This course will explore various topics around technology innovation and entrepreneurship. Topics will vary by semester.

This course provides students with hands-on experience in building, validating, and scaling real startups at unprecedented speed using the latest artificial intelligence (AI) tools. The story of technological progress has been a steady march towards abstraction, speed, cost efficiency, and ease of use. In the not-so-distant past entrepreneurs had to rack their own servers, directly connect to complex payment networks, and manually write all code. Today, it is quite possible to have an idea in the morning and a live, working product with paying customers by the same evening. Throughout the semester, students will learn about cutting edge large language models, AI agents, voice generation protocols, code creation tools, and marketing augmentation platforms. With no engineering prerequisites, the course is open to all students. Interdisciplinary teams will develop, refine, and market functional technology products, striving for actual customer adoption and revenue generation. Guest speakers will include the founders of best-in-class AI tools and industry leaders, who will share their entrepreneurial journeys as well as give tips and tricks on using AI. By the conclusion of the course, students will have gained valuable experience in launching technology-driven products, navigating real-world market challenges, and understanding how AI tools can amplify the entrepreneurial process. The final outcome will be a Demo Day, where students show off the products they have built and the traction they have generated to a room full of their peers, industry professionals, and investors.

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