Entrepreneurship Professor
& Behavioral Scientist
I study how entrepreneurs and executives shape their businesses under technological, market, and environmental uncertainty. I’m building Startup Navigator because it is not easy to get generic AI tools beyond super generic startup ideas and advice, and Startup Navigator provides the structured framework that turns your AI 100% more useful as an entrepreneurship mentor.
About
Maness Chair of Entrepreneurship and Innovation at Baylor University. Professor Zhang has previously worked in the University of Adelaide, the University of Sydney, the Catholic University of Chile, and the National University of Singapore, and has founded several startups.
CV and short bio inside.
Startup Navigator
You’ve tried using generative AI to help with startup ideas—it gives lists of features, generic advice, and confident-sounding suggestions that lead nowhere.
The problem is missing structured prompts that ask the right questions at the right time. Navigator has been refined through hundreds of systematic iterations.
Give it a try:
- Stage 1: Ideation
- Stage 2: Idea Deep Dive
- Stage 3: Problem Validation
Research
Find my papers and their podcasts here.
Teaching
- ENT 3315 — Starting & Managing a Business
- Seminars