Sentence examples for eager backers from inspiring English sources

And when promised rewards are slow to materialize, eager backers can get cranky.

But it has eager backers, including Elevation Partners, which Bono helped found and which bought about $100 million of its shares on the secondary market in August.

By tapping into cheap cloud-computing capacity and by using platforms to reach millions of potential customers, a company can be up and running for thousands of dollars rather than the millions needed in the 1990s.Guardian angelsThanks to the boom's second driving force, finance, these companies have no shortage of eager backers.

With a successful crowdfunding campaign under its belt, FOVE can now focus on getting its product in the hands of eager backers, as well as work to bring added functionality to its eye-tracking VR headset.

Here's a short video description: The effort has been directed by Achieve, an organization created by states and corporate backers eager to boost student performance and prospects as science and technology increasingly drive economies.

Entrepreneurs may grumble about giving a stake in their business to venture capitalists – but they know they're getting more than capital: they also gain expertise and access to a network of savvy backers eager to see them survive.

He was a young director with backers eager to let him rip, and he blew it all on one chaotic three-hour extravaganza (like Paul Thomas Anderson with Magnolia, though Anderson succeeded).

The more than 1,100 backers eager to encourage the mostly healthy-living, product-development equivalent of The Real World — and perhaps pick up one of the $80 powerhouses — have contributed more than three times the compaign's $27,000 goal.

The company completed a successful round of Kickstarter funding last week, with over 600 backers eager to get their hands on the illuminating bricks.

In a diner in Manchester, N.H., a Clinton backer eager for an 11th hour presidential signature resorted to desperate means to secure something for him to sign.

Predictably, Mr. Ahmadinejad and his backers were eager to blame others, especially the United States.