of the
founders of the facility's nutrition program.
This is why I was so inspired when I met Mikala, the
founder and owner of GreaterGoodsVintage through Instagram and instantly fell in love with her tenacity, vintage selection and,
most importantly, the mission behind her vintage shop,
which is to use her store as a platform to raise money and awareness for charities around the globe.
One of the
most well - known is Manzanita Capital,
which owns Space NK, Eve Lom, Byredo, Diptyque and others and was founded in 2001 by chief executive William S. Fisher, the son of Gap, Inc.
founders Donald Fisher and Doris F. Fisher.