Andrea Contigiani

Applied economist studying innovation, entrepreneurship, and tech change. Asst Prof @FisherOSU @OhioState. PhD @Wharton @Penn.

[Andrea Contigiani @andycontigiani]

Heading to #Milan in early June! I am excited to attend the @1994ccc conference honoring Alfonso Gambardella & Franco Malerba. Plus, I'll be visiting @polimi to present my work on how #GenerativeAI is reshaping #entrepreneurship.

***I am organizing a get-together on June 6. DM me if you want to join!***

#milano #avantitutta

[Andrea Contigiani @andycontigiani]

Our work on #experimentation in #entrepreneurship is out at the Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal @SEJ_Jour @Strategic_Mgmt. With Lien Denoo and Márton Hablicsek, we develop a theory of when entrepreneurs should experiment using a Bayesian lens. (I am especially happy about this. It builds on a chapter in my dissertation. Long road from first draft to print.)

https://t.co/egClnktUky

[Andrea Contigiani @andycontigiani]

I had the honor to give the keynote at @Huntington_Bank 2026 *Analytics & Data Expo*. I talked about how GenAI is transforming the way we innovate. Thanks @PavanKristipati and team for the invitation!

I combined some of the most exciting recent research out there with my own work on GenAI in software startups.

#1 GenAI raises the quality of new ideas, but reduces collective diversity. Your edge is keeping the generated set genuinely varied.

#2 GenAI helps when you aggregate multiple, diverse evaluations. Don't outsource judgment to a single model.

#3 GenAI lowers the cost of testing. Run more experiments, not fewer.

This is a fundamental transformation of how organizations innovate. We might be moving from a #funnel to a #prism. Bottom line: don't layer, redesign.

I'd love to chat with anyone in industry working on this.

#innovation #intrapreneurship #GenAI #gobucks #avantitutta

[Andrea Contigiani @andycontigiani]

@techNmak LLM

[Andrea Contigiani @andycontigiani]

I am excited to be back to Abu Dhabi for the @INSEAD #Doriot Entrepreneurship Conference. Looking forward to seeing the latest research and catching up with lots of old friends. If you are in town, please say hi! #entrepreneurship #abudhabi #avantitutta

[Andrea Contigiani @andycontigiani]

This is the best take I have seen so far. It's confusing why so many people love to criticize the EU when literally everything else is going wrong around the world. #EU #europe

[vitalik.eth @VitalikButerin]

The attacks on Europe I've seen here the last couple of days, including from people I've generally considered interesting and sophisticated, have been getting unhinged...

I get that EU has problems - GDPR clickthroughs are dumb, Chat Control is awful, they need to be less bureaucratic and supportive toward entrepreneurs, its kindness toward Ukraine often doesn't extend well to Gaza or Sudan or other places, people saying mean things about criminals getting longer sentences than the criminals is just crazy - but the apocalyptic attitude about the issues, evoking imagery of barbarians pillaging Rome etc, seems really over the top.

It feels more like a coordinated attempt to delegitimize than constructive criticism.

(I don't believe the line that "the target is not Europe, it's the EU": I've seen many instances of London specifically being targeted in the hate session, so no, much of it is an attack on Europe)

It just does not match my experience from spending an average of two months every year there for the last decade.

[Andrea Contigiani @andycontigiani]

@SinaHartung This also happened to me last time I was in SF (a month ago). Pretty similar trends. It's weird.

[Andrea Contigiani @andycontigiani]

@tobi How does "Leader with AI" look?

[Andrea Contigiani @andycontigiani]

@bryan_johnson @McDonalds 100%.

[Andrea Contigiani @andycontigiani]

@RadioGenoa Italy. Including because we have people like you.

[Andrea Contigiani @andycontigiani]

@elonmusk The leader of the EU is indirectly elected by the people of the EU.

[Andrea Contigiani @andycontigiani]

@Xeer It should be YYYY/MM/DD.

[Andrea Contigiani @andycontigiani]

I was thrilled to co-organize this incredible panel on the #LeanStartup revolution in entrepreneurship. @Strategic_Mgmt #SMS2025 #SanFrancisco

[Andrea Contigiani @andycontigiani]

Great to hear @sgblank tell us about his journey through Silicon Valley, Lean Startup, and business school. #@Strategic_Mgmt #SMS2025 #SanFrancisco

[Andrea Contigiani @andycontigiani]

Great discussion on how #AI is reshaping #entrepreneurship! @Strategic_Mgmt #SMS2025 #SanFrancisco

[Andrea Contigiani @andycontigiani]

Great day at the Conference on Field Experiments in Strategy. Thanks @IGLglobal & @INSEAD for the fantastic event! #CFXS2025 #SMS2025 #SanFrancisco

[Andrea Contigiani @andycontigiani]

This is an excellent list! #coffee #sanfrancisco #avantitutta

[Michelle Fang 🌁 @michelleefang]

if you're in town for sf tech week and scheduling coffees, save my list of favorite spots by neighborhood that are NOT just blue bottle nor starbucks ⬇️

mission:
📍coffee movement (vinyls + donuts)
📍stable cafe
📍marigold cafe
📍manny's
📍le marais
downtown:
📍cafe shoji
📍andytown
📍saint frank
hayes/soma:
📍loquat
📍the buoy
📍dandelion chocolate on 16th
marina:
📍motoring coffee
📍interval at long now
nopa:
📍sightglass
📍the mill
presidio
📍il parco
portero:
📍sohn

my SF locals: what am i missing?