The AI Advantage Bootcamp.
Seven days to design, build, and launch an AI product, then take it into internship and job interviews as proof of what you can do.
Walk into your first interview with something to show.
For college and masters students applying to internships and first jobs, and for new hires who want to contribute from day one.
A live AI product: with users, launched during the week and still running after it.
A target-job build: a tool you build for the exact role you are applying to.
A rehearsed story: how you explain what you built, practiced on a live stage.
A portfolio: code on GitHub and a personal site that presents the work.
Seven days, from problem to demo day.
Pre-work arrives before day one. Two company visits and guest firesides run across the build days.
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Day 01
Problem selection
Feedback on your pre-work, then you commit to a problem.
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Day 02
User research and PRD
Interviews with users and a mini-PRD with prioritized features.
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Day 03
Build with AI coding tools
You build the product with AI coding tools and make the calls.
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Day 04
Brand, landing page, ad
A name, a design system, a landing page and an advertisement.
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Day 05
Launch, pricing, build freeze
The product goes live, gets priced and finds its first users.
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Day 06
Story workshop and target-job build
Pitch and interview framing, the target-job build, a full rehearsal.
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Day 07
Demo day
A live pitch to founders and operators, with awards.
Twenty-plus tools, learned by using them on your product.
ChatGPT
Claude
Gemini
DeepSeek
Perplexity
Kimi Code
Doubao 豆包
GitHub
Vercel
Figma
Canva
Ideogram
Midjourney
Kling 可灵
HeyGen
ElevenLabs
Suno
CapCut 剪映
Notion
StripeTaught by Phillip An, co-founder of Arena School, with a team that includes people from
This format has already run in Hong Kong and Beijing. Every team launched, both times.
See previous cohorts →The details, and a few things people ask.
Do I need to know how to code?
No. You build with AI coding tools, learn how your product works, and make every decision along the way.
What if I already have a job offer?
Good time to come. You arrive at the new job ready to contribute on day one.
What do I need to bring?
A laptop and a problem you care about.
Who runs it?
Arena School and Lux Scholar co-host the bootcamp. Arena leads the teaching.