11. Even so, most major banks are eager to get in on the ground floor of this new technology. 12. "I just wanted to get in on the ground floor of something that's going to be big ." 13. This is an opportunity to get in on the ground floor and rebuild a country and a society, 14. There may be another guy who can get in on the ground floor and last 29 years some place. 15. Many are trying to get in on the ground floor of politics-on school boards, county offices and city councils. 16. Schofield said Linn County was already feeling pressure from speculators who want to get in on the ground floor . 17. "He knew the Republican Party was nothing there and he could get in on the ground floor , " said Laurent. 18. "The opportunities are huge if you can get in on the ground floor under the proper circumstances, " he said. 19. Western entrepreneurs and investors once looking to get in on the ground floor of post-Saddam Iraq are all but gone. 20. "It's about two young boys who get in on the ground floor and come up through the business, " he says.