Startup Brainstorming Sessions

Need a sounding board for your startup idea?

 

A student brainstorming an idea with colourful sticky notesOur Academic Director, Hong Luo, hosts 45-minute brainstorming sessions every Friday from 2:00 – 3:30 PM.   

Whether you're just starting out with an idea or exploring early-stage development, these sessions provide a valuable space for aspiring entrepreneurs and early-stage startups to brainstorm ideas, discuss challenges, and prioritize their next steps.

All Arts & Science students, alumni, post-docs, faculty, staff and CfE co-workers are welcome!

REGISTER FOR A SESSION

Advance registration is encouraged to secure your 45-minute slot. Drop-ins are welcome if space is available, but registered attendees will be prioritized. 

WHEN: Every Friday, beginning February 14, 2025 through to April 25th, 2025, from 2:00 PM -3:30 PM 

DURATION: 45 minutes  

WHO: All Arts & Science students, alumni, post-docs, faculty, staff and CfE co-workers are welcome 

LOCATION: Centre for Entrepreneurship, Sounding Board Meeting Room (108 College St, 6th Floor) 

  • Please Note: This is a secure building. Registered brainstorming session participants can check in with security on the ground floor for 6th floor access. Drop-ins will be granted access based on session availability.

Hong Luo is an Associate Professor at the Rotman School of Management and the Department of Economics, and the Academic Director of the Centre for Entrepreneurship, Faculty of Arts and Science, University of Toronto. 

Professor Luo’s research centres on firms’ innovation incentives, their strategies in the market for innovative ideas, and managing intellectual property rights. An integral part of her research concerns the impacts of legal regimes and public policies – in particular, tort liability systems and intellectual property regimes – on firms’ innovation activities. Professor Luo previously taught at Harvard Business School. She received her Ph.D. in Economics from NYU Stern School of Business, where she won the Kauffman Dissertation Fellowship in Entrepreneurship Research.  

Have a question or need help scheduling a session?

Please contact entrepreneurship.artsci@utoronto.ca