Hi there — I’m Mehdi, a theoretical physicist by training (nobody’s perfect) turned operator across academia, IBM, startups, and nonprofit organizations. Over 25 years I’ve worked on both the technical and business sides of disruptive tech (HPC, cloud, quantum computing, genAI): turning research into products, extracting IP, shaping strategy, and commercializing high‑risk bets with uncertain long‑term ROI. Ex‑IBM Offering Manager & Quantum Ambassador, I now run Quantum Advantage Partners (QAP), an AI‑augmented fractional CRO practice. I’m active across Canada’s incubator & accelerator scene, coaching founders to bridge science → strategy → execution. My approach is practical and data‑driven: demystify innovation, focus on what’s real and actionable, and build the processes that capture new revenue streams—now.

I can help you with

Innovation reality check (genAI & quantum): what’s feasible now, near‑term, and later — so you can make informed decisions.

From research to product: extracting IP, defining value props, scoping MVPs, and designing validation loops.

Go‑to‑market clarity: ICP, messaging, pricing, and time bounded traction plans you can actually run.

AI to speed PMF: using genAI to shorten discovery, content, and pipeline ops (without hype).

Revenue systems: building lead pipelines fast, instrumenting funnels, and turning ops into repeatable playbooks.

Deeptech coaching : answering one single question : "What's that stuff and how do I deal with it ?" 

Mentorship style

Direct, warm, and pragmatic. We’ll focus on decisions you can use now, then map the deeper work (multi‑hour diagnostics when needed). Once you know it, you can use it — unknown data isn’t actionable.