in on the ground floor
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But guessing which companies will initiate their first dividend can be a way to get in on the ground floor.
From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026
Spanish, British and Canadian investors, among others, thought they were getting in on the ground floor.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 22, 2026
He successfully recruited from Google, Microsoft and other established tech giants with surer pay packages, promising to let them in on the ground floor of a world-altering technology.
From Reuters • Nov. 18, 2023
To persuade the veteran filmmaker to let him in on the ground floor of what would become a Netflix production, he showed Selick a screenplay he was working on.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 16, 2022
Strangely, Dick’s disappointment exceeded Perry’s: “Brazil! That’s where they’re building a whole new capital city. Right from scratch. Imagine getting in on the ground floor of something like that! Any fool could make a fortune.”
From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote
