… your team will support yourselves for the next year as you work on your venture. Be honest with yourself about how much money you will need in order to devote yourself to your … and President of CURE Innovations "Work to ensure that your innovation is presented with passion as a story about how it uniquely serves a need." — Susan Froshauer, President … of CURE and President of CURE Innovations Douglas Roth, Director of Investments at Connecticut Innovations A truly successful business need not result in a multi-billion …
… social values and employee well-being into their bottom line,” said the report’s author, Abigail Barnes , an entrepreneur with a law degree from Vermont Law School and a master’s degree from Yale University. “An … social values and employee well-being into their bottom line,” said the report’s author, Abigail Barnes , an entrepreneur with a law degree from Vermont Law School and a master’s …
… by valuable resources in an inquisitive and dynamic environment. Your time at Yale comes with the responsibility to experiment and develop your ideas, ” shares Justin Freiberg , … soon find out that cleantech investors were very hesitant to support a nascent technology with compounded market risks. Besides the challenge of raising money, the team had difficulty striking a balance among different …
… to develop an innovative technology for chemical desalination of highly contaminated water. With the support of fellow students, Yale professor Andre Taylor and mentors, he co-founded … of challenges. “When talking about sustainable technology, you are looking to disrupt very big and well established industries. Competing with corporations that have solid market penetration could be an insurmountable hindrance for small businesses” shares David. The co-founder of RedOx believes that there should be more …
… of Shoots LLC and Sobotka Seed Stage Grantee of 2013. Currently, Aaron is the Director of Energy and Broadband consulting practice in the information & technology construction … en route to be the most advanced and effective commercially available organic fertilizer, without harming the surrounding environment through nitrogen runoff and eutrophication. In … en route to be the most advanced and effective commercially available organic fertilizer, without harming the surrounding environment through nitrogen runoff and eutrophication. In …
… community around sustainability and is proud of its alumni. We recently met with the founders of Poda Foods , Yesenia Gallardo (F&ES’15) and Kenny Cloft (F&ES’15). They … from Oaxaca, Mexico. As a child, Yesenia grew up eating chapulines, a type of grasshopper with a delicious salty, nutty flavor that is eaten in the region. After her first year at … farm and learn more about the rearing process of crickets. Poda faced several initial challenges, one of them being the decision and team preparedness to fully commit to starting …
… sustainability ideas and is proud of its alumni. This week, we had the privilege to chat with Jonas Clark (SOM’15) and Amanda Rinderle (SOM’15), founders of Tuckerman & Co. and … making less environmentally harmful clothing that customers can wear to the office or out with friends. Tuckerman delivers its social mission in three ways: 1) creates a cleaner … organic cottons, 2) uses innovative techniques to reduce environmental impacts and 3) works with suppliers that believe in Tuckerman’s mission and implement fair labor practices. The …
… at the Law School and the School of Forestry and Environmental Studies. Disillusioned with the timeline of offered responses, Max found his calling as an entrepreneur. Clean energy was the viable, prompt solution he was looking for. Together with Shwerin Wu, YC’ 12 … efficiency and solar companies. The team aspired Max Webster, YC '12 to tackle the three biggest barriers to adoption of solar and efficiency in the fragmented residential markets: …
… Their entrepreneurial venture – Zoni Foods (formerly Kitchen Table) – was founded with the social mission of enhancing accessibility to nutritious, plant-based food. … ingredients and kitchen space for their primary manufacturing line run. One of the biggest challenges that the team has had to overcome was their ability to synthesize the … the idea of “failing fast and often”. Zoë believes that by putting a product out on a small scale, you can garner vast amounts of valuable advice and feedback. This process …
… ideas. After having recently won the Sobotka Seed Stage Venture Grant , we caught up with the founders of Bike City. David Hutchinson (SOM ‘17) and his co-founder, Celeste Jalbert, regard themselves as not only partners in this venture with complementary business backgrounds, but also partners in life! Bike City is an … of cycling are well proven, Bike City also wants to ensure that it strikes a positive chord with users that see commuting as fun. This would be a significant boon in terms of Bike …