Yale Entrepreneurial Society
Yale Entrepreneurial Society
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Yale INSPIRE

Overview

Yale INSPIRE is a partnership between the Yale Entrepreneurial Society and the Tsai Center for Innovative Thinking at Yale, dedicated to hosting esteemed founders and entrepreneurially-minded speakers from diverse industries and backgrounds and fostering a culture of innovation on campus.

Innovation Series Promoting Inspiration, Research, and Entrepreneurship

Previous guests

Below are a few amazing founders, venture capitalists, and journalists who have previously offered advice, mentorship, and/or inspiration to yalies through speaking events, dinners, LAUNCH programming, and our podcast:

  • • April Koh — Co-Founder & CEO, Spring Health
  • • Tom Lehman — Founder & CEO, Genius
  • • Rob Chesnut — General Counsel, Chief Ethics Officer, Airbnb
  • • Gina Yoo — Head of Ventures, Entrepreneur First
  • • Laila Maidan — Investing Correspondent, Business Insider
  • • Priyanka Srinivas — Founder & CEO, The Live Green Co
  • • Issam Freiha — Co-Founder & CEO, Blank Street Coffee
  • • Sander Daniels — Founder, Thumbtack
  • • Jenny Fleiss — Co-Founder, Rent the Runway
  • • Emmett Shear — Co-Founder, Twitch
  • • Shernaz Daver — CMO, Udacity | Operating Partner, Khosla Ventures
  • • Donna Dubinsky — CEO, Palm Inc | Co-Founder, Handspring
  • • Jonathan Greechan — Co-Founder & CEO, Founder Institute
  • • Mike Hoey — Founder, Source Meridian
  • • Kevin Tan — Founder, Snackpass
  • • Alexandra Levine — Senior Writer, Forbes Magazine
  • • Ann Miura-Ko — Co-Founder & Partner, Floodgate
  • • Domm Holland — Former CEO, Fast
  • • Samantha Stokes — VC & Startups Reporter, Business Insider
  • • Craig Corbett — Co-Founder & Partner, Publicize
  • • Dan Berger — Founder, Neon Coat

Speaker inquiries

Interested in speaking to yale entrepreneurs? email seth.goldin@yale.edu

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