Farshad Rouhani

Business & Executive Coach (Startups & C-suite) @YES Employment + Entrepreneurship

Montreal, QC, CA

I guide founders and leaders in building AI-powered ventures. My work focuses on moving them beyond a standard playbook and instilling an AI-native mindset.Architected Venture Playbooks: I developed and implemented an AI-powered framework that merges Working Backwards Innovation Methodology with Design Thinking, Lean, and Agile. This system helps founders and organizations move efficiently from a fuzzy idea to a solid, scalable business design which well informs product design and development.Coached for the Future: I coach entrepreneurs and organizations on how to use Human-AI co-creation and AI-powered PMF & GTM strategies. This is about building products that are ready to succeed in the real world, not just a lab.Overhauled Flagship Programs: I led the revitalization of key innovation programs, resulting in a more focused, impactful approach:Business Bootcamp: We transformed this into an intensive 4-day Design Sprint for designing entire business model from scratch utilizing AI-powered Venture Playbook that I developed.Impact Innovators Bootcamp: I teach third-sector organizations and impact-oriented businesses (aka social enterprises) how to leverage AI to craft not only a business model but also a measurable impact model and Theory of Change (ToC).ELLEvate: I partnered with prominent organizations like SAP and Desjardins to run a pre-accelerator for women founders.This work is foundational to my journey as a Human-AI Venture Architect. It has proven my ability to guide entrepreneurs at every stage of their journey, a skill that is more critical now than ever.

Azad University (IAU)

Computer Engineering (BA)

Concordia University

Graduate Certificate