Tech for Startup Founders

4 Weeks

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Cohort-based Course

πŸ’¬ Level up your technical conversations, πŸ› οΈ improve your technical know-how, and πŸš€ start building products faster (with or without a CTO)

Taught founders from

Google
MasterClass
Deloitte
Parachute Health
NYC.gov

Course overview

Own your startup product + tech stack on your terms πŸš€

Technology is complicated.

Startup product building is hard.

It doesn't have to be.


This class is a founder masterclass in startup technology - everything you need to understand, architect, and build inspiration around your startup's product and technology. It's built for early stage founders: whether you have a CTO, developer, or no one. Whether you have a product or are starting from scratch.


πŸŽ“ Learn practical startup product building. Apply it to your startup in real time.


πŸ€– Learn AI-specific product building strategy and frameworks.


πŸ’¬ Level up conversations with your technical team.


πŸ“š Understand, own, and help build your startup's prototype, architecture, and tech stack.


🀝 Find, interview, and hire the best technical talent.


I will demystify technology and product building for startups. We will practically apply it to your day-to-day product building. You will level up your technical conversations with your team, your investors, your advisors, and the world.


Let's get building! πŸš€

You (and your plight as a 'non-technical founder')

01

πŸš€ You are an passionate early stage startup founder or operator.

02

🧠 You want to pitch in and move your prototypes, tech architecture, and MVPs forward.

03

πŸ’Ό You want to speak (and understand) the technical details of your product.

You (and your startup) will walk away with

Applied fundamentals of startup product building

You will become a design-thinking, product-competent, tech-minded founder - how to apply a design sprint framework, lean product methodology, and agile product building practices to your startup.

AI-first startup tech strategy and frameworks

You will learn best practices around AI-first product strategy and AI-first tech stacks

Detailed understanding of technical architecture and building a tech stack

You will understand the ecosystem of startup-specific software platforms, tools, and frameworks.

Foundational methods for prototyping and testing early products

You will see and practice how the digital sausage is made - how to design, build, and test product prototypes.

CTO-level technical team hiring and management skills

You will level up your technical management skills - how to structure technical teams, hire technical folks, and manage technical talent.

This course includes

Interactive live sessions

Lifetime access to course materials

In-depth lessons

Direct access to instructor

Projects to apply learnings

Guided feedback & reflection

Private community of peers

Course certificate upon completion

Maven Satisfaction Guarantee

This course is backed by Maven’s guarantee. You can receive a full refund within 14 days after the course ends, provided you meet the completion criteria in our refund policy.

Course syllabus

Week 1

Jul 8β€”Jul 14

    πŸ› οΈ Principles of Product Building

    5 items

    πŸ“ Startup Product Strategy

    6 items

    πŸ€– Startup AI Landscape

    0 items

Week 2

Jul 15β€”Jul 21

    🧱 Technical Architecture + Stacks

    7 items

    πŸ—οΈ Prototyping

    4 items

    πŸ€– AI Prototyping

    2 items

Week 3

Jul 22β€”Jul 28

    πŸš€ Product Roadmapping

    3 items

    🀝 Technical Hiring + Management

    6 items

Week 4

Jul 29β€”Aug 2
    Nothing scheduled for this week

Post-course

    πŸŽ“ Demos + Close Out

    2 items

What founders are saying

Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Can’t say enough good things about Chip! He was an advisor to Pollen during our early, pre-product, deep customer discovery, and prototyping days. He provided clear and calm guidance...on top of that, he’s incredibly patient, kind and generous. I’d recommend him to any early stage team.
Hillary Bush

Hillary Bush

Founder & CEO at Pollen
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Chip’s guidance has been invaluable as I’ve progressed from the ideation phase into proof of concept testing with my startup...His guidance has dramatically accelerated my progress, as he always seems to be at least one step ahead of me and has thorough answers to my numerous, wide ranging questions.
Chris Vo

Chris Vo

D.D.S., Founder & CEO at DentistNow.ai
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Chip was a vital force that pushed me towards a clarity and focus I had never imagined achievable. His encouragement and the confidence he instilled in me were the driving force that allowed me to persevere, turn my concept into a tangible prototype, and pursue a path that I believe can positively impact others' lives.
Mina Abdulla

Mina Abdulla

Program Lead | User Trust and Privacy at Google

Meet Your Founder Support Team

Chip Kennedy

Chip Kennedy

Startup CTO, Product Builder, and Founder Coach

I've led technical and product teams at startups of 2 people through 200. My passion is simplifying complex technical challenges for founders and startups. Now, I coach early stage founders building mission-driven startups.


Formerly, I worked as:

  • CTO at Tastemakers Africa (NYC, Seed)
  • Product Advisor at Pollen (NYC, Seed)
  • Head of Product and Engineering at Guaranteed Health (NYC, Seed)


I love early stage product development - helping founders (especially non-technical folks) find the tools and skills to put their ideas out in the world.


Let's get building! πŸš€

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Course schedule

8-10 hours per week

  • Live Class: Mondays and Wednesdays

    8:30pm ET || 5:30pm PT

    Join Chip twice a week on Mondays and Wednesdays for live classroom sessions to learn together and collaborate on class exercises.

  • Weekly Projects

    4 - 6 hours per week

    Work through the modules and complete 1 - 2 weekly projects, all built to advance your startup's technology.

  • Live Office Hours

    Wednesdays

    Drop in for live office hours with Chip to get module and project questions answered + get feedback on prototype work.


    Office hours every Wednesday for 2 hours before class.

Learning is better with cohorts

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

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