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Your AI App in 5 Weeks
5 Weeks
·Cohort-based Course
Build a functional AI-powered app from start to finish, using React Native, Supabase, and the OpenAI API.
Your AI App in 5 Weeks
5 Weeks
·Cohort-based Course
Build a functional AI-powered app from start to finish, using React Native, Supabase, and the OpenAI API.
Background & Experience
Course overview
Launch your own apps from idea to app store
If you've ever had an idea for an app that uses AI in a creative way, and are at least somewhat technical but have never built one end-to-end before—I've been there.
I was like you—I knew some code, but had never published my own full-fledged app before. And I did it, an AI-powered language learning app: www.getsay.app.
I can teach you the steps to build your own app, using my background as both a developer and an educator to explain every step in a clear way, without jargon. We'll be using a simple stack—React Native, Supabase, and NodeJS—that can help you start with a few functionalities and build to something big.
Let's go! 🚀🚀
Who is this course for
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Know at least some code, might not be a full-time developer but familiar with HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and basic concepts such what an API is.
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Ideal for entrepreneurs who want to quickly build their first functional prototype without hiring external developers.
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Good for product managers or designers with some code knowledge. Engineers coming from other stacks will also enjoy this course.
What you’ll get out of this course
Understand the use of AI in mobile applications
Learn how even simple AI API calls can add a lot of power to an app
Make a simple Figma prototype to prepare for your app
Get your ideas ready to build with a quick Figma primer
Learn how to build an app with React Native and Expo
The core of the course: learn to build apps with a powerful yet simple stack, easy and fast to deploy.
Connect your app to AI APIs
Connect your app to AI APIs for interactivity, dynamic content, and more.
Understand how the app publishing process works on the App Store
This might be intimidating at first—I'll help you understand the steps
Learn to set up simple backends and databases
We will learn Supabase and NodeJS, two popular tools that can be used for apps, websites, and more.
Have a concrete project to show for it
You'll leave this course with a functional app, an MVP to test your AI ideas
Start doing while everyone else is still just thinking!
Many courses focus on how you could use AI in theory. Start building a real product today instead!
What’s included
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Live sessions
Learn directly from Diego Salvatierra in a real-time, interactive format.
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
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
6 live sessions • 14 lessons
Week 1
Feb
11
Course overview, app design, & IDE setup
Course Overview
IDE setup
App design on Figma
Week 2
Feb
18
React Native deep dive
React basics: The power of JSX
Expo Go: Quickly set up React Native apps
React Native components and screens
Week 3
Feb
25
AI integrations quickstart
The OpenAI API
Using NodeJS to connect to the API
Advanced: Embeddings, Whisper, and more
Week 4
Mar
4
Backend and login
Supabase basic database set up
Simple e-mail auth
Week 5
Mar
11
Publishing your App
Putting your app on Testflight
Publishing your app on the App Store
Demo Day prep checklist
Post-course
Mar
15
Demo Day
Meet your instructor
Diego Salvatierra
Diego Salvatierra
I'm a founder, educator, and developer. I built my own AI-powered language learning app from scratch at South Park Commons, a San Francisco incubator.
I have a masters in Learning, Design, and Technology from Stanford, where I learned to code. I also previously taught a React Native engineering academy with Snapchat in Los Angeles.
Course schedule
5-10 hours per week
Mondays
5:30pm - 8:30pm PT
The three-hour workshops will be very hands on. We'll build together, I will show you examples, and we'll help each other debug.
We can adjust the time depending on the cohort's need
Weekly projects
2-7 hours per week
You are expected to work on your app outside of workshop hours as well. I will be available on Slack to help debug async and during dedicated office hours.
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