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Unlock Your $100K AI Product Idea

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Amazon

Microsoft

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Yuying Chen-Wynn

Head of AI, Chief Product Officer, MIT Alum, Ex-Microsoft

Polly Allen

CEO of AI Career Boost, Ex-Alexa Principle Product Manager, MIT Alum.

Joel Di Trapani

VC-backed CEO and startup advisor with users in 100+ countries

See actual case studies and learn the 3-part framework that predicts which AI product ideas will hit six-figure revenue.

Real $100K AI Product Success Stories

Use our proven framework to identify and validate your best $100K product concept in real-time during the session.

Your Personal Product Idea Validation

Watch live demos of AI building actual products and discover 3 key tools that turn ideas into profitable applications.

AI Tools Demo: Code to Cash Pipeline

If you're like many ambitious professionals, you're not new to AI. You use the tools, follow the news, and see the potential. Yet, you feel a persistent gap between your current usage and what's truly possible. You probably recognize these challenges: 1. Your AI usage feels ad-hoc. You can write impressive prompts and accomplish isolated tasks, but you lack a systematic way to build reliable, scalable solutions that integrate into complex workflows. You see impressive demos online but don't have a clear path to building them yourself. 2. You're struggling to distinguish signal from noise. The relentless stream of new models, research papers, and "ultimate guides" is impossible to keep up with. You worry that you're investing time in learning skills and tools that will become obsolete in a few months. You need a way to identify the foundational principles that last. 3. You see a massive career opportunity but aren't sure how to seize it. You don't just want to be a user of AI; you want to be the person who can confidently lead projects, architect solutions, and guide your team. You want to become the go-to expert, but you need a structured path to get there. If this sounds familiar, it's because you've moved beyond the beginner stage. You're ready to tackle the next set of challenges, and that is precisely where our course begins. It is built on a single yet prfound premise: the most effective way to master AI is to build with it. We teach you how to create practical applications and then connect them to the underlying research. This ensures you not only know how to build, but why your solutions work, allowing you to adapt to any new tool or model in the future. More importantly, building with AI energizes you to keep learning, develops your taste, and enables you to seize opportunities. What You Will Be Able to DoThis course is about acquiring practical capabilities. By the end of this course, you will be able to: 1. Build and Deploy Functional AI Prototypes You will move from ad-hoc prompting to engineering reliable systems. You will learn to write code that integrates LLMs with other tools and data sources to solve real-world problems. Specifically:- Build a Q&amp;A bot over your own documents (e.g., Confluence, internal wikis) using AI native methods beyond RAG.- Create automated workflows, such as generating a weekly summary report from Jira tickets or processing inbound emails.- Connect AI to external tools and APIs to perform actions, moving beyond simple text generation.- Evaluate, debug and improve the output of LLMs in a systematic way. 2. Develop a Durable Framework for Learning New Concepts You will learn how to distinguish between temporary trends and fundamental principles. This will enable you to learn effectively, cut through the noise, and focus on what truly matters. Specifically:- Understand the core mechanics of LLMs, such as context windows and attention, and how they impact performance.- Confidently assess new AI models, papers, and tools to determine their actual value for your work.- Develop a first-principles approach to prompt engineering, moving beyond simple templates.Identify the inherent limitations of current AI (e.g., hallucination, reasoning failures) and design systems to mitigate them. 3. Become the Go-To AI Strategist in Your Role You will gain the confidence and clarity to lead. This course provides the structure to not only enhance your own work but also to guide your team and organization. Specifically:- Identify and scope high-value AI opportunities within your own business workflow.- Lead an AI project from an idea to a working prototype.- Clearly articulate the capabilities, costs, and limitations of a proposed GenAI solution to stakeholders.- Establish best practices for integrating AI into your team's existing processes. How You Will Learn: A System for MasteryOur course is a comprehensive system designed for deep, practical learning. It combines live instruction, hands-on application, and an extensive knowledge base to ensure you can build with confidence. 1. Live Sessions: The Core Framework Your learning is anchored by four hours of live sessions. These sessions are not about a collection of tricks; they are designed to give you a durable mental framework. We distill the most critical information on how AI works, teach you how to learn effectively in this rapidly changing field, and provide concrete principles to guide you from your first line of code to a functional application. The goal is to equip you to push through challenges and build with sound judgment. 2. Projects &amp; Office Hours: Real-World Application Knowledge is solidified through hands-on projects and direct support. You will work on building applications relevant to your daily work, pushing past self-imposed limitations to see what is truly possible. In our office hours, we provide personalized guidance to unblock you and demonstrate advanced problem-solving in real-time. We use cutting-edge tools like Cursor and Claude Code to build solutions live, showing you how to leverage the most powerful development workflows available today. 3. Reference Materials: A Library for Builders Your learning is supported by an extensive library of original materials. Developed with over 300 hours of effort and spanning more than 200 pages, this resource is your detailed guide for independent building. It is continuously updated to stay current. When you encounter a specific problem weeks or months after the course, this library is designed to give you the concrete answers and guidance you need to solve it. Join a Professional Network of 5,000+ AI BuildersYour enrollment includes lifetime access to our private network. This is a community for sharing technical solutions, discussing new research, and advancing your career alongside other serious practitioners. The community has a dedicated Q&amp;A section and we will answer your questions there even after the cohort. Ready to Build?We recommend the immersive experience of our cohort-based course. A self-paced version is also available if your schedule requires flexibility at https://www.superlinear.academy/c/ai/. All Maven students receive complimentary access to the self-paced version, and lifetime update of new course materials. Who This Course Is Not ForWe are committed to transformative outcomes, which means being transparent about who will get the most value from this demanding program. This course may not be the right fit if: 1. You are completely new to programming. This is not a 'learn to code' course. While you don’t need to be an expert developer, you should be comfortable with basic programming concepts and at least know how to install Python. Being completely new to programming also suggest that you job doesn't require automation, and it may not benefit much from AI. 2. You are looking for a passive, theoretical overview of AI. This is an intense, hands-on program that requires active building. Our methodology is centered on learning by doing. If your primary goal is to listen to lectures without writing code, you will not get the intended value. 3. You want to train a foundational model from scratch. This course teaches you how to build valuable applications with LLMs, not how to build the models themselves. When the web browser emerged, the great opportunity was to build websites, not competing browsers. We believe the same is true for AI today, and our focus is entirely on application. 4. You are looking for a list of "100 best prompts" or quick hacks. We focus on teaching the durable, first-principles understanding needed to build real applications. We do not teach temporary tricks even when they may be desired at times. 5. You cannot identify any problems you want to solve. The course teaches you how to build solutions. If you have no professional or personal context where you can apply these powerful new skills, the learning will remain abstract and you won't benefit from the core, practical value of the program.

Going beyond the surface level of using AI

Course syllabus

Walkthrough building prototypes together. Learn their implications through LLM research and our technical insights.

Live Sessions

Content similar to the live sessions without the need for interactions. Fit your busy schedule and learn on your own pace.

Offline/Async Courses


Build your own GenAI solution for your particular use case. Apply the tools and mindsets learned in class

Weekly projects

Get feedback and coaching on your class project. Learn what other students have built.

Office hours

Course schedule

You are using AI, but feel like you can be much better at it. You want to apply AI to your daily work and actually boost productivity.

You want to understand what AI is, how to learn it well, and where it falls short—so you don’t waste time on things that won’t matter.

You want to become the go-to-expert in AI and capture this opportunity of a lifetime.

Our course is designed for tech roles that want to become experts in AI application

What you’ll get out of this course

Go beyond basic tools. You'll learn to code and deploy functional prototypes land automated workflows using APIs, latest tools, and advanced frameworks.

Build Real-World AI Solutions, Not Just Prompts

Stop chasing fleeting trends. We teach you the core principles of LLMs so you can confidently evaluate new models and future-proof your skills.

A Lasting Framework to Navigate AI's Future

Learn to identify high-value opportunities, lead AI projects from idea to prototype, and clearly articulate strategy to your stakeholders.

Become the Go-To AI Expert on Your Team

The AI tool landscape is noisy. We save you hundreds of hours by rigorously testing the latest tools, showing you which ones work best for specific tasks in our live office hours and community Q&amp;A during and after the class.

Leverage the Best AI Tools, Vetted for You

Receive our 200+ page, continuously updated knowledge base. This is your go-to reference for solving building challenges long after the course ends. Join a community of 5,000+ like minded AI trailblazers.

A Lifetime Library and Community of Builder Knowledge

We show you what's possible with AI, then take you there.

Yuzheng Sun, PhD

Statsig.com Data Scientist | Ex Tencent Director | Ex Meta/Amazon/BCG | Tech channel with 200k+ subscribers and 5k+ paid members

Yan Wang, PhD

Applied Scientist @ Samsara | Olympic Torchbearer | Ex Pinterest/Microsoft | Ex Tech blogger with 100k+ subscribers

Cohort 9

Cohort 10

SPECIAL NOTE:Fresh Replay Format + Live Summer Q&amp;As This cohort is being offered in a self-directed replay format—but this is not your typical on-demand experience. You’ll get full access to Cohort #2's video recordings (recorded live on April 30 - May 14, 2025)—which include not only our core presentations but also real-time participant questions, extended Q&amp;A, and in-session insights that made the live experience so valuable. You will also receive:- All course decks and materials presented during the sessions- Three live Q&amp;A sessions—one at the end of each month (June, July, August)—where you can bring your questions, reflections, and applications- A flexible, immersive learning journey that fits your schedule but still gives you real-time touchpoints This is an up-to-date, practical version of the course, built for independent learners who still want connection and clarity. The full course will be available on June 3, 2025. The weeks listed below are how we execute the traditional course which allows for practice time but you can complete the course however is best for you. Building on the Success of Our Flagship Course Are you ready to harness the game-changing power of AI Market Research tools to elevate your business and marketing strategies? Over the last 90 days, industry leaders like Google, OpenAI, and Perplexity have launched groundbreaking Market Research advancements, from advanced note-taking and reasoning tools to the emergence of "agentic AI" capable of autonomously executing complex tasks. These innovations represent a seismic shift in market research practices—one that can empower you to identify new opportunities, streamline R&amp;D, and anticipate consumer behavior with unmatched precision. Join our new MASFM Course to unlock the potential of these cutting-edge tools and revolutionize your brand's market research strategy. This course dives deeper into AI-powered research techniques, expanding on the strategies and tools that have empowered our past cohort participants. We’ve tailored this course to help you apply AI-driven innovations specifically to market research, delivering faster, more accurate insights that will set you apart. In a world where marketing is increasingly driven by data, mastering AI-powered tools is no longer optional—it's critical. According to recent studies, marketers and research professionals with AI expertise are poised to earn significantly more and secure top positions in their fields. But with the rapid pace of AI innovation, many also fear being left behind.&nbsp;This course is designed to address both these opportunities and challenges. Through practical, hands-on sessions, you’ll learn how to leverage AI to supercharge your market research capabilities, delivering faster and more accurate insights than ever before. Whether you're looking to elevate your career, boost your earning potential, or simply stay ahead of the curve, this course will give you the AI advantage you need. Uncompromised Quality, Intelligently Priced“Other online platforms’ ‘Mini-MBAs’ or Universities’ ‘Certificate Programs’ cost thousands of dollars. We took a different approach: Develop courses that are equal (we’d argue superior) in quality and strategically priced to deliver maximum ROI for the price.”&nbsp;Our course is a Certificate Program and we've done many 1:1 sessions with participants as added value. 3 Sessions. What You’ll Learn:&nbsp;* AI Tools for Market Research: Get introduced to cutting-edge AI tools that will transform how you conduct research, from sentiment analysis to predictive analytics. * Real-world Use Cases: Explore how leading brands are using AI to drive their marketing strategies. * Interactive Workshops: Gain hands-on experience with step-by-step guidance, tailored exercises, and valuable resources to help you integrate AI into your daily workflow.&nbsp;Why Enroll?&nbsp;* Career Catalyst: Equip yourself with skills that are in high demand and position yourself as a leader in the AI-powered future of marketing. Recent research from Business Insider reported that Marketing Professionals with AI Skills are forecast to earn 38% more than those without AI Skills. Additionally, a CNBC/SurveyMonkey Workforce Survey reported more than half (51%) of all Marketing Professionals are worried AI will soon take their job. * Expert Support: Benefit from live sessions taught by seasoned AI Marketing Experts teaching practical, hands on skills you can use TODAY.&nbsp;* Ongoing Learning: Enjoy lifetime access to future course updates, ensuring you stay at the forefront of AI advancements. * Certification: Our course is a Certificate Program with Live Sessions (also recorded and on-demand if you can't make it Live) and we've done many 1:1 sessions with participants as added value. By the end of this course, you'll not only have mastered essential AI skills for Market Research but also gained the confidence to apply them saving time, cutting costs, and enhancing your strategic insights.&nbsp;BONUS: Get Reimbursed: Leverage your company's L&amp;D budget to cover course costs. Visit https://maven.com/expense for more details. &nbsp;

Elevate Your Skills, Elevate Your Market Research Game, Elevate Your Career


Three 90-minute sessions packed with tips and tools you can use straight away.

A Forward Thinking Market Researcher﻿You want to discover product/market opportunities faster than ever.

A Founder or Marketing Innovation leader. You want an AI system to improve your clarity of your market and discover opportunities. Fast.

A Product MarketerYou want to uncover market, customer, and competitor intelligence while saving many hours of research preparation time.

This course is for you if you’re:


Key Course Benefits


This course was developed BY Marketers FOR Marketers. Learn directly from seasoned AI Marketing Experts through practical, real-world applications that you can implement today.

👩🏽‍🏫 🧑‍🏫 Hands-On Instruction From AI Marketing Experts


Save up to 30% of research prep time and deliver highly strategic Market Research insights in a fraction of the time with AI Powered Tools &amp; Techniques.

📈 Dramatically Reduce Research Hours and Improve Strategic Output


How much is your time worth? A lot! Gain valauble hours back to focus on even high level strategic matters.

💰 Immediate ROI!


Learn our interactive technique for writing AI Powered Prompts that deliver superior Market Research results.

🔧 Learn Results-Driven Prompting Techniques


Receive tailored AI Practice Guides and templates designed to teach you how to apply what you learn TODAY and streamline your specific research tasks.

📚 Customized AI Practice Guides & Worksheets


COHORT#3: Propel your Market Research game with AI. Our Practical, Hands-on course shows how AI Market Research can transform your Business.

Cohort 3

Michael DeNunzio

Peter Monk

Mastering AI Skills For Market Research #2

Clients want coaching, your team wants direction, and leadership wants you to 10× your own output with AI - all while the AI tech stack changes every week. When you're not-technical and don't have the time to become technical, this becomes an insane challenge to overcome.&nbsp; It's also the challenge that I had to solve for myself. At Accenture, I went from being a non-technical leader to securing $2M in funding for AI initiatives. Then I helped build the AI strategies that drove productivity improvements for over 14,000 consultants. Today, I advise both tech startups and Fortune 1000 companies on becoming AI-native organizations. What you need is the time and space to learn by doing. I'll show you how to pick the right problems to solve with AI (and that will get you kudos from your bosses) and we will collectively build AI solutions together, live. Plus you'll walk away with frameworks and cheat sheets so that you can do it again and again -- and teach your team how to do it. Walk away not just with a working AI experiment, but with the skills and frameworks to become the go-to AI leader in your org. This cohort isn’t “AI 101.” It’s applied enterprise-grade learning for leaders who want to be ahead of the curve, not catching up to it. Unlike broad "AI for Leaders" courses that just cover definitions, this live lunch-time cohort is hands-on -- you'll pick your top use cases, calculate ROI, decide on the tech stack, and try your hand at automating some of your own workload. WHAT TO EXPECT:Format: four live, lunch-time sessions across two weeksSupport: two optional interactive office hours for hands-on helpPrep: bite-sized, zero fluff—show up, apply, move onOutcome: identify high-impact AI use-cases, craft an executable plan, and become the AI-native voice in your org (or for your clients) WHAT WE'LL COVER:- Pinpoint problems that are truly AI-solvable (we’ll choose them live)- Scope projects that become career-making case studies, not budget sinkholes- Speak “just-technical-enough” about GenAI, agents, ML, and automation- Make smart Build • Buy • Vibe-Code calls to save cash and time- See case studies from companies seeing 70%-300% improvements in productivity, marketing, engineering, and product management- Select platforms for low-code / no-code AI automations- Set realistic expectations with leadership and clients- Overcome resistance and build cross-functional buy-in- Avoid the costliest implementation traps- Keep your strategy relevant as the tech leaps forward YOUR REPEATABLE AI PLAYBOOKGain proven frameworks, vendor matrices, and checklists to de-risk projects and win buy-in:1. Build, Buy, Vibe-Code AI Solution Decision Matrix2. AI Vendor Assessment Checklist3. “Why We’re Going AI-Native” Narrative Template4. 7-Point Checklist to Avoid AI Project Failure5. Handpicked list of my personal AI tech stack (the coolest AI products in the market right now) to explore The goal isn't to make you a technical expert - it's to give you the confidence to lead AI initiatives successfully. WHO WILL BENEFIT MOST FROM THIS COURSE: - You're responsible for AI projects but don't have a technical background- You need to make strategic decisions about AI investment- You're leading consulting engagements and clients want coaching on AI- You're bridging the gap between technical teams and business objectives- You want to position yourself as a forward-thinking leader WHO THIS IS NOT FOR: - Developers or AI engineers seeking technical implementation skills- Those expecting to become AI experts overnight- People looking for general "this is what ChatGPT is" courses If you're still not convinced, consider this: The price of this course is a fraction of the cost of a single failed AI project (so you should ask if your company will pay for this). And even if they won't, this is a small investment towards making your career future-proof.

Expectations have never been higher...

Use your lunch hour for the most impactful activity you could have on your plate -- future-proofing your career.

Wednesdays & Fridays Live Sessions

Open Office Hours for any questions and deep dives.

Thursday AMA Office Hours

Team leads, directors, and department heads who have been "volun-told" to implement AI and need to show a plan, quickly.

AI consultants who need structured frameworks to help clients decide on AI use cases, execution, and ROI.

Execs, founders, and business owners who need to set the AI strategy for their org and can't afford to make costly mistakes

Who should take this course

Companies are already seeing huge results...HubSpot improved email performance by 70%, Gumroad increased feature releases by 300%. Don't reinvent the wheel. Learn directly from real, behind-the-scenes case studies - and leave with a tangible plan for your team.

Leapfrog to picking 2-3 of the most impactful AI use cases based on what top AI leaders are doing

Decision fatigue is real -- and not all use cases need to be custom-built (and who has engineering resources for that, anyway). You'll be able to confidently decide how you should implement each use case to maximize speed to value. We'll apply this framework together in real time

Steal my framework for quickly deciding whether to Build, Buy, or "Vibe Code" AI solutions

Learn how to prompt AI agents like a boss, pick the right platform (Zapier, Make, ChatGPT, N8N), and start to automate your own work so you can deliver 10x more value.

Vibe code your AI "quick wins" live

74% of companies are struggling to see value beyond an AI proof of concept. We'll cover what makes a good AI deployment (to AI agent or not to AI agent) so your efforts stay relevant and scale over time. We'll analyze real situations from within the cohort.

Deconstruct the best practices and top mistakes companies make when deploying AI internally

AI tech isn't even the hardest part -- AI leaders are putting 80% of their effort into aligning people and processes. You'll leave with a clear, actionable roadmap to transform your team into an AI-Native powerhouse.

Create your own "Why We're Going AI Native" narrative to gain buy-in from your team

Walk away with a working AI experiment built on your own business problem — and the skills to become the go-to AI leader in your org.

Lauren Vriens

Cohort 1

Cohort 2

Common Challenges Faced by PMs in AI Projects 1- Justifying AI decisions and demonstrating ROI to stakeholders. 2- Navigating the hype versus the real capabilities of AI. 3- Communicating across teams without deep technical knowledge. 4- Dealing with inconsistent, missing, or messy data. 5- Aligning priorities and expectations between product and engineering. 6- Addressing ethical risks and bias in AI systems. 7- Keeping up with rapidly evolving tools, frameworks, and best practices. If these are your challenges lately then this course is for you. It’s a hands-on, live, interactive course designed for Engineers and technical Product Managers. Perfect for those with a strong familiarity with technical development and who enjoy building prototypes. What You'll Learn 1- Translate AI concepts into clear business value propositions. 2- Ground product roadmaps in realistic technical constraints and opportunities. 3- Communicate effectively with engineering teams—no deep ML expertise required. 4- Apply practical frameworks to align product vision with technical execution. 5- Navigate messy or incomplete data to build functional, user-centric solutions. 6- Identify and address ethical and bias-related risks early in development. 7- Select scalable AI tools that support long-term product growth. 8- Craft metrics and narratives that demonstrate AI impact to stakeholders. 9- Build prototypes with no-code tools like Lovable to quickly test and validate ideas. Course Format - Duration: 4-5 weeks- Live, instructor-led sessions with interactive discussions- Real-world case study following an AI product from discovery to deployment- Hands-on activities to apply frameworks and concepts- Access to a community of peers for collaboration and support Why This Course is Unique For the first time ever, a Product Manager and an Engineer are joining forces to teach AI product management. This unique collaboration combines product strategy with technical know-how, giving you the tools to not only understand AI’s potential but also execute successful AI projects from start to finish. Through this course, you’ll have access to a dedicated channel where you can ask questions, share challenges, and connect with peers and instructors. After each live session, you’ll receive a recording to review at your own pace, ensuring you never miss important details. You’ll walk away with a deep understanding of how to scope, prioritize, and launch AI products that drive tangible results and create value across teams. Who this course is not for: If you are someone who is expecting to do plenty of hands-on coding.

Leading Cross-Functional AI Product Development

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July 19 - Aug 10, 2025

Product Managers new to AI or looking to deepen their AI skills to lead AI Products and collaborate effectively with AI tech teams

AI Engineers, Software Engineers and Engineering Leaders looking to collaborate effectively with Product leads to drive successful outcomes

Program, Project, Strategy, Marketing, UX Design/Research and Business Leaders seeking an understanding of how to bring AI Products to mark

Who is this course for

How to set learning intentions and align on goals so you can collaborate meaningfully in the cohort. You'll leave with clarity on the case study and your learning journey.

Introductions & Case Study Kickoff

You’ll develop the skills to translate complex AI outcomes into clear business value, ensuring stakeholder alignment and securing the support you need to move projects forward.

Communicate AI product value to leadership and cross-functional teams

How to frame and prioritize AI use cases so you can discover viable, high-impact product ideas. You'll leave with a prioritized list and prototyping prompts.

Master iterating on AI products: gather feedback, improve, and scale

Learn AI with clear, jargon-free explanations from Deepa, an ML Engineer with over 8 years of experience. You’ll master foundational concepts so you can make informed decisions and speak the language of your tech team.

Learn core ML/AI Foundational concepts and know when to apply them in real product scenarios.

Learn to identify use cases where AI can drive real value and spot scenarios where it’s overkill. Armed with this clarity, you’ll make smarter decisions, avoid costly missteps, and build products that solve problems without creating new ones, like bias or user distrust.

Understand where AI can be leveraged effectively and where it won’t help

Foster true collaboration with your technical teams, ensuring your product vision aligns with their realities. You’ll gain frameworks to bridge the gap between product goals and technical constraints, enabling you to ship AI products faster and more effectively.

Collaborate seamlessly with data scientists and engineers to build winning AI products

Tackle the ethical minefield of AI with confidence by learning to identify and address issues like bias, fairness, and privacy concerns before they derail your product; keeping your users safe and your company out of hot water.

Navigate ethical and regulatory challenges in AI

Learn to evaluate the right technologies for every stage of product development. Whether it’s choosing the best LLM for a chatbot or a vectorization tool for search functionality, you’ll build a toolkit that saves time, cuts costs, and delivers results tailored to your goals.

Leverage the best AI tools to enhance productivity as part of daily workflows

You’ll learn to account for AI’s unique challenges, like data prep, model training, and iteration cycles, so you can deliver on time without compromising quality or over-promising.

Design realistic and relevant AI timelines to meet business objectives

Among the sea of Gen AI Tools, use the right ones that can drastically improve your productivity as a product manager

Leverage Gen AI Tools to increase productivity

Build AI Products at Startups , Enterprises or on the side! https://testimonial.to/building-ai-products-bridging-product-tech-gaps/all

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