January 2025 Cohort

Master AI tools, build real projects, and supercharge your career growth in just 3 weeks

Nate Jones

AI Career Accelerator

Amazon

Google

Apple

Microsoft

The world we all live in: AI skills are the #1 driver of your career trajectoryIn 2024 AI is not optional—it's a requirement regardless of the job. But AI is moving so fast that many of us feel on the verge of being left behind. Which model is best at which task? When do I switch models when they come out every week? This isn't just another tech trend. Missing out on AI fluency has career-altering consequences. Longer job searches. Delayed promotions. And soon we'll start seeing vague statements about AI skills in the essential requirements of most tech jobs. But even though AI fluency is THE skill of the 21st century, no one has defined clearly what baseline AI skill expectations look like. The Challenge: Most of us are figuring out the most important skill of our professional lives on our own. How do you level up if you don't know what you're aiming at? That's why I created this course. I believe there are two critical career level-ups in 2024: 1) Understanding which human skills are AI durable and investing in them 2) Learning how to allocate work across human and artificial intelligence Your next ten years will be mostly shaped by these two factors. And this course is designed to make sure your next ten years are great ones by equipping you with the skills, baseline knowledge, and hands-on experience you need to get rolling. The GoalYou'll walk out of this course with more than just foundational knowledge of AI, an understanding of what different models can do, and hands-on skills applying models. You'll have spent time on your own durable human skills as well. You'll have discovered a sense of what you're good at that you can invest in as a human skill alongside evolving artificial intelligence. Ultimately, you'll walk out of this course with a personal toolkit to take you through the next decade with AI. How We'll Get There The AI Career Accelerator is an intensive 3-week program designed to supercharge your knowledge of your own durable skills, fast forward your AI proficiency, and get you going on your career goals—both at work today and for the next ten years. Hands-on Experience: Get practical skills with cutting-edge AI tools like Claude, Replit, Cursor, ChatPRD, ChatGPT, and Playground. Personal Skill Assessment: Figure out your own unique human skill fingerprint, and identify the parts of your skillset likely to remain durable even as AI grows more capable. Real-World Applications: Explore how AI is actually used in various industries and roles. Project-Based Learning: Develop an AI-powered project using a 'small bets' mindset, applying your new skills to real-world scenarios. Career Strategy: Put it all together with a career strategy that leverages both your human skills and a plan around how you want to leverage the skills you learn in class to keep growing as AI evolves. Stay Ahead: Master repeatable approaches to keeping up with AI developments and trends. What sets this course apart:First, what other course helps you figure out what you are good at as a person (that isn't changing in the age of AI) AND helps you level up AI fluency? Besides a laser focus on what really matters for your career, you'll get:1. Interactive live sessions with Nate2. Practical exercises in AI that go beyond theory3. A capstone project with personalized feedback4. A workable career plan in the age of AI5. Ongoing support through a dedicated Slack community Bonus: The Generalist AdvantageAs a hands-on mentor and coach, I've designed this course to stretch your skillset horizontally. My thesis is that generalists will thrive in the AI age, and this course is specifically designed so you develop a broader, more adaptable skill set that enables you to grow your career longterm. That means this course is for anyone in tech who's hungry to grow their AI skillset and multiply value at work and over the next decade. Here are a few examples: 1. Product managers can skill up on foundational AI tech and learn enough to begin using AI to help with PM tasks like customer sentiment analysis. 2. Engineers can figure out their own personal coding workflows in an experiment-friendly space (no prod code here) and develop a plan for growing their own human skillset over time. 3. Entrepreneurs can learn enough about AI foundational technologies to ensure they position products correctly, and get practice leveling up their own personal efficiency with AI. You get the idea! My goal is to get you to conviction and clarity on what you bring to the tech world, so you can develop your own personal thesis on how you add unique value in an AI-driven world. The world has never changed quicker, but hop in with me and let's figure out how to enjoy the ride!

Skill growth in the world of AI has fundamentally changed

Tech Professionals﻿Product Managers, Engineers, Data Scientists&nbsp;leading AI initiatives.&nbsp;UX/UI Designers&nbsp;exploring AI's impact on experience

Leaders &amp; Founders Tech Leaders&nbsp;guiding AI adoption.&nbsp;C-Suite execs&nbsp;building AI culture.&nbsp;Startup Founders&nbsp;integrating AI into products

Career Advancers Career Changers&nbsp;targeting tech and AI roles in product.&nbsp;Side-gig builders looking to build a 5-9 cashflow-generator

Who is this course for

What you’ll get out of this course

Master key AI tools like Claude, ChatGPT (including Strawberry/o1 model), Replit, and Cursor. Apply these in real-world scenarios to boost your productivity and problem-solving abilities. Develop a personalized AI workflow that you can take back to work right away.

Identify three personal AI quick wins that will level up your career and deepen your personal AI fluency, regardless of your expertise level

Understand AI architecture and foundational concepts in Large Language Models (LLMs). Learn how these shape tech applications in your field. Develop skills to identify and evaluate AI opportunities across various business contexts, so you max your career leverage over time.

Build a repeatable assessment that helps you track how LLMs and other AI technologies are sharpening your specific tech vertical

Grasp AI macro trends, including investment patterns, emerging opportunity spaces, and talent market shifts. Craft a personalized AI-era career plan. Learn to position yourself as an AI-fluent generalist with deep expertise to drive value today at work and over the next 10 years.

Define personal "talent bets" based on long-term AI trends and build a plan to leverage these to accelerate your tech career

Develop strategies to stay current with evolving AI technologies. Cultivate a mindset for ongoing adaptation and growth in the rapidly changing AI landscape. Develop a concrete plan to accelerate your career and differentiate yourself and your tech impact as a "1 of 1" player.

Outline a strong and specific strategy to build and maintain a 5-year edge in your career leveraging AI + next steps to grow over time

Dive deep into the architecture of AI systems, particularly LLMs. Gain insights into how these technologies are applied across different tech domains. Even if you're non-tech, you'll know how transformers work, how attention works, and what reasoning tokens are for. Stay sharp!

Understand AI architecture and foundational concepts in Large Language Models (LLMs) + how these shape tech applications

Survey a wide range of real-world AI use-cases to understand how others in tech are using AI to solve hard problems at work. Develop a radar to identify AI disruptions in your job family and industry, informing product development at work as well as your own career pathway.

Grasp AI macro trends, including investment trends, emerging AI opportunity spaces, shifts in startup development, and talent market changes

Develop hands-on AI build experience through a portfolio-worthy project using a "small bets" mindset. Go from concept to completion, demonstrating your ability to create AI-powered solutions. Gain practical AI use-case fluency to integrate AI into existing products and process.

Survey a wide range of real-world AI use-cases, so you understand how others in tech are using AI to solve hard problems

This course isn't for:<ul><li>AI-fluent engineers focused only on tech implementation</li><li>Those seeking in-depth coding or AI research training</li><li>Established AI leaders with set strategies</li><li>Quick-fix seekers without learning commitment</li><li>Professionals who are content and not hungry to grow</li></ul>

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Focus on understanding AI basics and dive into how AI is shaping the career landscape in 2025.

Lesson 1: AI Foundations and the 2025 Career Landscape

Understand real-world AI use-cases and dig into interactive modules focused on understanding how to build with the new rules of the AI landscape.

Lesson 2: Real World AI Use-Cases and Applications

Pick a project and start getting hands-on with building! Work in small groups and get feedback and support as you build.

Lesson 3: Hands-On AI Project Workshop

Use custom prompts and small group conversation to begin thinking through how your own career is changing in the light of AI—you'll leave with tools and confidence to accelerate your career with your new AI skills.

Lesson 4: Building an AI-Leveraged Career Plan

Show off your progress building with AI and get group feedback as well as feedback form Nate live!

Demo Day - Jan 23, 2025 

Close out the course with an optional AMA with Nate, reflecting on learnings and getting extra wisdom for the journey ahead.

AMA (Ask Me Anything) with Nate - Jan 31, 2025

Course schedule

This course builds on live workshops and hands-on projects

Active hands-on learning

You’ll be interacting with other learners through breakout rooms and project teams

Interactive and project-based

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