Dr. Mohammad Keyhani

Dr. Mohammad Keyhani

PhD
Pronouns: he / him

Positions

Associate Professor

Haskayne School of Business, Entrepreneurship and Innovation [ENTI]

Contact information

Web presence

Phone number

Office: +1 (403) 220-3908

Location

Office: SH436

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Email: janice.hillmer@ucalgary.ca

 

Background

Educational Background

B.Sc. Applied Mathematics, University of Tehran, 2006

Ph.D. Strategic Management, York University, 2014

M.Sc. Entrepreneurship, University of Tehran, 2008

Biography

Mohammad Keyhani is an Associate Professor at the Haskayne School of Business, University of Calgary, where he teaches courses on generative AI and no-code technology for entrepreneurs. Mohammad's research has been published in leading journals and presented in international conferences where he has received multiple best paper and best reviewer awards. Mohammad is co-founder of HoneybeeLogic.com, maker of Lstr.cc, advisor to multiple startups, and has held roles as Lab Strategist at the Creative Destruction Lab Rockies, and David Rockefeller Fellow at the Trilateral Commission. He holds a doctorate in strategic management from York University, and M.Sc. and B.Sc. degrees from the University of Tehran. His blog and projects can be found at DigitVibe.com.

Research

Areas of Research

Digital Entrepreneurship and Entrepreneurship Technology

I'm interested in studying the ways in which digital technology, especially Large Language Models and Generative AI support, improve and changes the nature of entrepreneurship and innovation, and organization in general.

No-Code and AI Coding in Entrepreneurship

I'm interested in studying the ways in which no-code software development tools like Bubble.io, Zapier.com, Softr.io, and Webflow as well as AI coding agents like Replit.com and Cursor.com enable different kinds of entrepreneurship and new kinds of entrepreneurs.

Generativity

As the author of "The Generativity Advantage" I'm interested in studying the ways in which companies can design and benefit from generative products and generativity advantage, meaning the ability to profit from the innovations of others on a massive scale.

Courses

Course number Course title Semester
ENTI 333 / 633 Generative AI and Prompting Fall 2025
ENTI 674 Technologies of Innovation Winter 2025

Awards

  • Peak Scholar, University of Calgary. 2017
  • Kauffman Foundation Promising Paper Award, Kauffman Foundation. 2014
  • Global Strategy Journal Best Paper Award, Strategic Management Society. 2019
  • David Rockefeller Fellowship, Trilateral Commission. 2017

Publications