Applications Open for Spring 2026

From Idea to Product:Building with AI

A hands-on workshop for high school and early college students. Learn to think, build, and ship real AI-powered products in just 4–6 weeks.

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Your Instructors

Sahil Mahendrakar

Suhaas Katikaneni

Adyant Shankar

Learn to Build Like a Founder

This isn't a lecture series or a tool tutorial. It's a hands-on experience where you'll ship a real product with AI as your copilot.

Project-Based

Go from idea → prototype → iteration. Build something real, not just tutorials.

AI-Powered

Use modern AI tools as your development copilot throughout the process.

Small Groups

Work in small teams with personalized guidance and feedback.

Real-World Focus

Learn product thinking: iteration, user feedback, and scope management.

What You'll Experience

Brainstorm and validate product ideas

Weekly 1-hour interactive lectures

Rapidly prototype using AI tools

1-1 meetings with instructors for your team

Gather and respond to user feedback

Present at a live demo showcase

Gain confidence in building products independently

Learn to use AI to accelerate development and solve problems faster

What You'll Gain

Walk away with more than knowledge—leave with a product, skills, and confidence.

Build & Demo a Product

Create a working AI-powered product and present it at a live showcase.

Master AI Tools

Learn to use AI to accelerate development and solve problems faster.

Product Thinking

Gain real experience with iteration, feedback loops, and scoping.

Build Confidence

Develop the agency and skills to build things independently.

Program Format

4–6 weeks of hands-on building, live sessions, and guided collaboration.

Weekly Live Sessions

Interactive, hands-on learning

Small Cohort

Personalized attention with 1-1 team meetings

Final Showcase

Present what you've built

Your Journey

Week 1

Ideation & Setup

Form teams, brainstorm ideas, and set up your development environment with AI tools.

Week 2-3

Rapid Prototyping

Build your first prototype using AI as your copilot. Focus on core features.

Week 4-5

Iteration & Feedback

Gather user feedback, refine your product, and add AI-powered features.

Week 6

Polish & Showcase

Final refinements and present your product at the live demo day.

Meet Your Instructors

Learn from practitioners actively building AI-powered products.

Sahil Mahendrakar

CS @ Columbia

Software Engineer at Amazon

SDE at AWS building customer-facing optimization experiences. Former co-founder and CTO (raised $1M, Stanford Blockchain Accelerator). Building AI tools for learning like Aristotle and Lyrn Code.

Suhaas Katikaneni

CS @ UChicago

Software Engineer at Datadog

Engineer at Datadog working on infrastructure and security. Built educational platforms like Lyrn Code and CodeMini to help developers learn through hands-on projects.

Adyant Shankar

Biomedical Computation @ Stanford

Masters Student at Stanford

Masters student at Stanford studying Biomedical Computation. Passionate about transforming healthcare through technology and building AI-powered tools.

Upcoming Cohorts

Choose the cohort that fits your schedule. Limited spots available.

Now Enrolling

Applications Open

Spring 2026

March 1 - April 12

Our inaugural cohort! Join a group of motivated students to build your first AI-powered product.

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Coming Soon

Summer 2026

June - July

Exact dates to be announced. Express your interest now to be notified when applications open.

Simple, Transparent Pricing

One price, everything included. No hidden fees.

Full Program

$199/ student

4-6 weeks of live instruction

Small group mentorship

AI development tools access

Team collaboration

Project feedback & guidance

Live showcase presentation

Certificate of completion

Community access

Payment is only required after completion of the workshop.

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