2025 Fall ENGIN 283 001 SEM 001

2025 Fall

ENGIN 283 001 - SEM 001

Special Topics in Technology Innovation and Entrepreneurship

AI-Powered Startups: Build, Validate, and Scale at Warp Speed

Khalil Fuller

Aug 27, 2025 - Dec 12, 2025
Th
05:00 pm - 06:59 pm
Grimes Engineering Center 304
Class #:29921
Units: 2

Instruction Mode: In-Person Instruction

Offered through Engineering

Current Enrollment

Total Open Seats: 1
Enrolled: 24
Waitlisted: 0
Capacity: 25
Waitlist Max: 15
No Reserved Seats

Hours & Workload

1 to 4 hours of student-instructor coverage of course materials per week, and 2 to 8 hours of outside work hours per week.

Final Exam

THU, DECEMBER 18TH
11:30 am - 02:30 pm
Grimes Engineering Center 304

Other classes by Khalil Fuller

Course Catalog Description

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

Class Description

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.

Class Notes

This class is combined with a graduate section ENGIN 183. Undergraduates can ONLY enroll in 183.

See https://scet.berkeley.edu/students/courses for enrollment FAQs and contact scet-academics@berkeley.edu for additional questions.

This course counts towards the SCET Certificate in Technology and En... show more
This class is combined with a graduate section ENGIN 183. Undergraduates can ONLY enroll in 183.

See https://scet.berkeley.edu/students/courses for enrollment FAQs and contact scet-academics@berkeley.edu for additional questions.

This course counts towards the SCET Certificate in Technology and Entrepreneurship (https://scet.berkeley.edu/certificate-in-entrepreneurship-and-technolog show less

Rules & Requirements

Repeat Rules

Reserved Seats

Current Enrollment

No Reserved Seats

Textbooks & Materials

See class syllabus or https://calstudentstore.berkeley.edu/textbooks for the most current information.

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