68 Questions
1. Find someone who has started more than one business.
2. Find someone who has mentored other women in business.
3. Find someone who has won an award for their entrepreneurial efforts.
4. Find someone who has volunteered for a charity or nonprofit organization.
5. Find someone who has read more than 10 books in the past year.
6. Find someone who has traveled to more than three countries.
7. Find someone who can speak more than two languages.
8. Find someone who has worked in a different industry before starting their current venture.
9. Find someone who attended Inventures 2024.
10. Find someone who has a personal story about why they started their business.
11. Find someone who has a hidden talent, like juggling or doing magic tricks.
12. Find someone who would share their biggest fear/success about their business.
13. Find someone who has been on a podcast about their startup.
14. Find someone who is working on startup that has a social impact.
15. Find someone who has co-founded a startup with a close-friend or family member.
16. Find someone who has worked in or invested in or founded a startup that shutdown/failed.
17. Find someone who launched or ran their startup during the COVID-19 pandemic.
18. Find someone wearing bright colors and ask them what their favorite moment has been this year.
19. Find someone with a unique accessory and ask them what accomplishment they are most proud of but rarely talk about.
20. Find someone with a coffee cup and ask them what their most exciting personal or professional goal is right now.
21. Find someone wearing glasses and ask them how they recharge after a long day.
22. Find someone who isn’t talking to anyone and ask them what they’re passionate about outside of work.
23. Find someone with a bright-colored bag or laptop case and ask them what advice they would give their younger self.
24. Find someone with a patterned shirt and ask them what hobby or interest they’d love to turn into a career.
25. Find someone standing near the snacks and ask them what skill they’ve learned recently that has made the biggest impact in their life.
26. Find someone with colorful shoes and ask them what motivates them to keep going on tough days.
27. Find someone holding a drink and ask them what book or podcast has inspired them recently.
28. Find someone with a watch and ask them what has been their biggest learning experience this year.
29. Find someone who looks like they enjoy the event and ask them what personal or professional milestone they are working toward.
30. Find someone standing near the exit and ask them what one thing they wish more people knew about them.
31. Find someone wearing a jacket and ask them what their favorite way to unwind or practice self-care is.
32. Find someone standing near the door and ask them what habit they’ve recently developed that has improved their daily life.
33. Find someone with a name you haven’t heard before and ask them what career advice they’ve found most valuable.
34. Find someone with a badge or lanyard and ask them how they balance work and personal life.
35. Find someone who is smiling and ask them what inspires them to keep pursuing their goals.
36. Find someone holding their phone and ask them what their favorite part of their day is.
37. Find someone who looks like they’re observing the room and ask them what personal value or belief they hold most strongly.
38. Find someone who has received non-dilutive capital.
39. Find someone whos been through a venture capital pitch.
40. Ask someone what their biggest concern is about raising capital and scaling a business.
41. Ask someone what success means to them.
42. Find someone who has been to more than three concerts this year.
43. Find someone who knows how to juggle.
44. Find someone from BBVA.
45. Ask someone what their dream job was as a kid.
46. Find someone with the same shoe size or color as you.
47. Ask someone what superpower theyd choose if they could have one.
48. Challenge someone to name a country that starts with the first letter in their first name.
49. Challenge someone to share a fun fact about themselves that no one would expect.
50. Challenge someone to name three random items they always keep in their bag or pocket.
51. Challenge someone to do a celebrity impression (even if its bad!).
52. Find someone currently looking to raise money for their startup or business.
53. Find someone who is a startup founder.
54. Find someone who has accessed funding through a local grant or program.
55. Find someone who has collaborated with another entrepreneur on a project.
56. Find someone who can name a local resource hub for Black entrepreneurs in Edmonton.
57. Find someone who has a hidden talent.
58. Challenge someone to name their go-to motivational quote or mantra.
59. Find someone who has spoken on a podcast.
60. Challenge someone to share their biggest entrepreneurial lesson learned.
61. Ask someone how they define success, and whether their definition has changed over time.
62. Ask someone about the biggest risk theyve taken in their career and what they learned from it.
63. Ask someone what legacy they hope to leave behind.
64. Find someone celebrating a business anniversary this year.
65. Find a person who serves your ideal client but different industry.
66. Find someone with an unusual elevator pitch.
67. Find a connector who knows 5+ people in the room.
68. Find someone who can recommend a great business book.