Technically Dangerous: The Builder Bootcamp for Designers & PMs
Ayon Bhattacharya
AI-native builder & 7th employee at Eve
From static mockups in Figma to rapidly designing with AI & shipping real code.
With engineering teams working 10x faster, design and product are now the bottleneck. You either keep up or they work around you.
This hands-on, project-based course gives you the skills you need to work faster, create fully interactive, compelling prototypes, and start making direct contributions to production code so your vision comes to life.
What you’ll learn
Go from static mockups in Figma to rapidly designing experiences & shipping code with AI.
Learn how to contribute to a real codebase without breaking things.
Understand the unspoken etiquette that engineers appreciate.
Be able to actually ensure your vision gets implemented the way you intended.
Understand git from scratch in a simple, intuitive, and visual way.
Collaborate on & modify code with confidence.
Easily deploy your work so you can share it with your team and customers.
Use an AI enabled workflow to move faster and keep up with the engineering team.
Get deeper validation with fully interactive, code-based prototypes.
Sell your ideas more effectively because your designs are better validated and feel more real.
Learn directly from Ayon
Ayon Bhattacharya
Design & product at Eve (a16z backed AI unicorn). 7th employee.
Who this course is for
Designers who are tired of handing off static mockups & hoping.
Prototype in real code so your vision ships the way you intend.
PMs who don't want to be the bottleneck.
Build interactive prototypes, automate the busywork, and ship alongside engineers.
Aspiring AI builders. You're ready to stop watching and start making.
Go from idea to deployed product using an AI-powered workflows.
Prerequisites
You must have Claude Code, Codex, or Cursor with sufficient usage limits.
We'll be using AI prototyping tools heavily in this course.
You need to be able to run code on your computer.
We'll be prototyping in code.
The course works best without work-account restrictions on your coding agent
If your AI tools are very locked down, you might not be able to make use of all the techniques we teach.
What's included
Live sessions
Learn directly from Ayon Bhattacharya in a real-time, interactive format.
Hands-on projects
By Aug 14 you'll have taken one Figma design to a deployed app and opened a real MR against a production-style codebase.
Office hours
Open time to ask me the specific questions that will give you the highest return.
Lifetime access
Go back to course content and recordings whenever you need to.
Community of peers
Stay accountable and share insights with like-minded professionals.
Certificate of completion
Share your new skills with your employer or on LinkedIn.
Maven Guarantee
Your purchase is backed by the Maven Guarantee.
Course syllabus
6 live sessions • 48 lessons • 4 projects
Week 1
Aug
6
Your First Build: From Figma to Working Code
Pros and Cons of Agentic Design
Models & Modes
Command Line Basics
Going from Figma to Code
Aug
7
Getting to High-Fidelity With AI Tools
Efficient Workflows
Prompt Engineering
Reusability & Automation
Going From Zero to High-Fidelity
Week 2
Aug
13
Collaborating & Sharing Code Like an Engineer
How Does Git Work
The Daily Loop
Driving Git with Agents
Exploring Variations with Worktrees
Deploying Your Work
Aug
14
Your First Contribution to a Production Codebase
Getting Access to the Codebase
Making Small Visual Changes
Opening Reviewable MRs
Shipping Full-Stack Features
Tests & CI/CD
Shipping Real Code
Schedule
Live sessions
4-6 hrs / week
Thu, Aug 6
9:00 PM—10:30 PM (UTC)
Fri, Aug 7
9:00 PM—10:30 PM (UTC)
Thu, Aug 13
9:00 PM—11:00 PM (UTC)
Projects
1-4 hrs / week
Async content
1 hr / week
Testimonials
Ayon, you truly have a gift for explaining and simplifying. There's a lot of fear and anxiety and confusion for designers these days, and today it felt like hearing from a friend. Thanks again!
Cristy Valdés
Design Manager · C3 AIAyon brings a lot of hands-on experience using AI tools like Cursor and Claude Code every day, with well-rounded expertise spanning product design, development, and product management. He explains things clearly, has a no-fluff teaching style, and genuinely cares about helping every student solve their problems and meet their individual needs.
Xinran Ma
Founder · Design with AIThis ultra-compact course got me, a creative director and not a designer, up to speed to a level I can almost not believe. Started to design and build websites that look more than solid. Quite a bit to learn still, but all in all this was one of the highest-converting courses I did on Maven in terms of leveling up my skills.
Peter Van Rhoon
Founder & Creative Director · Super StoriesI really appreciated the AI design and prototyping sessions I took with Ayon. He was clear, thoughtful, and calm, and he explained the concepts in a way that made them easy to understand and apply.
Sara Saito
Senior Product Designer · BeachbodyThis is a great starting point for designers who want to learn AI-assisted prototyping. Ayon walks through everything step by step and makes space for questions.
Daini Eades
Staff UX Designer · Saviynt
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