Sentence examples for backing talent from inspiring English sources

Allen recalls a moment from The Inbetweeners Movie's launch party last week: "Jimmy Carr came over and said 'I thought that was brilliant you guys saying all that, really backing talent.

Why I am happy with the decision though is because there were people out there who were trying to derail this show for different reasons, and what has happened tonight is that we've put this show back in the hands of the public, we're backing talent and no disrespect Wagner, but she sang you off tonight".

It's not too surprising to see YC startups changing this way; after all, the incubator has an ethos of backing talent, not specific ideas.

This is why VC firms seriously benefit from embedding entrepreneurial talent on the inside, not just backing top talent externally.

The old Saatchi & Saatchi grew 90 per cent by gobbling up rivals, says Mr Sinclair, whereas this time the network has grown 90 per cent organically and by backing young talent.

Then again, the young Londoner has raised over $10m from some of the best known angel investors, who seem to be backing his talent rather than any particular idea.

You're backing a talent search right now.

The booming economies of the developing world are sucking back talent that was once America's for the asking.

Ken Loach, Mike Leigh and Stephen Frears are funded in France because the French companies such as Pathé back talent of whatever nationality.

Even though YPC is probably superior to yards in terms of determining running backs' talent, yards are still strongly correlated to future success.

With seven defensive backs in the N.F.L. and three more on the way in Claiborne, Mathieu and safety Eric Reid, L.S.U. is becoming a destination for top defensive back talent.