Investor
noun
A person who puts money into something to make a profit or get an advantage.
She is a real estate investor who owns several properties.
Often appears as...
- private investor
- professional investor
noun
An individual who buys shares in a company.
The company is trying to attract more investors.
Often appears as...
- foreign investor
- potential investor
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Business
noun
A person or organization that provides money for a particular purpose.
The government needs to find an investor for the new high-speed railway.
Often appears as...
- large investor
- institutional investor
noun
A person who puts money into something to make a profit or get an advantage.
She is a real estate investor who owns several properties.
Often appears as...
- private investor
- professional investor
noun
An individual who buys shares in a company.
The company is trying to attract more investors.
Often appears as...
- foreign investor
- potential investor
Usage tips
Business
noun
A person or organization that provides money for a particular purpose.
The government needs to find an investor for the new high-speed railway.
Often appears as...
- large investor
- institutional investor
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Profit Motive
Understand that investors aim for financial gain, be it short-term or long-term benefits.
He became an investor in the tech startup, hoping the company will thrive.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Just Money
Investors may also seek non-financial advantages, like influence or network expansion.
As an investor, she gained access to exclusive business circles.
Pro Tip 3/3Immediate Identifiers
Property, private, and professional investor imply specific investment areas or expertise.
As a private investor, she handles her own investment strategies.
Pro Tip 1/3Profit Motive
Understand that investors aim for financial gain, be it short-term or long-term benefits.
He became an investor in the tech startup, hoping the company will thrive.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Just Money
Investors may also seek non-financial advantages, like influence or network expansion.
As an investor, she gained access to exclusive business circles.
Pro Tip 3/3Immediate Identifiers
Property, private, and professional investor imply specific investment areas or expertise.
As a private investor, she handles her own investment strategies.
Pro Tip 1/3Profit Motive
Understand that investors aim for financial gain, be it short-term or long-term benefits.
He became an investor in the tech startup, hoping the company will thrive.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Just Money
Investors may also seek non-financial advantages, like influence or network expansion.
As an investor, she gained access to exclusive business circles.
Pro Tip 3/3Immediate Identifiers
Property, private, and professional investor imply specific investment areas or expertise.
As a private investor, she handles her own investment strategies.
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Why can’t governments...
which incentivizes other investors to lend to riskier entities— like small and midsize companies— in order to get a decent return. Encouraging lending this way should help companies of all sizes borrow money to funnel into projects and hires, boosting the economy over time in addition to helping the government
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The way we think about...
If you kill innovation in fundraising, you can't raise more revenue; if you can't raise more revenue, you can't grow; and if you can't grow, you can't possibly solve large social problems. The fourth area is time. So Amazon went for six years without returning any profit to investors, and people had patience.
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Elon Musk: A future...
but they will probably get bigger in the future. They will get bigger in the future. It's not that easy to sort of combine these things. Traditionally, you have said that for SpaceX especially, you wouldn't want it public, because public investors wouldn't support the craziness of the idea
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Ethical dilemma: The...
Though you have no evidence that these crimes are an international threat, this option provides the greatest customer protection. Given the conflict between the interests of your customers versus those of your investors and employees, which strategy is the most ethical?
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How to create a great...
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How do investors choose...
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The mathematician who...
But at a certain point, as I think I told you, we bought out all the investors because there's a capacity to the fund. But should we worry about the hedge fund industry attracting too much of the world's great mathematical and other talent
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How does the stock...
Since then, companies have been collecting funds from willing investors to support all kinds of businesses. And today, the stock market has schools, careers, and even whole television channels
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Why Is This Field Full...
available to purchase him and the original investors they said they've done enough they they did get in a bomb ahead you know it's a small one
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How to deconstruct...
they could give the food they would have wasted to her, upped their civic cred. Or, the white woman who called the police on the eight-year-old black girl, she could have bought all the inventory from that little black girl, support a small business. And the white woman who called the police on the black real estate investor,
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Why can’t governments...
which incentivizes other investors to lend to riskier entities— like small and midsize companies— in order to get a decent return. Encouraging lending this way should help companies of all sizes borrow money to funnel into projects and hires, boosting the economy over time in addition to helping the government
Video examples
The way we think about...
If you kill innovation in fundraising, you can't raise more revenue; if you can't raise more revenue, you can't grow; and if you can't grow, you can't possibly solve large social problems. The fourth area is time. So Amazon went for six years without returning any profit to investors, and people had patience.
Video examples
Elon Musk: A future...
but they will probably get bigger in the future. They will get bigger in the future. It's not that easy to sort of combine these things. Traditionally, you have said that for SpaceX especially, you wouldn't want it public, because public investors wouldn't support the craziness of the idea
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Ethical dilemma: The...
Though you have no evidence that these crimes are an international threat, this option provides the greatest customer protection. Given the conflict between the interests of your customers versus those of your investors and employees, which strategy is the most ethical?
Video examples
How to create a great...
communication second the name provides a playful link back to the companies underneath g for google c for calico n for nest x and so on third the name encourages wall street investors buy this stock and you're making an alpha bet one that will outperform others
Video examples
How do investors choose...
how do investors decide which stocks to buy? To answer this question, it’s important to first understand what stocks are, and what individuals and institutions hope to achieve by investing in them. Stocks are partial shares of ownership in a company.
Video examples
The mathematician who...
But at a certain point, as I think I told you, we bought out all the investors because there's a capacity to the fund. But should we worry about the hedge fund industry attracting too much of the world's great mathematical and other talent
Video examples
How does the stock...
Since then, companies have been collecting funds from willing investors to support all kinds of businesses. And today, the stock market has schools, careers, and even whole television channels
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Why Is This Field Full...
available to purchase him and the original investors they said they've done enough they they did get in a bomb ahead you know it's a small one
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Justin Kan
American Businessman
It helps tremendously to have operating startup experience when advising startups. It is much easier to tell people how to talk to customers, build product, manage an engineering team, raise money from investors, and talk to press when you've done it before yourself.
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Ratan Tata
Indian Businessman
Some entrepreneurs talk of a high burn rate, high advertising rate, and so on, with no outcome, so it doesn't impress me. But an entrepreneur who has that kind of a feeling of responsibility towards his investors is somebody who will have all my support.
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Jason Calacanis
American Businessman
It's very important as a startup to get early press because, although it may not be a large number of people, having a 'Fast Company' story - some of those people that read it are going to be your next employees and hires, your next investors.
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Ildefonso Guajardo Villarreal
Mexican Economist
If a private investor is raising his hand and saying, 'I don't have the conditions with which to work,' then the government has the responsibility to create those conditions.
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Paul Polman
Dutch Businessman
Around the world, businesses and investors are increasingly taking action to climate-proof their own organizations.
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Naval Ravikant
Businessman
With tech startups, it's all loose-goosie. You raise money as you go, often from friends, family and investors.
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Jose Manuel Barroso
Portuguese Politician
For investor confidence, it is important that there is certainty about the future of Ireland in E.U.
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Fabrizio Moreira
Ecuadorian Politician
Investing in gold is one of the wisest decisions that you can make as an investor.
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Fred Wilson
American Businessman
Being an entrepreneur is hard. Having supportive and caring investors helps.
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James Dyson
British Designer
We need to encourage investors to invest in high-technology startups.
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Justin Kan
American Businessman
It helps tremendously to have operating startup experience when advising startups. It is much easier to tell people how to talk to customers, build product, manage an engineering team, raise money from investors, and talk to press when you've done it before yourself.
Quote examples
Ratan Tata
Indian Businessman
Some entrepreneurs talk of a high burn rate, high advertising rate, and so on, with no outcome, so it doesn't impress me. But an entrepreneur who has that kind of a feeling of responsibility towards his investors is somebody who will have all my support.
Quote examples
Jason Calacanis
American Businessman
It's very important as a startup to get early press because, although it may not be a large number of people, having a 'Fast Company' story - some of those people that read it are going to be your next employees and hires, your next investors.
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Ildefonso Guajardo Villarreal
Mexican Economist
If a private investor is raising his hand and saying, 'I don't have the conditions with which to work,' then the government has the responsibility to create those conditions.
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Paul Polman
Dutch Businessman
Around the world, businesses and investors are increasingly taking action to climate-proof their own organizations.
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Naval Ravikant
Businessman
With tech startups, it's all loose-goosie. You raise money as you go, often from friends, family and investors.
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Jose Manuel Barroso
Portuguese Politician
For investor confidence, it is important that there is certainty about the future of Ireland in E.U.
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Fabrizio Moreira
Ecuadorian Politician
Investing in gold is one of the wisest decisions that you can make as an investor.
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Fred Wilson
American Businessman
Being an entrepreneur is hard. Having supportive and caring investors helps.
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James Dyson
British Designer
We need to encourage investors to invest in high-technology startups.
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