October 2010 After barely changing at all for decades‚ the startup funding business is now in what could‚ at least by comparison‚ be called turmoil. At Y Combinator we’ve seen dramatic changes in the funding environment for startups. Fortunately one of them is much higher valuations. The trends we’ve been seeing are probably not YC-specific. I wish I could say they were‚ but the main cause is probably just that we see trends first—partly because the startups we fund are very plugged into the
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Four lessons for long-term success When considering a new market or brand‚ it pays to take the longer view. A fast-growing Asian fashion retailer shares his strategy. Why does it pay to take the long-term view in developing new markets? Douglas Benjamin‚ CEO of FJ Benjamin (Singapore) and executive director of FJ Benjamin Holdings‚ discuss some of the company’s long-term investment views when considering a new market or brand. The fashion retail company has more than 170 stores and hundreds more
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4. Is Dell’s strategy working? What is your assessment of the financial performance that Dell’s strategy has delivered during fiscal years 2000-2008? Use the financial ratios presented in the Appendix of the text (pages 240-241) as a basis for doing your calculations and drawing conclusions about Dell’s performance. Selected Financial Statement Data for Dell Inc.‚ Fiscal Years 2000 – 2008 (in million‚ except per share data) | February 1‚ 2008 | February 2‚ 2007 | February 3‚ 2006 | January
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Société Générale d ’Enterprises. It has employees of about 179‚000 and is one of the largest construction companies in the world by revenue. It was formed in 1899 by French engineers Alexandre Giros and Louis Loucheur. It has went on to become the largest company in construction and related services worldwide. VINCI has spread into number of countries establishing its business in the form of subsidiaries and also expanded its expertise into different areas. Today the brand is a banner bringing together
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Additional facts about this case: 1. CHP is believed to be close to a long-term contract to supply parts to Medit‚ a giant construction company with excellent government contracts in southern France and nearby Euro countries. 2. Mission’s price for the coupling in questions (PT40) is $1.26‚ FOB‚ Los Angeles. The target gross margin for exports is 30% FOB $1.26 (location Los Angeles) COGS $ .88 (Fixed) GTM $0.38 CIF $1.3627= $1.36 FOB (1.05) (1.03)= 1.0815 Pricing
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International University. 1 Introduction There is a trade-off between liquidity and profitability; gaining more of one ordinarily means giving up some of the other. Liquidity means having enough money in the form of cash‚ or near-cash assets‚ to meet your financial obligations. Alternatively‚ the ease with which assets can be converted into cash. Profitability is a measure of the amount by which a company’s revenues exceed its relevant expenses. It is obvious that excessively high levels of liquidity
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as a direct result of its unique strategic hub system and a policy of limiting package size to under 70 pounds. By capitalizing on this strategy‚ FedEx was able to boost its average delivery volume in 1976 to 20‚726 packages per day via its three services‚ Priority-One‚ Standard Air‚ and Courier Pack‚ compared with an average of 10‚521 delivered daily the prior year. Clearly the company’s calculated use of strategically-located hubs‚ nighttime flight routes‚ and limited package size allowed the
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competitor of FedEx: a) List down the 3 HR practices which you would emulate of FedEx. Explain reasons for the same. Ans) * Leadership Evaluation And Awareness Process (LEAP) - This policy gave FedEx’s Non-Managerial Employees an opportunity to seek Managerial Positions. LEAP created the chance for Non Management Employees to try out their Managerial Skills. LEAP helped Employees of FedEx check whether they were capable of managing Organizations or not. It also gave a chance to FedEx to check out
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iiste.org Risk management and profitability of manufacturing firms in Uganda Noah Mwelu1; Donatus M. Rulangaranga2*; Suzan Watundu3; Will Kaberuka4; Cathy K. Tindiwensi5 1. Department of Procurement and Logistics Management of Makerere University Business School‚ P. O. Box 1337‚ Uganda 2. Department of Management Science of Makerere University Business School‚ P. O. Box 1337‚ Kampala‚ Uganda. 3. Department of Management Science of Makerere University Business School‚ P. O. Box 1337‚ Kampala
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FedEx Corporation A Strategic Marketing Analysis Student Number: 1324449 Word Count: 2000 words Pages: 16 (including cover) 1324449 MMS Assignment Executive Summary Every generation expects easier access to more of what the world has to offer; more products and services‚ more information and ideas‚ more people and places. Today‚ a number of companies‚ FedEx Express‚ FedEx Ground‚ FedEx Freight‚ FedEx Kinko’s Office and Print Services‚ FedEx Custom Critical‚ FedEx Trade Network
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