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Escape Velocity: Build and Launch Your 100k AI Product
8 Weeks
·Cohort-based Course
Turn your AI idea into a $100K product fast—8 weeks of expert build, refine & launch support.
Escape Velocity: Build and Launch Your 100k AI Product
8 Weeks
·Cohort-based Course
Turn your AI idea into a $100K product fast—8 weeks of expert build, refine & launch support.
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Course overview
Build, and launch your six-figure AI product without quitting your job
Stop Watching Others Build Your Dream While You're Stuck in Meetings.
This is for you if you're tired of:
- Having a dream AI product idea that you know will succeed but zero clue how to build it
- Being trapped in toxic work culture and meaningless meetings
- Scrolling LinkedIn seeing "solopreneurs" announce six-figure AI launches
- Watching the window close while others cash in on the AI gold rush
...and if you want:
- An escape plan from the 9-5 grind
- To finally prove you can build AND monetize a real product
- Your first AI product revenue by Thanksgiving
- A clear path to $100K without needing to code
Here's how it will work:
Apply with Your Dream AI Product Idea to see if this program is a fit!
Weeks 1–2: Build Without Code, Find Your Fit
Start by matching your product idea to the right no-code and AI tools, then ship your first set of features. Next, design a custom UI for your product while building your public awareness engine—so demand grows while you’re still building. No technical background required.
Weeks 3–4: Integrate & Improve
Connect data, AI, and third-party integrations to make your product smarter and more useful. Gather first user feedback and iterate. By Week 4, you’ll debug, maintain, and run additional feedback cycles—ensuring your product is reliable and shaped by real users.
Weeks 5–6: Prepare to Launch
Integrate payments so you can start earning from day one, and map out your distribution strategy. Then lock down security and get your product deployment-ready, so you can confidently scale without worrying about breaking.
Weeks 7–8: Test, Launch & Grow
Beta test with real users, refine, and prepare your official launch. In Week 8, you’ll go live, onboard your first paying customers, and plan what’s next—so you know how to support and grow your business long after launch.
What You Get
✅ A live, profitable AI product
✅ Proven systems that eliminate guesswork
✅ Your escape plan from corporate chaos
✅ Community of ambitious builders like you
The Cost of Waiting
Every day you delay = another day someone else takes your market share.
Question: Can you afford another year watching others build the life you want?
Ready to escape? Join us and get ready to join a group of committed builders on the path to our big LAUNCH PARTY in November!
Who is this course for
01
The Stuck Visionary: You have bold AI ideas but zero time to waste. You’re tired of watching others launch while you’re trapped in meetings
02
The Strategic Escape Artist: You’re ready to plot your exit—from corporate, from chaos, or just from burnout. You know an AI is the way out
03
The Builder Without a Dev Team: You see the opportunity in AI but don’t code—and don’t want to. You need a system to ship something real.
Prerequisites
A customer-validated AI-powered product idea
Have you spoken to at least 10 potential users? If not, start with our 4-week Escape Veolcity: AI Product Validation Sprint!
What does 'customer-validated' look like?
You have talked to multiple users who fit your ideal customer profile about your idea and they say "tell me when you launch."
Not sure if your product or idea qualifies?
Apply, and we'll discuss and help you refine!
What you’ll get out of this course
From 0 to Launched in 8 weeks
Built and launch production ready AI product with AI tools and no-code platforms—no engineering team required.
Launch publicly with confidence
Whether you’re launching softly to a test group or going big on Product Hunt, you’ll walk away with your first real traction.
Get personalized coaching to accelerate your build
Expert support on tools, UX, prompt design, automation, and AI implementation.
Own a product you can grow, fund, or run as a revenue stream
Know exactly what to do next: scale, automate, partner, or turn it into a lifestyle business—or even raise.
What’s included
Live sessions
Learn directly from Yuying Chen-Wynn & Polly Allen in a real-time, interactive format.
Weekly Office Hours
Direct access to instructors, guest lecturers and mentors for support with weekly office hours.
Step-by-Step AI-Native Entrepreneurship Framework
AI tools and platforms not only for building the product, but also for debugging, maintenance, customer and sales support.
Cohort Accountability + Mentorship
Stay accountable, share insights with like-minded professionals, and learn from a network of expert mentors.
Lifetime access + Additional Support
Go back to course content and recordings whenever you need to and opportunity for additional Office Hours.
Maven Guarantee
This course is backed by the Maven Guarantee. Students are eligible for a full refund up until the halfway point of the course.
Course syllabus
16 live sessions • 22 lessons
Week 1
Week 1: Product Tech Fit
Oct
6
The Product and The Tech Shall Align
Oct
9
Office Hours
Week 2
Week 2: Building in Public and UI Customizations
Oct
13
The Similarity Trap
Oct
16
Office Hours
Week 3
Week 3: Data and AI Integration
Oct
20
Integrations: Database, AI, and 3rd party API's
Oct
23
Office Hours
Week 4
Week 4: Debugging and Maintenance
Oct
27
Break It to Make It
Oct
30
Office Hours
Week 5
Week 5: Launch Planning and Monetization
Nov
3
Make Them Pay
Nov
6
Office Hours
Week 6
Week 6: Security and Deployment
Nov
10
Time to Lock It Down
Nov
13
Office Hours
Week 7
Week 7: Testing and Launch Prep
Nov
17
5, 4, 3, 2...
Nov
20
Office Hours
Week 8
Nov
24
Launch Day - Launch Party
Week 8: Launch and What's Next
Nov
25
Grow, Cash, or Kill
Meet your instructor
Yuying Chen-Wynn
Yuying Chen-Wynn
Yuying Chen-Wynn is the former Head of AI at PEAK6, a private equity powerhouse where she led GenAI strategy across the board: buy, build, invest, and risk-manage. From evaluating AI startups for acquisition to scaling AI capabilities across a multi-billion-dollar portfolio, she knows what makes an AI idea fundable—and what gets it shut down in the first five minutes.
Before that, she was Chief Product Officer at Barnes & Noble Education and has spent over 20 years building products—13 of them deep in AI across Big Tech, FinTech, and EdTech. She’s built AI that sells, AI that saves money, and AI that passed more executive reviews than she’d care to count.
Yuying got her start in computer vision back when AI was barely pronounceable—and yes, she really did end up at MIT by accident, just trying to get to schools in Boston.
Today, she co-hosts the no-BS podcast “AI After Hours” with Polly Allen, where they call out hype, hallucinations, and high-risk optimism. Her popular Substack cuts through the noise for executive leaders who don’t have time to chase shiny objects.
With Yuying in this program, you’re getting investor-grade filters, AI and product building expertise, and the blunt honesty you need to figure out: is this thing worth building—or funding?
Polly Allen
Polly Allen
Polly Allen is a former Principal PM at Amazon Alexa, where she led the launch of the first generative AI answers on Alexa in 2020. With over two decades of experience across software engineering, machine learning, and product leadership, Polly knows exactly how to turn cutting-edge AI into real-world products that ship—and scale.
But she’s not just a corporate success story. Polly is also the founder of AI Career Boost, a multi–six-figure AI training company helping professionals leap into AI leadership without needing a PhD or a dev team. Her students have launched AI side hustles, landed dream jobs, and even raised funding—thanks to her unique ability to break down complex AI concepts into clear, strategic action.
Polly built her own profitable AI business from scratch—and now she teaches others how to do the same. Whether you’re dreaming of startup freedom or a fundable idea, she’s your shortcut to skipping the fluff and finding what works.
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Escape Velocity: Build and Launch Your 100k AI Product
Cohort 1
$3,500
Dates
Application Deadline
Course schedule
4-6 hours per week
Mondays & Thursdays
9:00 - 10:30 AM PT
Weekly course content on Mondays; apply and review in our live office hours on Thursdays. Get expert feedback and guidance on next steps as you go!
October 6 - November 26, 2025
8-week program including:
- Plan and Start to Build
- Build, add AI, and Iterate
- Integrate, Test & Secure
- Launch & Monetize
Weekly projects
2 hours per week
Projects are focused on validation, build, and iteration. All directly contribute to a successful and profitable AI product launch. Expect the final two weeks before launch to require more time spent to ensure a successful launch.
The $100K AI Product Idea Guide
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Learning is better with cohorts
Active hands-on learning
This course builds on live workshops and hands-on projects
Interactive and project-based
You’ll be interacting with other learners through breakout rooms and project teams
Learn with a cohort of peers
Join a community of like-minded people who want to learn and grow alongside you
Frequently Asked Questions
Join an upcoming cohort
Escape Velocity: Build and Launch Your 100k AI Product
Cohort 1
$3,500
Dates
Application Deadline