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Ask An Innovator is an online knowledge marketplace connecting educators, students and aspiring entrepreneurs directly with experienced innovators.
Browse by expertise, industry and lived experience. Then book a virtual conversation for candid feedback, practical guidance and stories that can help you move an idea forward.
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The marketplace is built for students, educators, founders, business owners and anyone ready to learn directly from people who create change.
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Marketplace sessions are designed to make mentorship accessible, flexible and useful. Available conversations may include:
Business Model Feedback
Talk through what is working, what may be missing and what could be strengthened.
My Career Journey
Hear the pivots, failures, risks and wins behind an innovator’s path.
Pitch Deck Feedback
Strengthen your story, clarify your message and present your vision with greater confidence.
Ideas take flight through connection
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Anyone can be an innovator, and innovation can come from anywhere. Sometimes the right question, asked of the right person, is what helps an idea move from possibility to action.
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