… of the Climate Innovation Intensive, a dynamic collaboration between the Yale Center for Business and the Environment (CBEY) and Tsai Center for Innovative Thinking. The event's grand finale was a showcase highlighting a series of … of Management, and the Yale School of the Environment, the initiative provided a stage for eight teams to unveil their visionary projects: 1. White Beetle Roofing (David Kilroy, …
… MBA. I start with an idea, test it, refine its parameters, and sometimes readily abandon it for a better match quality. One of my recent experiments was testing the hypothesis: I want … your hypothesis To determine whether I wanted to be a startup founder, I needed an idea for a startup. A problem serves as the foundation of a company. I needed to identify a … advantage and value proposition, a strategy for customer acquisition, the competitive landscape, and more. After building my pitch deck I had the 360º view of my startup; the …
… from across the clean energy and technology sector to focus on Innovation, Equity and Investmentfor a Clean Energy Future. The Yale Clean Energy Conference is thrilled to be partnering with ClimateHaven for this year’s reception. ClimateHaven will officially launch on November 9th, and is a …
… How might one go about preparing students for the immediate and future realities of climate change? At an institution like this, it … dynamic discoveries and host coveted conversations. This past year at Yale’s Center for Business and Environment (CBEY), we flipped conventional wisdom on its head and turned … students across Yale’s campus. These meetings encouraged students to imagine and prepare for the resilient societies and responsible economies required of us to maintain a healthy, …
… Francisco VC investor’s office this April, we talked about power. The investor focuses her investments on companies that bring ownership and decision-making power to low-income communities in the US. We were there with Indigenized Energy , a nonprofit organization and CBEY partner that helps native communities pursue energy sovereignty … ideas and values, and to see if this investor might have ideas on how to fund a new model for clean energy projects on tribal land. Cody Two Bears, who is an enrolled member of the …
… experience through the program. Do you remember what sparked your interest in Clean Energy? For Mary Chen , a Political Science and Earth & Planetary Sciences major at Yale College, … communities of color. “There needs to be better policies to address this inequity. Unfortunately, we are at a junction where we must marshal limited means toward unlimited ends. … hard to think about what clean energy actually looks like. I did an investigation into lands owned by Yale in Maine. The state of Massachusetts wants to be green by 2030, so they …
… The Yale Center for Business and the Environment (CBEY) is delighted to announce the winner of the 2023 … The 2023 Winner … Apr 18, 2023 Sustainable Venture Prize: The 2023 Winner The Yale Center for Business and the Environment (CBEY) is delighted to announce the winner of the 2023 … across hard to decarbonize sectors. Thank you to our judges The CBEY team is very grateful for the team of judges that participated in this process. Sophie Beckham (MF’ 02) is VP and …
… to reimagine the future. Grounded in inclusivity and impact, Startup Yale is a crossroads for a new kind of innovation ecosystem. Roughly $175K in funding will be awarded through … Venture Prize. The Sustainable Venture Prize has been awarded by the Yale Center for Business and the Environment (CBEY) since 2008. It was created to support Yale’s most … participate in a pitch competition on Friday, March 31st, from 9 - 11 AM at the Tsai Center for Innovative Thinking at Yale (17 Prospect St, New Haven, CT 06511, USA). The finalists …
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