The MIT Enterprise Forum of CT presents: Anthology of a Startup: Successes, Challenges, and Lessons Learned Thursday, March 24th | 5:00 – 8:00 | New Haven Lawn Club | 193 Whitney Avenue, New Haven Registration & Networking 5:00-5:30 | 5:30-8:00 Program. For tickets or additional info, visit mitforumct.org Featured Speaker: Ira Yellen, Founder and President of […]
Ira Yellen Presents at MIT Enterprise Forum
Posted on 11. Mar, 2016 by Ira Yellen in angel investing, business development, connecticut, entrepreneurs, Health Information, innovation, interactive
Reason Startups Succeed
Posted on 10. Jun, 2015 by Ira Yellen in angel investing, Blog, entrepreneurs, innovation, mentoring
I listened to a short Ted Talk by a serial innovator and entrepreneur Bill Gross called The Single Biggest Reason Startups Succeed. According to TED, “Bill Gross has founded a lot of startups, and incubated many others — and he got curious about why some succeeded and others failed. So he gathered data from hundreds […]
Ira Yellen presented at National Assn. for Home Care
Posted on 04. Nov, 2013 by Katie in Blog, Health, Health Information, innovation, Portfolio, public relations
Over 60 agencies throughout the U.S. attended our presentation outlining the findings of the beta test for Homecarematchkiosk.com. For a copy please contact info@homecarematchkiosk.com for a copy. It presents the latest facts and figures on how consumers are searching online for healthcare services.
Start Up Weekend Hartford Great Success
Posted on 22. Oct, 2013 by Ira Yellen in Blog, community, connecticut, entrepreneurs, innovation, mentoring, technology
I was pleased to be an organizer and mentor coordinator this past weekend helping 9 teams and over 60 participants. See this link featuring all http://www.metrohartford.com/newsroom/alliance-news/2013/10/21/startup-weekend-hartford-ottawa-bridges-borders
Article on our Venture: HomecareMatchKiosk.com (Now Aging in Place Essential Toolkit)
Posted on 03. Dec, 2012 by Ira Yellen in angel investing, Blog, business development, entrepreneurs, Health, Health Information, innovation, public relations
Hartford Business Journal article on our new business for home care. Read on.
“Home Sweet Home”
Posted on 14. Nov, 2012 by Ira Yellen in Blog, entrepreneurs, Health, Health Information, innovation, our philosophy, Personal, Recent Company News
Dear friends and colleagues; My father, who died at 42 of a heart attack, was a wise man. He taught me that by loving ourselves and by cherishing our time on earth, we would be rewarded far beyond our financial and professional success. I learned the hard way that being responsible for yourself and your […]
MassChallenge Winners That I was Honored to Mentor
Posted on 24. Oct, 2012 by Ira Yellen in award, Blog, entrepreneurs, innovation, mentoring, technology
Winners I mentored were selected at yesterday’s MassChallenge Awards event: GRIThttp://goGRIT.org won $115,000 and Nordic Technology http://masschallenge.org/p… won $50,000. Congratulations to them. They did the hard work. I was proud to play a small part in their success.
StartUp Hartford Weekend was a Great Success
Posted on 26. Sep, 2012 by Ira Yellen in Blog, connecticut, entrepreneurs, Health, innovation, technology
Start Up Teams, Mentors, and Organizers In keeping with Connecticut’s “still revolutionary”, Hartford hosted a StartUp Event that focused on healthcare and wellness for people who wanted to experience what being an entrepreneur was like. Over 60 people registered, 25 pitches, and 8 teams were formed. The team members came from far and wide (Connecticut, […]
Why Being a Mentor and an Entrepreneur is a Giving and Getting Experience
Posted on 24. Aug, 2012 by Ira Yellen in angel investing, Blog, business development, community, entrepreneurs, Health Information, innovation, Recent Company News, technology
Lessons Learned Over the past five years, I have been mentoring dozens of start-up (companies in Connecticut in conjunction with Yale Entrepreneurial Institute, Connecticut Technology Council, and Connecticut Innovations. This summer, I also have the privilege of being a judge and a mentor at 2012 MassChallenge (MassChallenge.org) in Boston. It is one of the premier accelerator programs […]
Basic Goals for Improving Our Health and Healthcare System
Posted on 19. Jul, 2012 by Ira Yellen in core values, Health, Health Information, innovation, overview
The U.S. Department of Human Service’s Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation (the CMS Innovation Center) fosters health care transformation by finding new ways to pay for and deliver care that improve care and health while lowering costs. The Center identifies, develops, supports, and evaluates innovative models of payment and care service delivery for Medicare, […]