… and continue to pursue your startup venture. Jake Saper, Principal at Emergence Capital "Make sure what you’re building is a need to have, not a nice to have, for your customers. Build a painkiller, not a vitamin.” — Jake Saper, Principal at Emergence Capital Justin Freiberg, Director of the Yale Landscape Lab "Remind yourself that … 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 …
… 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 … one of the greatest advantages is the network and strategic business partnerships available within the B “corporate tribe”—Patagonia, Etsy, and Warby Parker, to name a few. (To date, … Related Programs Sustainable Venture Prize An Entrepreneur’s Guide to Going "B" Related Events B-Corp Boot Camp Fri, March 3rd, 2017, 4:00 AM EST — 8:00 AM EST Sage Hall, Bowers …
… 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 … 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 , …
… 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 … hard technology start-ups. “There is a lot of technology risk and it can be tricky to raise capital”. Yet, we need to revamp the cleantech space and have a friendlier environment for developing disruptive capital-intensive technologies. As pieces of advice to aspiring entrepreneurs, David …
… 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 … you.” Follow our website for more Sobotka Seed Stage Venture Grant Success Stories. Related Events Sobotka Seed Stage Venture Grants - informational session Tue, October 4th, 2016, …
… 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 … people who know more than you do." Follow our website for more Sobotka Stories. Related Events Sobotka Seed Stage Venture Grants - informational session Tue, October 4th, 2016, …
… 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 … (MD’17). Follow our website for more Sobotka Seed Stage Venture Grant stories. Related Events 2015 Sabin Sustainable Venture Prize Fri, April 17th, 2015, 5:00 AM EDT — 10:00 AM …
… 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 Max co-founded Weave - referral campaign management software for … residential markets: awareness, credibility, and complexity. The platform they built worked with solar installers and energy efficiency product vendors to incentivize existing …
… Their entrepreneurial venture – Zoni Foods (formerly Kitchen Table) – was founded with the social mission of enhancing accessibility to nutritious, plant-based food. … applying for the Sobotka Seed Stage Venture Grant . However, like many startups, they faced capital constraints in order to expand. Therefore, after recently winning the grant funding, … to collaborate. Such an ecosystem would create a vibrant space for competitions, workshops, events, networking and ideation. Thankfully, though, Yale has recently announced the …
… 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 … interested in social entrepreneurship, engage with these great programs early – attend events, connect with others, and be open to new ideas and approaches.” Despite a successful … interested in social entrepreneurship, engage with these great programs early – attend events, connect with others, and be open to new ideas and approaches.” Despite a successful …