Yale University: Business & Management

From Student to Entrepreneur

Yale University — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 20:14:25 GMT

Gilman Callsen, an '07 Yale College graduate, tells the story of how he founded Chromic Decor, joined MC10, a Boston-based tech company after graduation, and shares the techniques he employed as a student entrepreneur.

On Fashion & Food: Lessons from a Serial Entrepreneur

Yale University — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 20:14:44 GMT

Kathy Moskal, founder of Vere Chocolate and co-founder of HUE, the nation's leading fashion legwear brand, reflects on her time in both the fashion and food industries and shares lessons learned.

Positive Psychology for Start-Ups

Yale Entrepreneurial Institute — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 18:53:06 GMT

Sean Glass is a Yale alum and co-founder of Higher One, a financial services company for higher education institutions. He speaks about the application of positive psychology to start-ups.

From Entrepreneur to Investor

Yale Entrepreneurial Institute — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 18:48:13 GMT

Brad Feld is the co-founder of Foundry Group and Mobius Venture Capital. He reflects on key moments from his twenty-year history as an early stage investor and entrepreneur, most actively in the internet software space.

Start-up Keys: Test, Verify, and Iterate

Yale Entrepreneurial Institute — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 18:10:37 GMT

Tim Ogilvie is the CEO and co-founder of AdBuyer.com, which is making display advertising as simple and effective as search. He distills his experience with several early stage tech companies to offer pointers on how to build a successful start-up.

Using Social Media to Grow a Company

Yale Entrepreneurial Institute — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 18:06:12 GMT

Ali Parmelee is the co-owner and creative director of Think Creative Group, a brand building and brand management firm. She speaks about leveraging social media to grow a business.

You've Got the Idea, Now Forget About the Money

Yale Entrepreneurial Institute — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 17:55:00 GMT

Seth Sternberg is the co-founder of Meebo, an instant messaging web platform. He speaks about the process of developing Meebo.com and offers advice for entrepreneurs, including how to build a team and acquiring the right funding.

(Pt.2) Mock Term Sheet Negotiation

Yale Entrepreneurial Institute — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 13:54:47 GMT

Frank Marco and Paul Hughes are partners at Wiggin and Dana, a Connecticut based national law firm. They conduct a mock negotiation of a term sheet.

(Pt.1) Building A Scalable Start-Up: The Legal Foundations

Yale Entrepreneurial Institute — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 13:52:53 GMT

Frank Marco and Paul Hughes are partners at Wiggin and Dana, a Connecticut based national law firm. They outline the basic concepts every entrepreneur must consider in laying the foundation for a venture's growth and financing.

Lessons Learned as a Student Entrepreneur

Yale Entrepreneurial Institute — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 14:13:58 GMT

Victor Wong and Ka Mo Lau are Yale students and co-founders of PaperG, an online advertising platform. As young student entrepreneurs, they speak about the mechanics of starting a business, the mistakes they made and the lessons they have learned.

Why You Shouldn't Be An Entrepreneur

Yale Entrepreneurial Institute — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 14:28:27 GMT

Barry Nalebuff is the Chairman and co-founder of Honest Tea. He offers his insights on starting up and marketing a business, as well as his experience with competitors and distributors in the beverage industry.

Growing Scalable Chains In the Food Industry

Yale Entrepreneurial Institute — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 14:28:17 GMT

Dan Horan is the president and CEO of Papaya King, the venerable New York City hot dog and tropical juice restaurant. Dan shares lessons learned from his 20 years in the food industry and growing several small businesses into scalable chains.

The Fearless Critic: Guerrilla Marketing

Yale Entrepreneurial Institute — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 14:28:07 GMT

Robin Goldstein is the founder and editor-in-chief of Fearless Critic Media, a consumer-focused food and wine publishing house. Robin talks about his experience building the Fearless Critic brand and successful guerrilla marketing tactics.

Eco-entrepreneurs: a Diamond in the Rough

Eco-entrepreneurs — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 20:42:07 GMT

Kate L. Harrison interviews Wade Watson from Ruff & Cut about the diamond mining industry and eco-friendly and humanitarian alternatives.

YEI Launch Pad Speaker: Adam Standley

Yale Entrepreneurial Institute — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 17:14:32 GMT

The Yale Entrepreneurial Institute’s Launch Pad Speaker Series showcases young entrepreneurs who share their experiences in starting a new company. Adam Standley is a graduate of Brown University and founded Electro-Epi Inc while in college.

The Future of Yale

Yale University — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 12:55:18 GMT

Richard C. Levin, president of Yale University, discusses the evolution of the school under his tenure for the Yale School of Management's Leaders Forum on September 16, 2008.

Developing Security Solutions

Yale University — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 12:53:47 GMT

Boaz Golany, dean of the Technion and Edward Kaplan, the William N. and Marie A. Beach Professor of Management Sciences at Yale, discuss their joint work on security solutions.

The Original Shareholder Activist

Yale University — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 17:40:01 GMT

Stephen Davis, a senior fellow at the Millstein Center for Corporate Governance and Performance, discusses the world's first shareholder revolt.

Sound Advice from a Young Entrepreneur

Yale Entrepreneurial Institute — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 16:17:34 GMT

YEI’s Launch Pad Speaker Series showcases young entrepreneurs. Howard Han is the Founder and CEO of GigMaven, which helps connect musicians and live music venues online. Mr. Han graduated from Yale in 2005.

In the Spotlight: Women Entrepreneurs

Yale Entrepreneurial Institute — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 17:23:16 GMT

From Retail to Tech to a Global Non-profit. Find out how these women juggled school while starting their own businesses…left the corporate world and are achieving success as entrepreneurs.

How to Protect New Products and Discoveries

Yale Entrepreneurial Institute — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 17:24:29 GMT

Overview of patent law basics, including strategies for avoiding common pitfalls that can jeopardize your intellectual property rights.

Insights into Cleantech Funding

Yale Entrepreneurial Institute — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 16:38:47 GMT

Interview with Dhiraj Malkani, a Principal at Rockport Capital, a leading venture capital firm that partners with cleantech entrepreneurs around the world.

Banking Africa

2008 Yale World Fellows — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 13:26:40 GMT

World Fellow and Ghanaian investment manager Alex Aiedu describes the challenges and opportunities in an emerging financial market.

HIV in America: New Estimates

Yale University — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 20:04:24 GMT

Edward H. Kaplan, William N. and Marie A. Beach Professor of Management Sciences, Professor of Public Health, and Professor of Engineering, PhD Massachusetts Institute of Technology, discusses a new HIV study.

Starting a Startup

Yale University — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 17:12:37 GMT

Chris Penner, president and CEO of RemoTV, discusses how to start a startup

Investing in Climate Change: A Panel on Hedge Funds

Center for Business and the Environment at Yale — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 13:22:03 GMT

Martin Whittaker, Andy Ertel, Benjamin Block, Paul Ezekiel and Brad Gentry (Moderator) discuss the pros of investing in climate change and how their respective companies invest in ways to make the environment better.

The Founding of Stickk.com

Yale University — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 17:13:53 GMT

Jordon Goldberg, CEO of Stickk.com, discusses decision making in a startup company

Newcos and the Nerac Incubator

Yale University — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 17:14:00 GMT

Kevin Bouley, the President and CEO of Nerac, Inc., discusses being an entrepreneur, Newcos, and the Nerac Incubator

DFJ Gotham and Early Stage Investing

Yale University — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 17:16:30 GMT

Daniel Schultz, Co-Founder and Managing Director of DFJ Gotham Ventures, discusses making investments in the early stages of venture capitalism.

Lessons Learned as an Entreprenuer

Yale University — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 17:17:11 GMT

Andrew Greenwalt, the Chief Technology Officer of Perimeter, discusses the lessons he learned and his career as an entrepreneur.

Investing in Cleantech: A Conversation between a Venture Capitalist and an Entrepreneur

Center for Business and Environment at Yale — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 15:53:39 GMT

Lise Dondy, President of the Connecticut Clean Energy Fund, and Howard Berke, Executive Chairman and Founder of Konarka, explore the burgeoning cleantech sector and dynamic roles of venture capitalists and entrepreneurs.

Climate Change Investment Strategies: How a Universal Bank is Leading Investments in a Low Carbon Economy

Center for Business and Environment at Yale — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 15:52:14 GMT

This presentation by Mark Fulton, Managing Director and Climate Change Strategist for Deutsche Bank, explores climate change investments in mitigation and adaptation strategies for a universal bank.

Winners and Losers in a Low Carbon Economy: A Look at Innovest's Carbon Beta

Center for Business and Environment at Yale — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 15:53:06 GMT

This presentation by Mario Lopez-Alcala and Hiroshi Minami, Senior Analysts with Innovest, explores the valuation of publicly-traded companies as it pertains to the risks and opportunities posed by climate change.

Investing in Clean Energy and Climate Change: A Private Equity Panel

Center for Business and Environment at Yale — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 15:56:27 GMT

This panel explores the investments being made in clean energy and climate change by leading private equity firms.

Funding Solutions to Climate Change: A Philanthropy Panel

Center for Business and Environment at Yale — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 15:54:11 GMT

Ted Smith, Executive Director of the Henry P. Kendall Foundation, speaks about the Henry P. Kendall Foundation and philanthropy as a funding solution to climate change.

The Development of the SKS Foundation's Microfinance Program for the Ultra Poor in India

Yale University — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 17:18:50 GMT

Ajaita Shah, director of the SKS Foundation's Microfinance Program in the US discusses the development of the foundations microfinance program for the ultra poor in India.

Building a Billion Dollar Business in China

Yale University — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 18:23:41 GMT

Jack Perkowski, CEO of ASIMCO, describes how he moved to China nearly 20 years ago without knowing anything about the country and built a hugely successful company.

The Wealth of the Nonprofit: Verne O. Sedlacek

Yale University — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 18:37:58 GMT

Verne O. Sedlacek, CEO of Commonfund, lectures on the explosive growth of nonprofits and the surprising opportunities that can be found working in the sector.

Healthcare in Israel

Yale University — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 18:35:59 GMT

In early 2008 a group of Yale School of Management students and executive students traveled to Israel to study its healthcare system. Dr. Howard Forman and three students discuss what they learned.

How to Write a Business Plan

Yale University — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 17:20:54 GMT

Prof. Maureen Burke discusses do's and don'ts of writing a business plan.

For the Love of Timber

Center for Business and the Environment at Yale — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 15:46:17 GMT

Andrew Aulisi, Director of the Markets and Enterprise Program for the World Resources Institute speaks on the changing role of the forest products sector with pending carbon legislation and new clean technologies for biofuels.

Insuring the Future in a Changing World

Center for Business and the Environment at Yale — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 15:27:43 GMT

Ralph Mucerino, President of AIG Global Marine and Energy speaks on insuring the future in a changing world. This netcast is brought to you by the Center for Business and the Environment at Yale and the Yale Office of Sustainability.

Investment Banks Jump on Board- Mining the Opportunities in Global Carbon Markets.

Center for Business and the Environment at Yale — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 16:01:45 GMT

Investment banks jump on board- mining the opportunities in global carbon markets.

Convergence of Climate Change, Energy Policy and National Security

Center for Business and the Environment at Yale — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 14:52:41 GMT

Theodore Roosevelt IV speaks about the opportunities to advance Climate Change and Conservation solutions through financial markets and mechanisms for greenhouse gas emissions.

Environmental Market Solutions for Global Warming

Center for Business and the Environment at Yale — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 18:24:53 GMT

A presentation by Jon A. Anda; President, Environmental Markets Network, Environmental Defense on Environmental Market Solutions for Global Warming.

Social Entrepreneurship in Singapore

2007 Yale World Fellows — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 16:37:43 GMT

Singaporean MP discusses social entrepreneurship.

Corporate Leadership in Going Green

Yale University — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 18:21:01 GMT

Marian Chertow, Associate Professor of the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, discusses corporations for an environmentally- conscious future at "The Greening of Yale and Beyond" Symposium. (October 18, 2007)

The State of Private Equity

Yale University — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 19:46:24 GMT

David Jackson, SOM '93 and CEO of Istithmar, discusses private equity.

Carbon Finance: The History of Financial Innovation

Center for Business and the Environment at Yale — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 17:53:11 GMT

Will Goetzmann and K. Geert Rouwenhorst, Professors of Finance at the Yale School of Management, discuss their book on the History of Financial Innovation.

Testing 1-2-3: Experimental Design

Yale University — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 18:10:27 GMT

Art Swersey, professor of operations at the Yale School of Management, discusses his new book "Testing 1-2-3: Experimental Design with Applications in Marketing and Service Operations".

Healthcare 2008: Reform or Rhetoric?

Yale University — Thu, 19 Jul 2007 18:21:57 GMT

Theodore Marmor, Professor Emeritus at the Yale School of Management, discusses healthcare reform and the 2008 presidential election.

Yale Entrepreneurial Institute: Innovation for tomorrow -- today

Yale University — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 11:28:52 GMT

Boyle, Madonna and McFadden discuss the inspiration for and the implementation of an innovative program for mentoring new businesses by students at Yale. (June 20, 2007)

Conducting Business in Contemporary Society

Yale University — Tue, 20 Mar 2007 17:50:57 GMT

Herbert M. Allison (YC '65), Chairman, President and CEO of TIAA-CREF discusses challenges and opportunities facing business and society today as part of the Yale School of Management Leaders Forum. (March 23, 2006)

The Challenges and Opportunities Facing Business and Society Today

Yale University — Tue, 20 Mar 2007 17:49:14 GMT

Roland Betts (YC '68), Chairman of Chelsea Piers Management, Ink., delivers part of the Yale School of Management Leaders Forum. (November 2, 2005)

Problem-solving ideas: from creator of the "Why Not" interactive website

Yale University — Tue, 20 Mar 2007 17:22:06 GMT

Barry Nalebuff, Yale School of Management Professor, speaks on problem-solving ideas from the creator of the "Why Not" interactive website at the Alumni Reunion Weekend. (May 27, 2006)