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AI Builder Bootcamp for Product People

4 Weeks

Cohort-based Course

Own the first mile — prototype AI features yourself using Lovable, Supabase, and n8n. No dev queue, just shipped demos.

AI Builder Bootcamp for Product People

4 Weeks

Cohort-based Course

Own the first mile — prototype AI features yourself using Lovable, Supabase, and n8n. No dev queue, just shipped demos.

Hosted by

Aki Wijesundara, PhD and Manu Jayawardana

Ex-Google AI Accelerator (Aki), and Exited Founder of Rise AI (Manu)

Aki Wijesundara, PhD and Manu Jayawardana

Ex-Google AI Accelerator (Aki), and Exited Founder of Rise AI (Manu)

Previous Affiliations

Course overview

Big Picture — Why this course

Why this course (for PMs, founders, and product-minded builders)

The roadmap never slows down. Dev queues are real. This bootcamp lets you own the first mile: build credible AI prototypes yourself, validate faster, and walk into meetings with working demos — not just PRDs.

Over one focused month you’ll tour the AI-product toolchain, learn prompt-to-prototype workflows, and slot the right tools into a repeatable playbook:

✅Lovable to go from concept → UI → working app (fast)

✅Supabase for auth, Postgres, tables & row-level security

✅n8n (and Make/Zapier) for automated back-office & product ops

✅Cursor as your pair-programmer for code, tests, refactors

✅Embeddings & vector search for RAG-style features

✅Vercel/Render/HF Spaces to share demos with stakeholders

✅Stripe (test) for pricing experiments and gated access

✅GA4/Amplitude events for usage signals & product loops

Each live session is practical, paced for product people, and ends with something shipped. Miss a session? You get lifetime access to recordings and materials.

What you’ll walk away with

✅Two shipped AI features + a capstone demo (hosted link + repo)

✅A platform-agnostic playbook to turn any idea into a working demo in ≤ 1 hour

✅PM-ready templates: AI PRD, prompt patterns, data schema blueprints, event tracking plans

✅Confidence to lead AI initiatives and collaborate tightly with engineering

✅Certificate of completion you can share on LinkedIn and with your employer

Who this is for

✅Product Managers/Leads who want to prototype, not wait for tickets to clear

✅Founders/Operators validating AI features before committing team time

✅Design/UX/Research folks who want hands-on AI capability and clickable demos

✅Consultants/Analysts proving value with working prototypes

Prerequisites: comfortable with web tools; curiosity to build. Light Python/JS helps but isn’t required — we provide hand-holding, snippets, and “choose-your-path” tracks.

What’s included

✅4 live workshops (90–120 min each) + office hours & peer reviews

✅Lifetime access to recordings, repos, and templates

✅Community of PMs & builders to collaborate and get feedback

✅Certificate of completion (“AI Builder Bootcamp for Product People”)

✅Tool credits (where available) and curated starter kits

✅Backed by the Maven Guarantee (refund eligibility until the halfway point)

Who is this course for

Product Managers/Leads

Who want to prototype, not wait for tickets to clear

Founders/Operators

Validating AI features before committing team time

Design/UX/Research

Design/UX/Research folks who want hands-on AI capability and clickable demos

Product Managers/Leads

Who want to prototype, not wait for tickets to clear

Founders/Operators

Validating AI features before committing team time

Design/UX/Research

Design/UX/Research folks who want hands-on AI capability and clickable demos

Consultants/Analysts

Proving value with working prototypes.

Prerequisites

Basic familiarity with digital tools
✅ Comfortable with basic web tools (Notion, Figma, etc.)
Curiosity to build and experiment
✅ Eager to explore AI tools and turn ideas into real demos — no prior experience needed.
Optional coding awareness
✅ Light familiarity with Python or JavaScript helps, but all key snippets and templates are provided.

What you’ll get out of this course

Speed‑date the ecosystem

Get hands‑on with the most widely used AI dev tools, side by side.

Master the craft of prompting

Learn practical workflows for writing, refactoring, and testing code with AI assistance.

A platform‑agnostic playbook

Apply a repeatable framework that turns any idea into a working app in ≤ 30 minutes.

Projects that count

Ship weekly builds plus a capstone app you can showcase in portfolios or interviews.

A world‑class peer group

Previous cohorts included MAANG engineers and builders from Shopify spanning every continent.

What’s included

Live sessions

Learn directly from Aki Wijesundara, PhD & Manu Jayawardana in a real-time, interactive format.

Lifetime access

Access all recordings, repos, and templates anytime — revisit materials as you continue building.

Community of PMs & builders

Join a network of product-minded peers to collaborate, share insights, and stay accountable.

Certificate of completion

Earn the “AI Builder Bootcamp for Product People” certificate to showcase your new skills.

Certificate of completion

Share your new skills with your employer or on LinkedIn.

Tool credits & starter kits

Get curated starter kits and tool credits (where available) to speed up your builds.

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

14 lessons • 4 projects

Week 1

Dec 4—Dec 7

Week 1 — From Prompt to Prototype (Lovable + Cursor)

2 items

Week 2

Dec 8—Dec 14

Week 2 — Data Layer & Automations (Supabase + n8n)

2 items

Week 3

Dec 15—Dec 21

Week 3 — Retrieval & Intelligence (RAG-lite, Vector DBs)

2 items

Week 4

Dec 22—Dec 25

Week 4 — Ship, Measure & Tell the Story

2 items

Bonus

🧰 Tools You’ll Master

10 items

What people are saying

Working with Akshika during Google Summer of Code was an incredible learning experience. He combines deep ML know-how with clear, practical advice, making complex ideas easy to tackle. His supportive, challenging mentorship really helped me grow. If you want to learn from a true AI leader, he’s the one!

Jayasanka Weerasinghe

Google Summer of Code Org Admin

Akshika’s approach to AI Augmented Software Creation is outstanding. He breaks down cutting‑edge AI tooling and software‑engineering best practices into clear, practical steps you can apply immediately to ship production‑ready apps, fast. If you want to build smarter, faster software with AI, learn from Akshika!

Kavi T.

CEO of Tilli Kids / Stanford PhD

Akshika is one of those rare people who just gets it. His depth in AI/ML is incredible, but what really stands out is how he brings clarity, focus, and zero ego to every challenge. You always leave a conversation with him smarter, more confident, and excited to build.

Anjula Samarasinghe

Senior Frontend Developer at Atmoz

I enjoy learning from Dr. Wijesundara. He helps break down ML model development and clearly has plenty of experience to help others learn about complex concepts like infrastructure set up.

Alissa Valentine

NLP & LLM Real World Data Scientist at Norstella

Not only is Akshika is an expert in his field, he's incredibly skilled at breaking down complicated concepts so his students can grasp them quickly. Anyone who's interested in building foundational knowledge of ML Ops should take the opportunity to learn from Akshika -- it will be worth the investment

Elizabeth Creighton

Founder & Principal at Brazen

Akshika, a PhD in ML with leadership experience, excels in both knowledge and mentoring. His initiative-driven nature and track record of project success make him a standout leader in the field. Highly recommended asset for ML

Heshan Andrews

Software Engineer at Wise

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Meet your instructor

Aki Wijesundara, PhD

AI/ML Leader | Educator | Ex-Google AI Accelerator

Aki Wijesundara is an AI/ML leader with a PhD in Machine Learning and extensive experience mentoring startups at Google’s AI Accelerator. With a career spanning both research and applied AI, Aki has taught 5,000+ students worldwide how to design and deploy production-ready AI systems.

He has worked across cutting-edge areas of applied AI, from LangChain and RAG pipelines to observability and large-scale deployment. As a researcher and educator, Aki bridges the gap between theory and practice, making complex systems approachable and actionable for engineers, founders, and product leaders.

Aki is also a frequent speaker and advisor to organizations adopting AI, helping them transition from experimentation to production at scale.

Manu Jayawardana

AI Advisor | Co-Founder & CEO at Krybe | Co-Founder of Snapdrum

Manu Jayawardana is a serial entrepreneur with multiple AI startup successes. He exited Rise AI, a fintech app with over 35,000 users, to a private investor, demonstrating his ability to build and scale impactful products.

He is also the Co-Founder of Snapdrum, an AI consultancy helping companies integrate and automate their businesses using AI. Through Snapdrum, Manu has worked with top startups and enterprises across the U.S., Europe, and Asia, advising on automation, product development, and AI strategy.

Currently, Manu is the Co-Founder & CEO of Krybe, an AI voice agent startup in London transforming how businesses automate customer interactions. His experience spans fundraising, scaling products, and leading teams to deliver production-grade AI solutions adopted globally.

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